ESPN & ABC’s NBA Playoffs Opening Saturday Ratings Highest In Five Years
ESPN and ABC’s NBA Playoffs opening Saturday coverage was up 17 percent, making it the highest-rated opening Saturday in five years (since 2013), according to metered market ratings from Nielsen. The...
View ArticleSeven-Game NBA Playoffs Slate This Weekend Across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN...
Entering its second weekend of NBA Playoffs coverage, ESPN and ABC’s viewership is off to its best start in seven years (since 2011). Through five games, ESPN and ABC combined to generate an average...
View ArticleESPN Draws Its Highest-Rated 2018 NBA Playoffs Telecast for Cleveland...
ESPN drew its highest-rated 2018 NBA Playoffs telecast for Friday’s first round Game 6 telecast of the Indiana Pacers’ victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The telecast generated a 2.9 metered market...
View ArticleNBA Playoffs on ABC: Cleveland-Indiana Game 7 Delivers 5.4 Metered Market...
ABC’s coverage of the Cleveland Cavaliers-Indiana Pacers Game 7 on Sunday generated a 5.4 metered market rating, making it the highest-rated first round NBA Playoffs telecast in 14 years across...
View ArticleChiney Ogwumike Becomes Full-Time Multi-Platform ESPN Commentator
ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year agreement with current WNBA player Chiney Ogwumike that will make her a full-time multi-platform ESPN commentator. Ogwumike will add a regular...
View ArticleESPN & ABC’s NBA Playoffs Coverage Continues with Six Conference Semifinal...
ESPN and ABC’s coverage of the 2018 NBA Playoffs will continue with six Conference Semifinal round games from Thursday, May 3 through Sunday, May 6. In addition to the game telecasts, coverage will...
View ArticleESPN Unveils Lineup of Live Shows and Content Coming Soon to Twitter
As part of a new agreement between The Walt Disney Company and Twitter, ESPN has unveiled the complete preliminary lineup of live shows and content coming soon to the Twitter platform. The...
View ArticleESPN & ABC Combine to Exclusively Televise the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference...
ESPN and ABC will combine to exclusively televise the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals the Boston Celtics and rookie sensation Jayson Tatum will host the three-time defending Eastern Conference...
View ArticleESPN To Televise 2018 NBA Draft Lottery In Chicago May 15
ESPN will televise the NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm on Tuesday, May 15 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET in Chicago, Ill. The post ESPN To Televise 2018 NBA Draft Lottery In Chicago May 15...
View ArticleNBA on ABC: Highest-Rated NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Since 2015
Sunday’s NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 on ABC – the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-83 – generated a 5.4 metered market rating, making it the highest-rated Eastern...
View ArticleESPN2 Presents 2018 NBA Draft Combine Coverage, Beginning May 17
ESPN2 will televise the 2018 NBA Draft Combine powered by Under Armour from 3-7 p.m. ET, on Thursday, May 17, and Friday, May 18. The post ESPN2 Presents 2018 NBA Draft Combine Coverage, Beginning May...
View ArticleESPN Films and Netflix Announce Multi-Part Documentary “The Last Dance”...
10-hour series is produced by Mandalay Sports Media, in association with NBA Entertainment and Jump.23 Trailer: https://es.pn/2wHTaZP ESPN Films and Netflix today announced a joint production “The...
View ArticleNBA on ESPN: Highest-Rated Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 In Six Years
ESPN’s coverage of the Boston Celtics victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday generated a 6.5 metered market rating, making it the highest-rated Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 since 2012. It...
View ArticleSecond-Highest Rated NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 Ever on ESPN
ESPN’s coverage of the Cleveland Cavaliers decisive victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night became the network’s second-highest rated NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 ever, according to...
View ArticleESPN Draws Its Highest-Rated Conference Finals Game 4 in Six Years
ESPN drew its highest-rated Conference Finals Game 4 in six years for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night, according to Nielsen. The telecast delivered a 6.1...
View ArticleESPN’s Coverage of NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 Up 30 Percent From 2017
ESPN’s coverage of NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 – the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers to take a 3-2 series lead – delivered a 5.7 metered market rating, up 30 percent from Game...
View ArticleESPN’s Most-Watched NBA Conference Finals Game 6 Since 2012
Last night’s Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics was ESPN’s most-watched NBA Conference Finals Game 6 since 2012, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen. The telecast averaged...
View ArticleESPN Matches its Highest-Rated NBA Game Ever with 9.1 Metered Market Rating...
ESPN matched its highest-rated NBA game ever with a 9.1 metered market rating for the Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals, according to...
View ArticleESPN Draws Second-Largest Audience Ever for NBA Game on ESPN: 13,305,000...
ESPN drew its second-largest NBA audience ever for the Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals Game 7. It averaged 13,305,000 viewers, peaking with 17,463,000...
View Article2018 NBA Finals Exclusively on ABC: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland...
ABC is the exclusive home of the 2018 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV as the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors – led by Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry – will square off with the...
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