The Hawks reported increases in television viewership and home attendance Wednesday.
Through 29 televised games on SportSouth, viewership is up 40 percent over last year, according to the team. The Hawks’ victory over the Clippers on Dec. 23 had a 2.78 rating in the Atlanta market, the highest-rated game since the 2011-12 season.
Through 17 home games, the Hawks reported an increase of 2,200 fans per game over the same period last season. The Hawks are currently ranked 24th out of the 30 NBA teams in average attendance at 16,015. The figure includes three straight sellouts of which the team announced a season-high of 19,215 for Tuesday’s game against the Cavaliers. The Hawks have a total attendance of 272,261. The Bulls lead the league in attendance. Through 14 home games they have a total attendance of 308,790, a per-game average of 22,056.
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