r/nba • u/nba NBA • 2d ago

The NBA delivered its most-watched Christmas Day in five years, with viewership up 84% vs. last year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+.

The NBA on Christmas Day averaged 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S. The matchup between the Lakers and Warriors – the most-watched NBA regular season and Christmas Day game in five years – averaged 7.76 million viewers and peaked with 8.32 million viewers.

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u/Chad442553 Knicks 2d ago

Good job NBA you figured out making the games easier to watch makes people watch them, incredible.

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u/Snuggle__Monster Knicks 2d ago

Now we need to get Silver in a room with Manfred.

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u/Chad442553 Knicks 2d ago

Whatever you think of Silver, Manfred is 10x more stupid.

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u/SiphenPrax Knicks 2d ago

He is easily the worst commissioner of the four major sports bar none no if MLB surpasses the NBA in the ratings in certain aspects.