Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks

Game 1 ratings for Hawks up 104 percent

By Chris Vivlamore
April 21, 2015

Game 1 of the Hawks’ first-round playoff series against the Nets had a 104 percent increse in ratings and more than doubled the number of viewers compared to last year, the team announced Tuesday. The numbers are compared to Game 1 of last season’s first-rouind playoff series against the Pacers.

Sunday’s Game 1 against the Nets was broadcast on SportSouth and TNT, and together they received a household rating of 9.77, with 339,000 people across the two networks watching the contest. Last season, the Hawks’ first playoff game at the Pacers was broadcast on SportSouth and ESPN, and combined it drew a 4.77 with 144,000 fans watching.

About the Author

Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

Follow Chris Vivlamore on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Hawks guard Vit Krejci, shown here playing against the Philadelphia 76ers last season, scored a team-high and career-high 28 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers on Monday night. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martine

Vitsanity: Hawks hold on to beat Clippers thanks to Vit Krejci’s career night

The Hawks opened up their first West Coast swing with a hard-fought 105-102 win over the Clippers at the Intuit Dome.

Hawks, NBA mourn death of Lenny Wilkens, Hall of Fame player and coach

Hovering Hawks: Here are five burning questions through first 10 games

The Hawks have one of the youngest rosters in the league, and injuries to established starters have meant their younger players have had to develop quickly.

The Latest

Hawks guard Vit Krejci, shown here playing against the Philadelphia 76ers last season, scored a team-high and career-high 28 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers on Monday night. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martine

Vitsanity: Hawks hold on to beat Clippers thanks to Vit Krejci’s career night

Hawks, NBA mourn death of Lenny Wilkens, Hall of Fame player and coach

Hovering Hawks: Here are five burning questions through first 10 games

Featured

The DeKalb school district is suing to recover money spent on cellphone lockers, plus money spent on implementing social media guidelines and hosting associated events, lost teaching time and to hire extra school counselors. (The New York Times file)

Credit: NYT

DeKalb school district reveals $4M social media addiction problem

The district is suing social media companies to get them to pay for addressing students' addiction to apps like Instagram. The companies argue they aren't to blame.

Atlanta airport sees continued cancellations because of shutdown

More than 115 flight cancellations were recorded on a quieter frigid Tuesday morning, far below Saturday's surge of 370.

1h ago

For Ossoff and Georgia Democrats, the shutdown fight is the message

The fight over the federal government shutdown has allowed Georgia Democrats, like U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, to show that they have the grit to stand up to Republicans.