Atlanta was sixth in market ratings during Sunday night’s Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals.
Registering a 17.0 metered market rating during the Golden State Warriors’ 132-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta fell behind Cleveland (32.4), San Francisco-Oakland (31.1), Columbus (19.5), Miami (17.7) and Memphis (17.5).
Sacramento (15.5), Richmond (15.3), San Antonio (14.6) and Birmingham (14.0) rounded out the top 10 markets for Sunday night’s broadcast.
Game 2 set a broadcast record for ESPN was broken on Sunday, drawing an audience of 435,800 viewers per minute, 1,774,600 unique viewers and 71,030,300 total minutes streamed— all record-breaking numbers for a Game 2.
ABC also produced a seven percent increase in viewership from 2016’s Game 2 of the Finals with a 12.7 metered market rating. Sunday’s broadcast peaked from 10-10:15 p.m. ET with a 14.7 rating, according to Nielsen.
With a 2-0 series lead, the Warriors will travel to Cleveland for Game 3 on Wednesday. The game tips off just after 9 p.m. EST on ABC and WatchESPN.
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