NBC Sports Bay Area and NBCSportsBayArea.com (@NBCSAuthentic), “Home of the Authentic Warriors Fan,” celebrates the 2017 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors with comprehensive multi-platform coverage of the Championship Parade and Rally at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center beginning Thursday at 9 a.m. PDT.  NBC Sports Bay Area will present more Warriors Championship Parade and […]

Most-Watched NBA Finals Game 5 Since 1998: Total Live Audience of 25 Million Viewers The 2017 NBA Finals on ABC – the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 to win the NBA Championship – was the most-watched NBA Finals since 1998, according to Nielsen. The five-game series averaged a total live audience (television […]

ABC Delivers Its Most-Watched NBA Finals Game 3 Ever: Total Live Audience of 20,494,000 Viewers, Up 22 Percent From 2016 Game 3 Peaked with 24,230,000 Viewers The 2017 NBA Finals on ABC – the Golden State Warriors lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0 – is the most-watched NBA Finals since 1998 through three games, according to […]

The 2017 NBA Finals on ABC – the Golden State Warriors lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0 – is the most-watched since 1998, through two games, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen. The series is averaging a total live audience (television plus streaming) of 19,602,000 average viewers, up five percent from 18,641,000 viewers in 2016. It […]

Game 1 Draws Strong 12.4 Metered Market Rating, Third-Highest Game 1 Ever on ABC ESPN’s Most-streamed NBA Finals Game 1 Ever: Average Minute Audience of Nearly 500,000 Viewers Game 1 Peaks with 13.9, NBA Finals on ABC Projected to Win the Night for 56th Consecutive Time The Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers trilogy continues to deliver […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will meet the Golden State Warriors in a historic NBA Finals 2017, which tips off on Thursday, June 1 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.  For the first time in NBA history, the same two teams will face each other in The Finals for the third consecutive year. Cleveland and Golden State […]

By Chris Carlson The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers meet in the NBA finals for an unprecedented third time in a row and it finally tips-off this Thursday at 9 p.m. eastern for Game 1. This star-studded trilogy matchup should feature an entertaining brand of basketball to help ease the pain of what has […]