Wonderful, the seventh game between the Warriors and the Rockets hits a record high in TV ratings in the NBA since 2009
11:23pm, 12 May 2025Basketball
The Warriors and Rockets' series are not only exciting, but their ratings have also created the history of the NBA playoffs.
There is no doubt that the first-round playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets had a huge success. Although Adam Silver and the league management may want to see less physical confrontation as both teams were convicted of technical fouls and malicious fouls, the NBA's ratings and audience numbers prove that this is exactly the showdown between the two teams that one would like to see. The first round series between the Warriors and the Rockets was one of the first round series that reached the seventh game of the final victory, with the other two being the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers. However, at the beginning of the NBA playoffs, the outstanding performances of the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets drove the ratings to soar. The final game of the
series was held on Sunday, with a record high in the NBA since 2009. The seventh game between the Warriors and the Rockets aired by TNT Sports is the seventh game of the first round series with the highest viewership of cable channels since 2009, with an average audience of 6.6 million.
TNT said that compared with the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs, TNT's overall ratings increased by 4%, with an average audience of 3.3 million, and two weeks before the start of the game, its prime-time ratings ranked first among cable channels among those under 35.
This round of series has become the focus of the NBA's attention, and it is not surprising to the NBA.
Apart from the funny performances of Draymond Green, Dillon Brooks and others, this competition has been around since the Warriors' first championship in 2015. Stephen Curry and his team always seem to play against the Houston Rockets in the playoffs, and many people still remember their historic showdown with James Harden and Chris Paul.
This time, Curry, Green and Jimmy Butler led the Warriors to the young, dynamic and athletic Rockets, who won 52 regular season wins and eventually won second place in the Western Conference. The Golden State Warriors have always been one of the most market-worthy teams in the league, so it is no surprise to see Curry lead in playoff ratings. Earlier in the playoffs, the league announced that the first weekend of the eight-game series in the Eastern and Western Conferences increased 17% from 2024. So it's the highest-rated NBA playoff first weekend in the past 25 years.
In the past year, fluctuations in TV ratings and ratings have been hot topics in the NBA. Although sometimes experiencing some troughs, the league's ratings continue to grow during the major annual games, and the audience's interest in the game is becoming increasingly strong.
This reminds us again that Curry remains one of the league's iconic faces.
Related Posts
- Slap the Clippers in the face! Jewe scored 19 points to help the Thunder tie. US media: George is not as good as him?
- Queue to apologize to James! He was eliminated in the first round, spoke generously, with just 9 words, showing his goat style
- 4 No. 1 pick = championship! This is the reason why the Mavericks chased King James. Who can reject Irving s Thick Eyebrow?
- Unqualified performance! Bogdan averaged 6.4 points per game in the game and 26amp; three-point shooting percentage was 29.4%, and 0 in the first two games
- Send away the 4th MVP, the new alliance king ascends the throne, Xiao Hua s goal has been achieved, the old and new have been completed
- Can the Warriors without Curry still withstand the Timberwolves? Offense and defense disconnect + physical collapse, calmly take stock of the truth of this set of duels
- Someone comes and some go! The Suns will confirm the new coach this week, and Durant may still be traded
- Harry s 0.3-second winning goal is the closest winning goal in the finals history since Jordan in 1997
- Interestingly, Ci Shiping disagrees with James s comment on Halliburton being the leader of the Pacers