NBA Finals Viewership

News

Thunder will try to tie up NBA Finals

Thunder vs Pacers in NBA Finals Game 1 was least-watched opener outside of COVID-era games

Thunder-Pacers Game 1 was one of the lowest-rated and least-watched NBA Finals openers since Nielsen tracking began in 1988.

Yahoo Sports on MSN · 2d

NBA Finals ratings: Pacers-Thunder thriller posts worst Game 1 numbers since league's COVID-19 downturn

Those numbers are an 18% ratings decline and 19% viewership decline from last year's NBA Finals opener in which the Boston Celtics faced the Dallas Mavericks. The decline would have been worse had Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers not launched a furious comeback in the final minutes to stun the Thunder.

Sportsnaut on MSN · 2d

NBA Finals TV ratings for Game 1 hit worrying lows despite Tyrese Haliburton game-winner

The Indiana Pacers stole Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, thanks to a game-winner by

Mediaite on MSN3h

NBA Gets Torched Online for Digitally Adding Court Decals in Finals: ‘This Floor Is a NASCAR Hood’

The NBA was brutally mocked online Sunday night for digitally adding NBA Finals decals on the court following criticism from ...

Sportskeeda2d

Pacers vs Thunder NBA Finals 2025 opener draws worst TV ratings in over 3 decades despite red hot playoffs action: Report

On Thursday, the Pacers and the Thunder put on a thrilling show in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Indiana, the comeback kids of ...

Mussatto: OKC vs Indiana in NBA Finals shows how system created by Adam Silver & Co. works

The NBA isn’t crying over this Finals matchup of Thunder vs Pacers. It’s doing cartwheels across the court with stacks of ...

Total Pro Sports on MSN1d

Adam Silver Confronts Rising Scrutiny Over NBA Ratings Amid Media Backlash

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses growing concerns and media backlash surrounding declining league ratings and fan ...

The Indianapolis Star4d

Ignore NBA Finals TV ratings. Appreciate Pacers-Thunder for what it is.

Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The email hit my inbox with the subject line “Will viewers watch Pacers-Thunder?” The headline in the newsletter from Front Office Sports: “History shows ...

Adweek on MSN4h

Indiana Station Apologizes for Cutting Away from Exciting NBA Finals Finish

Fort Wayne Indiana ABC affiliate WPTA is apologizing for a 24 second interruption during Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday ...

2don MSN

‘Inside the NBA’ was perfect. Now let it rest in peace.

TNT’s groundbreaking NBA studio show was a gift to viewers, but pale imitations are hurting its legacy.

Travis, over the last few years, has criticized the NBA for embracing “woke politics,” with many players being especially ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results