{"id":8122,"date":"2025-06-10T17:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/game-2-of-the-2025-nba-finals-averaged-8-76-million-viewers-the-lowest-viewer-since-2007\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T17:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:02:12","slug":"game-2-of-the-2025-nba-finals-averaged-8-76-million-viewers-the-lowest-viewer-since-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/game-2-of-the-2025-nba-finals-averaged-8-76-million-viewers-the-lowest-viewer-since-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals averaged 8.76 million viewers, the lowest viewer since 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>On Sunday evening, Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals took place in Oklahoma City. Thunder lost Game 1, 111-110 and bounced back in Game 2. OKC won 123-107 to mark the 1-1 series. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals peaked at 11.1 million with an average of 8.9 million viewers. In Game 2, the average viewer fell to 8.76 million, with a peak of 9.9 million. The average viewer of Game 2 of 8.76 million was the lowest since 2007. It was the Spurs vs. the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<h2>Why did the ratings go down in Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sunday&#8217;s Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals Game 2 averaged 8.76 million viewers on ABC, down 29% from the Mavericks Celtics (12.31M), and was the viewer for the finals&#8217; smallest game 2 for the Heatlaker on the night when the Heatlaker was hospitalized for the Community (6.78m). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sXyIRGd32O\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sxyirgd32o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The proud Garville lover (@Metalhead684) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metalhead684\/status\/1932447198240989426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the Pacers&#8217; thrilling comeback in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, we assume that the rating will increase in Game 2. But the league saw the exact opposite happen. Game 2&#8217;s viewers fell from an average of 8.9 million to 8.76 million. In Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals between Dallas and Boston, the average viewer was 12.3 million. Since 2007, ratings for Game 1 to Game 2 have dropped only three times. The 2025 final is one of three.<\/p>\n<p>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doesn&#8217;t understand his obsession with ratings. He said focusing on ratings undermines court basketball products. Silver said he felt it was &#8220;a little unusual.&#8221; While traditional Nielsen ratings may be reduced, overall online NBA consumption is strong.<\/p>\n<p>Content from the 2025 NBA Finals has generated 32 billion views across all digital platforms. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton have accounted for 1.5 billion views. Additionally, Commissioner Silver said the new $76 billion television contract would help protect the decline in valuation. Disney, NBC, and Amazon are part of the new NBA regular season TV deals from 2025-26. Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals is Wednesday at 8:30pm ET in Indiana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday evening, Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals took place in Oklahoma City. Thunder lost Game 1, 111-110 and bounced back in Game 2. OKC won 123-107 to mark the 1-1 series. Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals peaked at 11.1 million with an average of 8.9 million viewers. 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