American Airlines saw NBA Playoff home telecasts for the Heat and Mavericks average 9.5 million viewers across a combined 22 telecasts on ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. The Heat led all NBA and NHL teams with an average of 10 million viewers for their 11 home game telecasts, up 12.8% from the Mavericks' 8.9 million viewers for 11 home games. Four venues had multiple teams playing in the NBA and NHL postseason, with Staples Center seeing the best exposure with an average of 4.2 million viewers for eight Lakers and NHL Kings telecasts, followed by 2.9 million viewers for 17 home telecasts of Bruins and Celtics games at TD Garden. Listed below is viewership for homes games at NBA and NHL venues during the '11 postseason (THE DAILY).
| VENUE |
TEAM(S) |
PLAYOFF VIEWERS (000)
|
GMS
|
NETWORK(S) |
| AmericanAirlines Arena |
Heat |
10,056
|
11
|
ABC, TNT |
| American Airlines Center |
Mavericks |
8,912
|
11
|
ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV |
| Oklahoma City Arena |
Thunder |
5,432
|
9
|
ABC, ESPN, TNT |
| United Center |
Bulls |
5,101
|
12
|
Versus, ESPN, TNT |
| New Orleans Arena |
Hornets |
4,964
|
3
|
ESPN, TNT |
| FedExForum |
Grizzlies |
4,210
|
6
|
ESPN, TNT |
| Staples Center |
Lakers, Kings |
4,155
|
8
|
Versus, ABC, TNT |
| Pepsi Center |
Nuggets |
3,601
|
2
|
ESPN, TNT |
| Philips Arena |
Hawks |
3,548
|
6
|
ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, NBA TV |
| Rose Garden |
Trail Blazers |
3,283
|
3
|
TNT |
| TD Garden |
Celtics, Bruins |
2,939
|
17
|
NBC, Versus, ABC, TNT |
| Madison Square Garden |
Knicks, Rangers |
2,883
|
4
|
NBC, Versus, ABC, ESPN |
| Wells Fargo Center |
76ers, Flyers |
2,297
|
7
|
NBC, Versus, ABC, TNT |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
Pacers |
2,129
|
2
|
TNT, NBA TV |
| Rogers Arena |
Canucks |
2,057
|
14
|
NBC, Versus |
| HSBC Arena |
Sabres |
1,691
|
2
|
NBC, Versus |
| AT&T Center |
Spurs |
1,410
|
3
|
TNT, NBA TV |
| Amway Center |
Magic |
1,368
|
3
|
ESPN, NBA TV |
| St. Pete Times Forum |
Lightning |
1,231
|
6
|
NBC, Versus |
| Verizon Center |
Capitals |
1,027
|
5
|
NBC, Versus |
| HP Pavilion at San Jose |
Sharks |
1,016
|
9
|
NBC, Versus |
| Joe Louis Arena |
Red Wings |
980
|
5
|
NBC, Versus |
| Bridgestone Arena |
Predators |
656
|
3
|
Versus |
| Consol Energy Center |
Penguins |
602
|
2
|
Versus |
Bell Centre
|
Canadiens |
599
|
1
|
Versus |
| Jobing.com Arena |
Coyotes |
449
|
2
|
Versus |
| Honda Center |
Ducks |
428
|
1
|
Versus |
