Ratings - NBA TV's Opening Week Viewership Up 8%

[11/07/13 - 12:18 PM] NBA TV's Opening Week Viewership Up 8% NBA TV spins the numbers for its regular season coverage to date.

[via press release from NBA TV]
NBA TV's Opening Week Viewership Up 8% Through the opening week of the 2013-14 NBA regular season, NBA TV is averaging 396,000 total viewers for six telecasts, an increase of 8% compared with an average of 366,000 total viewers over the same time period last year. The network's most-viewed telecast to start the season was the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 p.m. ET, which generated an average of 595,000 total viewers. NBA TV recorded its most-viewed complete regular season ever last year with an average of 336,000 total viewers for 98 regular season telecasts. The network's upcoming game schedule: Date Time (ET) Teams Friday, Nov. 8 7 p.m. New York Knicks at Charlotte Bobcats 10 p.m. Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers Saturday, Nov. 9 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Brooklyn Nets Monday, Nov. 11 9 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz NBA Digital, jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports, is the league's extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets including NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAGUE.com, and WNBA.com. Source: Nielsen Media Research, 10/30/13-11/5/13 compared to 10/31/12-11/6/12. Based on live + same day data stream. Includes all live NBA TV regular season telecasts.

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