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/Oceanbreeze871 Celtics 2d ago

Yup. Couple of uses ago it was like $35 bucks

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 2d ago

Hook you in then drain the account.

I haven’t paid for a single service in 3 years except when they have the crazy deals.

Everything I watch is on the 7 seas. Easy when you don’t have a family because I know how to find my content.

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u/OddAbbreviations5749 2d ago

Meanwhile how many people discovered the first 4 Indiana Jones movies are off of D+ indefinitely for the foreseeable future? The promise of permanent access to beloved classics via a single service is already fracturing.

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u/Benjamminmiller Celtics 2d ago

The promise of permanent access to beloved classics via a single service is already fracturing.

The funny part is the more these things fracture the more people start realizing they’re all easily available for free in the same place.