Yea well no one wants to watch the heat get demolished by the nuggets, especially on a Thursday or Sunday.
BabyDick-_-
This will be one of hundreds of ratings dropping posts till the finals ends
BingBongtheArcher19
I really don’t understand fans who care about ratings.
Pumpoozle
Everyone suddenly so worried about putting more money into billionaires’ pockets.
GovernmentDoingStuff
They aren’t doing a good job appealing to the casual fans which is on them.
Also, why do we have 3 full days between games and game 1 and 2 on a Thursday and Sunday? The NBA is doing a horrible job with that as well
Canadian__Ninja
If national media could stop telling people how dull it is for Denver to be in the finals that might help a bit as well.
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Successful-End7689
Biggest problem I have is the duration of the playoffs. It feels way to long and also the the gap between the games for the finals sucks it feels like the momentum just dies down
iabeytorm
I’ve seen so many people calling this a boring finals which is mildly understandable if you think the nuggets will steamroll. What’s embarrassing is the people that say the nuggets are boring to watch.
SometimesIComplain
I wonder if the biggest factor is simply that one team is so heavily favored over the other. Regardless of which teams are involved, that’s bound to generate less interest
One_Comparison_6640
At the end of the day it is nuggets vs heat. Good for the basketball community bad for the casuals
doubletrouble1792
And they’re gonna keep falling because these new tv don’t come with an antenna. The ( abc ) app doesn’t have it..less and less ppl. Have Cable. They want you to pay YouTube $80 a month to watch it ( ummmm no )…. I bought a $30 antenna once it was total garbage by the way..
yetagainitry
If you’re not a follower of the nba, the nuggets story is completely unknown. Nba never does a good job marketing the finals unless it’s lakers/Celtics or other high profile matchups. Jokic’s story and the nuggets story alone should make it must watch for casual fans.
StraightShootahh
Denver and Jokic are giving my joy for basketball back and NBA media calling them boring smh.
American sports media are something else man.
onepokemanz
My brother is considered a casual. He likes ball but doesn’t keep up since he’s older
He only knows butler Lowry and love.
The problem with this finals is that the nuggets even though jokic is a 2x mvp is not as known as gannis Embid or anyone else + nuggets aren’t a “great” franchise like Celtics or lakers
Doesn’t help that Miami isn’t dominant and it’s just a bunch of undrafted players
donutseeds
Yeah cause no one wants to watch a masacre
InventasBam
The Finals game pacing is absurd… let’s go already, ffs.
DarkFlame0
Does this take in account all the people who watch using streaming services? Also both teams should be talking smack might help.
Yung_Hibachi
Say what you want about the Nuggets appeal, but Miami is an 8th seed. It’s probably the weakest team I’ve seen in the finals besides maybe the 07 Cavs. Just not an interesting matchup.
Theingloriousak2
This is the least watched finals game outside of the bubble since average viewerships was tracked
BeAware2020BLM
Game 2 will be worse. But idk why fans care about ratings. I surely don’t
xVIRIDISx
Everybody here seems to forget that the previous two series had Celtics and Lakers, the two most popular franchises by far
AnotherFrankHere
NBA scheduling these games this far apart and at 8:30pm eastern… yeah, you’re going to lose some viewers due to it being late and having to work the next day.
zetcetera
If Denver or Miami win a ring, does it count if no one saw it?
External_Surprise_94
It couldn’t be because GSW is a large market and with the most exciting playstyle.
It’s still the 2nd highest of the past 4 Finals. That’s great.
zestysnacks
Cuz casuals only watch the finals if it’s the lakers or the warriors.
fakeacclul
That game 3 and 4 viewership will be abysmal lol
ColeHoops
The funniest part is this is y’all acting like this is ESPN or something when it’s a Denver media outlet bringing this up. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone Miami related mention ratings, lack of national media discussion of them, not being respected. And they’ve never been picked to win any of their series. It’s literally all been Denver.
RailroadingFreedom
The down town core of Denver right now isn’t doing much to promote it.
First finals, and it feels like I’m just in any other city right now. Very strange
Kingalec1
I blame Denver .
MITWestbrickk
Ratings will only continue to fall as this series goes on
janisdestruction
I am from Europe and every single game starts at 2:00 or 2:30 AM… how am I supposed to see the game. Even the games in Miami start the same time
TheSaltySloth
It’s because Miami shouldn’t even be there. Which is the Bucks and Celtics’s fault
gianthamguy
People are gonna say this is an issue of market, but to me the bigger issue is that the Nuggets winning seems like a foregone conclusion. I’ve been watching the playoffs religiously and barely paid attention to this one while it was on.
yeoldcholt
Should be Friday night games and Sunday afternoon so people can actually watch without being dumb tired for work the next day. Idk how they haven’t figured this out…?
Stepback_45
Fucking games start close to 9:00 PM East Coast time and my ass is about ready to head to bed knowing I have to be up at 6 the next day
WarrenThanatos
Games should be at the least an hour earlier. They come on way too damn late.
roshanpr
Just release ja Morant decisión during the game and ratings will go up
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I would like for the game to be tonight instead of tomorrow, because you know… I have to get up for work on Monday.
It’s bad timing for most of the games.
We all expected this but going from 11.4 million viewers to 7.62 million is a lot more than I thought, damn.
Denver Nuggets are a basketball nerds’dream but a casual’s nightmare
Fans are just waiting for [Tyler Herro](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-finals-injuries-heats-tyler-herro-could-return-in-game-2-vs-nuggets-per-report/) to return in game 2 before they start watching.
Yea well no one wants to watch the heat get demolished by the nuggets, especially on a Thursday or Sunday.
This will be one of hundreds of ratings dropping posts till the finals ends
I really don’t understand fans who care about ratings.
Everyone suddenly so worried about putting more money into billionaires’ pockets.
They aren’t doing a good job appealing to the casual fans which is on them.
Also, why do we have 3 full days between games and game 1 and 2 on a Thursday and Sunday? The NBA is doing a horrible job with that as well
If national media could stop telling people how dull it is for Denver to be in the finals that might help a bit as well.
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Biggest problem I have is the duration of the playoffs. It feels way to long and also the the gap between the games for the finals sucks it feels like the momentum just dies down
I’ve seen so many people calling this a boring finals which is mildly understandable if you think the nuggets will steamroll. What’s embarrassing is the people that say the nuggets are boring to watch.
I wonder if the biggest factor is simply that one team is so heavily favored over the other. Regardless of which teams are involved, that’s bound to generate less interest
At the end of the day it is nuggets vs heat. Good for the basketball community bad for the casuals
And they’re gonna keep falling because these new tv don’t come with an antenna. The ( abc ) app doesn’t have it..less and less ppl. Have Cable. They want you to pay YouTube $80 a month to watch it ( ummmm no )…. I bought a $30 antenna once it was total garbage by the way..
If you’re not a follower of the nba, the nuggets story is completely unknown. Nba never does a good job marketing the finals unless it’s lakers/Celtics or other high profile matchups. Jokic’s story and the nuggets story alone should make it must watch for casual fans.
Denver and Jokic are giving my joy for basketball back and NBA media calling them boring smh.
American sports media are something else man.
My brother is considered a casual. He likes ball but doesn’t keep up since he’s older
He only knows butler Lowry and love.
The problem with this finals is that the nuggets even though jokic is a 2x mvp is not as known as gannis Embid or anyone else + nuggets aren’t a “great” franchise like Celtics or lakers
Doesn’t help that Miami isn’t dominant and it’s just a bunch of undrafted players
Yeah cause no one wants to watch a masacre
The Finals game pacing is absurd… let’s go already, ffs.
Does this take in account all the people who watch using streaming services? Also both teams should be talking smack might help.
Say what you want about the Nuggets appeal, but Miami is an 8th seed. It’s probably the weakest team I’ve seen in the finals besides maybe the 07 Cavs. Just not an interesting matchup.
This is the least watched finals game outside of the bubble since average viewerships was tracked
Game 2 will be worse. But idk why fans care about ratings. I surely don’t
Everybody here seems to forget that the previous two series had Celtics and Lakers, the two most popular franchises by far
NBA scheduling these games this far apart and at 8:30pm eastern… yeah, you’re going to lose some viewers due to it being late and having to work the next day.
If Denver or Miami win a ring, does it count if no one saw it?
It couldn’t be because GSW is a large market and with the most exciting playstyle.
It’s still the 2nd highest of the past 4 Finals. That’s great.
Cuz casuals only watch the finals if it’s the lakers or the warriors.
That game 3 and 4 viewership will be abysmal lol
The funniest part is this is y’all acting like this is ESPN or something when it’s a Denver media outlet bringing this up. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone Miami related mention ratings, lack of national media discussion of them, not being respected. And they’ve never been picked to win any of their series. It’s literally all been Denver.
The down town core of Denver right now isn’t doing much to promote it.
First finals, and it feels like I’m just in any other city right now. Very strange
I blame Denver .
Ratings will only continue to fall as this series goes on
I am from Europe and every single game starts at 2:00 or 2:30 AM… how am I supposed to see the game. Even the games in Miami start the same time
It’s because Miami shouldn’t even be there. Which is the Bucks and Celtics’s fault
People are gonna say this is an issue of market, but to me the bigger issue is that the Nuggets winning seems like a foregone conclusion. I’ve been watching the playoffs religiously and barely paid attention to this one while it was on.
Should be Friday night games and Sunday afternoon so people can actually watch without being dumb tired for work the next day. Idk how they haven’t figured this out…?
Fucking games start close to 9:00 PM East Coast time and my ass is about ready to head to bed knowing I have to be up at 6 the next day
Games should be at the least an hour earlier. They come on way too damn late.
Just release ja Morant decisión during the game and ratings will go up