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 […]

This afternoon, ESPN NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson discussed the 2017 NBA Finals on a conference media call. The 2017 NBA Finals between the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James vs. the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant tips off exclusively on ABC starting Thursday, June 1 […]

Longest-tenured NBA Finals Broadcast Team to Call Historic Cleveland-Golden State Rubber Match: Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson & Doris Burke NBA Countdown, The Jump, SportsCenter & First Take On Site Throughout the Series ESPN3 Second-screen Digital Offerings during Pregame and Postgame More Than 50 ESPN Commentators Contributing to NBA Finals Coverage The 2017 […]

The total live audience (television, plus streaming viewership) for the 2017 NBA Playoffs across ESPN and ABC was up five percent compared to 2016, according to Nielsen. The NBA Playoffs generated a total live audience of 4,488,000 average viewers, compared to 4,266,000 last year. On television, the NBA Playoffs across ESPN and ABC generated 4,376,000 average […]