ABC, ESPN, TNT Continue To See Ratings Increases For NBA Playoffs

ABC, ESPN Seeing Double Digit Ratings Gains For NBA Playoff Coverage

TNT: TNT for the first two rounds of the Playoffs has averaged a 2.8 coverage area rating through 36 games, up 12% from a 2.5 through 37 games in '07. For the net's 14 Conference Semifinals games, TNT averaged a 3.3 coverage area rating, a 14% increase over a 3.0 for the net's 13 games in '07 (TNT).

NHL PLAYOFFS: The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER's Paul Gough reports NBC for its coverage of the '08 Stanley Cup Playoffs has seen an 8% increase in viewership over last year. Versus for its coverage of the NHL Conference Finals saw a 77% increase in viewership over '07, the net's "best numbers" since '02 (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 5/21)....Monday's Game Six of the Red Wings-Stars Western Conference Finals on Versus was the "second-most watched sporting event" of the night in Dallas-Ft. Worth, behind TNT's coverage of Spurs-Hornets Western Conference Semifinals Game Seven. Spurs-Hornets earned a 5.0 (121,780 HHs), and Red Wings-Stars drew a 3.1 (75,504 HHs) (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/21).

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