Comments on: NBA Finals: Game Six Draws 16.9 Million http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/18/nba-finals-game-six-draws-169-million/4177 Nielsen TV Show Ratings, Data and More Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:25:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Daniel C http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/18/nba-finals-game-six-draws-169-million/4177#comment-14529 Daniel C Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:09:29 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4177#comment-14529 Some Boston numbers from a local station<br><br><a href="http://wbztv.com/local/nba.finals.ratings.2.751277.html">http://wbztv.com/local/nba.finals.ratings.2.751...</a><br><br>"BOSTON (WBZ) ? Hundreds of thousands of fans watched Tuesday night's Celtics win on TV, but the ratings don't match the tune-in for the most recent Patriots Super Bowl appearance or the Red Sox World Series win.<br><br>During the height of Game 6 -- about 11 p.m. -- 1,343,900 people were watching the Celtics and Lakers.<br><br>Compare that to Super Bowl XLII, when the Patriots suffered a hear-breaking loss against the Giants. The largest audience during that game was 3,017,100.<br><br>And as for the Red Sox, Game 4 against the Rockies in October netted 2,111,150 viewers at its height.<br><br>But despite the ratings, a win is a win, and now the Celtics are World Champions!<br><br>(© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)" Some Boston numbers from a local station

http://wbztv.com/local/nba.finals.ratings.2.751...

“BOSTON (WBZ) ? Hundreds of thousands of fans watched Tuesday night's Celtics win on TV, but the ratings don't match the tune-in for the most recent Patriots Super Bowl appearance or the Red Sox World Series win.

During the height of Game 6 — about 11 p.m. — 1,343,900 people were watching the Celtics and Lakers.

Compare that to Super Bowl XLII, when the Patriots suffered a hear-breaking loss against the Giants. The largest audience during that game was 3,017,100.

And as for the Red Sox, Game 4 against the Rockies in October netted 2,111,150 viewers at its height.

But despite the ratings, a win is a win, and now the Celtics are World Champions!

(© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)”

]]> By: garry http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/18/nba-finals-game-six-draws-169-million/4177#comment-14528 garry Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:03:41 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4177#comment-14528 The ratings in LA were strong especially with the size of the city, and Boston was ok but significantly lower. Crious to see if the la ratings droped off significantly as the agame wore on and Boston went up significantly as the game wore on. One thing is ironic but the NHL is the least appealing for ratings yet their trophy "The Stanley Cup is a much bigger deal for people to witness than the other leagues. For a sport that isn't that popular their trophy is far mor appealing and popular than the NBA MLB and NFL. I have seen people who know little about hockey but are totally taken back when they see the cup. Many just want to touch it just to see what it feels like, The other trophies just don't have that appeal. When Ray Bourque brought the cup back to Boston after he won it playing for Colorado the place was packed and they were going nuts. Somehow bring back the other tropies under the same scenario just wouldn' fly. <br><br>The NBA ratings were terrific and better than Tiger Woods. Tiger did great with the bad knee but since he dissed hockey, know he knows how the great Bobby Orr felt like only he did it for years playing on one leg and always in pain but he did not advertise it or show it in the course of a game. After a game he could not walk. He got hit a lot and did not complain or talk about or bring attention to it. And when he played guys hit him knowing it might end his carreer. Tiger did a splendid job but keep it perspective. Bobby Orr did it for 8 years and did not have the advanced treatments they had today. Bobby Orr could golf after but could not skate until he had more surgury of late. Hockey players love to golf and play thru pain without thinking twice about it. I think if Tiger took a puck in the face he would have not continued or maybe he migh have.At least he does not have to worry about going to Michigan and facing hockey town. I just wish had great competition like Nickluas had. then Tiger's golf carreer would be complete. No Tom Watson's Johnny Miller Lee Trevino etc to have always someone taking a run at him. Tiger does not have that not because he is so great (which he is ), because the others just aren't that good. teh last time prior to the US Open he played Mike Wier and it was great ( a hockey atmosphere in Montreal. Nicklaus beat name playere week in and week out. Tiger hasn't. That is not his fault it just is what it is. <br><br>The way they taked about his win in the US open, the ratings should have been much higher. The ratings in LA were strong especially with the size of the city, and Boston was ok but significantly lower. Crious to see if the la ratings droped off significantly as the agame wore on and Boston went up significantly as the game wore on. One thing is ironic but the NHL is the least appealing for ratings yet their trophy “The Stanley Cup is a much bigger deal for people to witness than the other leagues. For a sport that isn't that popular their trophy is far mor appealing and popular than the NBA MLB and NFL. I have seen people who know little about hockey but are totally taken back when they see the cup. Many just want to touch it just to see what it feels like, The other trophies just don't have that appeal. When Ray Bourque brought the cup back to Boston after he won it playing for Colorado the place was packed and they were going nuts. Somehow bring back the other tropies under the same scenario just wouldn' fly.

The NBA ratings were terrific and better than Tiger Woods. Tiger did great with the bad knee but since he dissed hockey, know he knows how the great Bobby Orr felt like only he did it for years playing on one leg and always in pain but he did not advertise it or show it in the course of a game. After a game he could not walk. He got hit a lot and did not complain or talk about or bring attention to it. And when he played guys hit him knowing it might end his carreer. Tiger did a splendid job but keep it perspective. Bobby Orr did it for 8 years and did not have the advanced treatments they had today. Bobby Orr could golf after but could not skate until he had more surgury of late. Hockey players love to golf and play thru pain without thinking twice about it. I think if Tiger took a puck in the face he would have not continued or maybe he migh have.At least he does not have to worry about going to Michigan and facing hockey town. I just wish had great competition like Nickluas had. then Tiger's golf carreer would be complete. No Tom Watson's Johnny Miller Lee Trevino etc to have always someone taking a run at him. Tiger does not have that not because he is so great (which he is ), because the others just aren't that good. teh last time prior to the US Open he played Mike Wier and it was great ( a hockey atmosphere in Montreal. Nicklaus beat name playere week in and week out. Tiger hasn't. That is not his fault it just is what it is.

The way they taked about his win in the US open, the ratings should have been much higher.

]]> By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/18/nba-finals-game-six-draws-169-million/4177#comment-14527 Robert Seidman Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:35:19 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4177#comment-14527 Garry, unfortunately we haven't seen any local ratings for the Boston and LA markets. Garry, unfortunately we haven't seen any local ratings for the Boston and LA markets.

]]> By: garry http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/18/nba-finals-game-six-draws-169-million/4177#comment-13581 garry Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:13:48 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4177#comment-13581 What were the ratings in LA and Bos? What were the ratings in LA and Bos?

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