Anonymous
Years ago
LA V Hou G6 draws largest ESPN audience ever
Just noticed this on nba.com even though the game was a few days ago. Amazing really.
Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets was the most watched basketball game ever on ESPN.
The Rockets' 95-80 victory on Thursday drew 7.35 million viewers, topping the 6.6 million that watched Miami beat Detroit in Game 6 of the 2006 Eastern Conference finals.
The game earned a 5.4 national rating and a 16.0 rating in Houston, ESPN's highest local rating for an NBA telecast. ESPN's audience for its six conference semifinal games is up 16 percent from last year.
The rating is the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program, while the share is the percentage of all TVs in use at the time.
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Why did this game in particular draw so many?