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Game 1 of Cavs-Spurs draws lowest prime time rating ever
I remember posting something about how bad the rating were for the Mavs/Heat series last year when we were up 2-0. After those horrible ratings, the refs started calling the game completely differently and Wade dominated. I wonder if these ratings mean that Lebron will be allowed to go wild on the Spurs?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW YORK -- Game 1 of the NBA Finals drew the lowest rating ever for an opening-game in prime time, dropping 19 percent from last year. The San Antonio Spurs' 85-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night earned a 6.3 rating and 11 share on ABC. The previous low was a 6.4/11 in 2003. Last year's Game 1 between Miami and Dallas earned a 7.8 rating and 14 share. The rating is the percentage watching a telecast among all homes with televisions, and the share is the percentage tuned in to a broadcast among those households with televisions on at the time. A ratings point represents 1,114,000 households. |
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06-09-2007, 12:42 AM
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I've said this all along and people have questioned me....Lebron is boring and no one cares about him - it's as simple as that.
Nike is trying to pimp him and turn him into jordan and the fact of the matter is, the casual viewer doesn't give a damn about any of these guys. Kobe is the only real "draw" for the casual viewer. |
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06-09-2007, 01:07 AM
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Wow this thread is off to a great start
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06-09-2007, 01:11 AM
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06-09-2007, 01:12 AM
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I was beginning to think that my daughters friends were on an Island........
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06-09-2007, 01:43 AM
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I'd blame the ratings on the night it came on. And the ratings for Sunday's game may even be worse for the simple fact that its Soprano's night. The NBA waited wayyyyyyy too late to start the NBA Finals. The Lebron hype died down a bit but 'Bron being boring? Is there a more exciting player? Maybe Kobe? Maybe? Ratings will pick up eventually. But it will probably have to be about Game 3.
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With these ratings though they are skewed because they don't factor in the people who Tivo'd correct? People who recorded with VCR. |
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06-09-2007, 02:00 AM
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On a thursday night?
Not this time of year. The only quality 'new" things on Thursdays this time of year are Sports. That's it. No exceptions. The rating sucked bc they sucked. Bc everyone know that SA will win in 5.
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06-09-2007, 02:29 AM
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It doesn't have anything to do with being "new". People still watch TV and if you're expecting the NBA To take casual viewers away from CSI, So You Think You Can Dance, Shark or any of the other million reality shows that are in the same time slot than you are sadly mistaken. The casual viewer already has in mind what they are going to watch. |
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06-09-2007, 04:31 AM
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So...
Did the Spurs actually manage to sell out a game the other night for once? Or were all their fans watching the TV shows mentioned in the previous post? |
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06-09-2007, 06:45 AM
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spurs suck is why, and we all know the cavs have chance.
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06-09-2007, 10:16 AM
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I agree that LeBron is not boring he is an exciting player. There is many people thta like LeBron and will watch, but idk if you guys realize that there is many that dont like him and wont. That could have a part to do with it too, along with some of the reasons some of you mentioned before.
**The 3 most exciting players to watch over the years even if they were losing have been Kobe ,Carter,Iverson. They just had the attraction. Its starting to change, and in the next 2 years it will probably be LeBron, Wade, and maybe some of the bidder guys like Bosh and Howard.
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06-09-2007, 11:17 AM
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1) Lopsided series
2) Two defensive ballclubs 3) Low-scoring 4) One player on the floor that isn't boring to watch 5) Flop-apalooza 2007
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Its like Hockey. If the Stars aren't in it what's the point of watching? And apparently i'm not the only person who thinks like that by the ratings they recieved in these Finals. |
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06-09-2007, 12:23 PM
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Any self respecting man who watches CSI instead of the NBA Finals should give his penis back to the penis making factory.
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Gotta say I was watching Tivoed futurama during the game, but I have no penis to return.
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06-09-2007, 07:09 PM
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Um, LeBron might not be a boring player to watch, but the other 9 guys on the court are boring as hell... I don't care how much talent some of the Spurs have, they're just plain dull to watch...
You want ratings? Two-on-two halfcourt, Jordan-wannabe-Nike-products - no more team game, just selfish jam after selfish jam... Also, a 10-point line, trampoline dunks, & create a pool at the top of the key filled with piranhas - that should fix the ratings! 
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