Lakers-Celtics is Most viewed Regular Season game in 7 years for the "Dying" NBA

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NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC: Boston Celtics Victory Over Los Angeles Lakers was Most-Watched NBA Regular-Season Game Across Any Platform in Seven Years (Excluding Christmas)​

ESPN’s coverage of the Boston Celtics 111-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on the March 8 edition of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop averaged 4,605,000 viewers, making it the most-watched regular season NBA game in seven years, since 2018 (excluding Christmas). The broadcast was up 92 percent from last year’s comparable game window.


According to Nielsen, NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop – the premier, national NBA game of the week – broadcast peaked with 5,342,000 viewers from 9:15-9:29 p.m. ET. The Celtics vs. Lakers game was available across ABC, ESPN+ and Disney+.


The Celtics vs. Lakers game on ABC was the most-watched program in primetime for Saturday March 8. NBA viewership on ESPN platforms for the 2024-25 regular season is even with last year.

NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC: Boston Celtics Victory Over Los Angeles Lakers was Most-Watched NBA Regular-Season Game Across Any Platform in Seven Years (Excluding Christmas)

ESPN’s coverage of the Boston Celtics 111-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on the March 8 edition of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop averaged 4,605,000 viewers, making it the most-watched regular season NBA game in seven years, since 2018 (excluding Christmas). The...

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[Left.A1]

“NBA dying”

 

[BuckFilly]

LeNielsen

 

[CourtesyFlush]

Luka the white savior of the NBA

 

[holidayinn21]

Oh so now ratings DO matter when it's in your favor........

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Oh so now ratings DO matter when it's in your favor........

You don't like hoops you c00n.

 

[SchoolboyC]

I’m sure this won’t get anywhere near as many posts as the threads citing Clay Travis stats to declare the NBA is dying

 

[Trojan 24]

Luka saved the league

 

[FakeNews]

I guess people like 3 point shooting now

 

[horizon]

We already knew what it was when Adam Silver made the Luka trade breh

 

[Piff Perkins]

I hope Nico gets a nice bonus from Adam Silver.

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

Regular season ratings are now down only 2%, the same as the NFL.

‘90s stans punching air right now.

 

[bl2k8]

New star on a new team, old star with history with that team, most famous rivalry in the nba and both teams are good. shyt better do numbers

 

[Diondon]

Nosferatu wants this Finals so bad
but he's not getting it

 

[Schadenfreude]

Most watched game, makes sense. Best game of the year is still OKC vs Cleveland in Cleveland IMO.