Spurs-Warriors Delivers NBA TV Record Ratings

The Wednesday telecast of the Golden State Warriors versus San Antonio Spurs was a record one for NBA TV, with an average of 1.4 million total viewers. The game broke the record set by the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers in game six of the 2014 playoffs. That contest drew just short of 1.1 million total viewers.

Both teams are in first place, with glittering records. The Warriors won in a route to go 41-4.

NBA TV’s live game telecasts are averaging 317,000 total viewers this season.

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.