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The Christmas day rematch of last year's NBA Finals, in which the Lakers broke the Celtics' 19-game win streak yesterday, earned a 5.3 household rating on a fast-national basis, the highest-rated regular season NBA game in four years, on...
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They came, they saw, for once they didn't
conquer. By the time the Celtics arrived last week,...
the Lakers had worked themselves into such a state of indignation, complaints included not only Boston fans' rocking their bus in the playoffs, but Ray ...
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bankrollsports.com - 12/24/2008
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The Boston Celtics are off to one of
the best starts in NBA history at a record...
of 27-2. While it is still very early in the season, the Celtics can see a glimpse of history in the making.....
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Celtics March Toward Greatness…
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Celtics/Lakers second highest rated regular season game of decade.
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... on ABC, up 51% and 66% respectively from a 3.5 with 5.98 million for last year's comparable Suns/Lakers game. The 5.3 rating is the best for an NBA regular season game since Heat/Lakers on Christmas Day 2004, which drew a 7.3 rating. That game featured the first head-to-head meeting between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant . Additionally, the 5.3 is the second-highest rating for an NBA regular season game since 2000. The game drew a 12.2 rating in Boston , compared to ...
Celtics-Lakers Draws Record Ratings
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Via Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe:
The Christmas day rematch of last year’s NBA Finals, in which the Lakers broke the Celtics’ 19-game win streak yesterday, earned a 5.3 household rating on a fast-national basis, the highest-rated regular season NBA game in four years, on ABC. Boston was the top market with a 12.2 rating while Los Angeles was 11.8. The rating was 51 percent higher than last year’s late Christmas game on ABC, Suns vs. Lakers (3.5), and delivered a 65 percent larger audience (9,960,378 viewers vs. 5,984,539). ...
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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/27/2008 — ABC got just what it wanted for Christmas.
The network's Christmas Day NBA doubleheader, featuring Spurs/Suns and Celtics/Lakers, averaged a 4.3 rating and 7.9 million viewers, up 30% and 43% respectively from a 3.3 with 5.5 million for last year's ...
Celtics/Lakers second highest rated regular season game of decade.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/27/2008 — An NBA Finals rematch featuring the two most prominent teams in the sport led to high ratings on ABC Christmas Day.
The Lakers' win over the Celtics on Thursday evening drew a 5.3 rating and 9.96 million viewers on ABC, up 51% and 66% respectively ...
NBA/ABC Christmas review.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/27/2008 — ABC opened its seventh season of NBA coverage yesterday. To put that in perspective, NBC's seventh season of NBA coverage was 1997-98, when Michael Jordan won his sixth NBA title and the network had already perfected its broadcasts. By contrast, ABC ...
NBA ratings generally even on ABC Sunday.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 1/31/2009 — Ratings for ABC's first Sunday afternoon NBA doubleheader of the season were generally on par with last year's numbers.
The first game of the doubleheader, the Celtics' blowout of the Mavericks, drew a 1.7/4 final rating, down 6% from a 1.8/4 for ...
Sports Wrap: Unwrapping NBA Christmas Day Ratings | Nielsen Wire
blog.nielsen.com 12/24/2008 — NBA fans will have quite a few presents to unwrap on Christmas Day, with none bigger than the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers matchup on ABC. The teams square off for the first time since last year’s NBA Finals. When the Celtics defeated the Lakers ...
The ratings game.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/14/2008 — ABC drew a strong 5.3/9 final rating and 8.5 million viewers for Oklahoma State/Texas Tech or Cal/USC last Saturday night, up 36% in ratings and viewership from a 3.9/7 and 6.2 million for comparable regional action in '07. Through last Saturday, ABC ...
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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 2/24/2009 — With two of the biggest stars missing from what would turn out to be an uncompetitive game, ABC still drew decent numbers for NBA coverage on Sunday.The Celtics 128-108 blowout of the Suns drew a 2.7 overnight on ABC Sunday, up 13% from a 2.4 for the ...
Saturday Night Football ratings up 19%.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — After a year of higher ratings, Saturday Night Football ended the season with a double-digit decline.
The last Saturday Night Football telecast of the season, the Big 12 Championship Game between Missouri and Oklahoma, drew a 5.5/10 final rating and ...
NASCAR ratings down.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — Ratings dropped for ABC's abbreviated NASCAR coverage on Sunday.
The Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 drew a 3.6/7 final rating and 5.7 million viewers on ABC Sunday afternoon, down 5% and 6% respectively from a 3.8/7 and 6 million for the same race ...
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