Game 1: Heat vs Thunder = Draws Record Ratings

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

The buzz around Kevin Durant verses LeBron James meeting up in the 2012 NBA Finals resonated with fans, and in doing so, hit ratings gold for ABC who is televising it.

The NBA Finals Game 1 on ABC – which saw the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Miami Heat 105-94 behind Kevin Durant who scored 17 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, pushed the Thunder to take a 1-0 series lead – generated a record 11.8 overnight rating, the highest ever for a Game 1 on the network, according to Nielsen. The game peaked with a 14.1 rating from 11:30 to 11:45 p.m. ET.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals Generates Record TV Ratings for ABC - Forbes

we off this

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[StatUS]

:stern:

 

[Captain Crunch]

:stern:

He like this now

 

[iamduval]

they just wanna see bron lose. face of the league

 

[Marvel]

they just wanna see bron lose. face of the league

Its the mayweather effect. People want to Money May lose. The face of boxing.

 

[tremonthustler1]

we off this

Show us what you've won.

 

[GETTINIT23]

its the good guys vs the bad guys...its wwf in 1992

 

[Champ_KW]

Its the mayweather effect. People want to Money May lose. The face of boxing.

They were there last year and didn't break records. Give OKC some credit too.

 

[IGSaint12]

The ratings are more than wanting to see lebron lose its also the question will he finally win, and the thunder are an exciting team in their own right. The ratings are as expected.

 

[MustafaSTL]

The ratings are more than wanting to see lebron lose its also the question will he finally win, and the thunder are an exciting team in their own right. The ratings are as expected.

 

[labelplant]

plus it's going to be a close series, nobody is expecting a sweep

 

[PortCityProphet]

Show us what you've won.

the right to claim the NBA has passed baseball as #2

 

[Premeditated]

the right to claim the NBA has passed baseball as #2

it's been like that since the Spurs stop going to the Finals. No Spurs, high ratings.

Just like it should be.

 

[iPod Raheem 2.0]

they just wanna see bron lose. face of the league

Can't be that. Jordan was the face of the league. People tuned in to see him win.