NBA Finals Game 2 Draws Highest TV Rating Since 2004
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA Finals' Game 2 has drawn its highest television rating in more than a decade.
The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers' overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night to even the series at 1-1 averaged a 10.5 rating on ABC. That's the best since the Pistons-Lakers series in 2004.
RELATED: Photos of Game 2
ESPN said Monday that the nearly 18.8 million viewers were up 26 percent from the 14.9 million for last year's matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.
Ratings represent the percentage of U.S. homes with televisions tuned to a program.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press.
Read more