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ABC just cannot catch a break.

The Lakers' uncompetitive, fairly unwatchable Game 7 blowout of the Rockets drew
a 5.6 overnight rating on ABC Sunday afternoon, down 19% from a 6.9 for
Cavaliers/Celtics Game 7 last year, down 16% from a 6.7 for Cavaliers/Pistons
Game 7 in '06, and the lowest overnight rating of the decade for a second round
Game 7 on broadcast.

While TNT and ESPN drew strong ratings for Rockets/Lakers, the two games of the
series to air on ABC each saw double-digit declines.

The 5.6 is the highest overnight of the playoffs for ABC, but Game 7 is destined
to finish as yet another NBA Playoff game on the network to see declining
ratings. Entering Sunday's Game 7, ABC's NBA ratings were already down 9% from
last year.

Despite the lower rating, Rockets/Lakers Game 7 drew the second-highest
overnight of the weekend, behind The Preakness Stakes on NBC.

Overnight ratings for NBA second round Game 7s on broadcast since 2000.




Year
Date
Time
Game
Net
Ovrnght



2000
Sun., 5/21/00
3:30 PM
Knicks/Heat Game 7
NBC
8.7/19



2001
Sun., 5/20/01
3:00 PM
Hornets/Bucks Game 7
NBC
6.0/14



5:30 PM
Raptors/76ers Game 7
NBC
8.9/17



2006
Sun., 5/21/06
3:30 PM
Cavaliers/Pistons Game 7
ABC
6.7/15



2008
Sun., 5/18/08
3:30 PM
Cavaliers/Celtics Game 7
ABC
6.9/-



2009
Sun., 5/17/09
3:30 PM
Rockets/Lakers Game 7
ABC
5.6/-




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