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The TV numbers from Game 7 of the NBA Finals are rolling in and, I’m going to blow your mind here, Cleveland fans were watching in huge numbers. But there’s a mystery as to who wasn’t watching Game 7. The people who study TV ratings are fascinated that 13% of the Cleveland market wasn’t watching.
What could possibly trump 52 years of misery. This is the first championship in color for the city. You’d expect even the nerds who hate sports would be tuned in. Not so.
It's the largest household share I have ever seen – the final minutes of #Cavs game 7 delivered 87% of all tv viewing in #Cleveland. Wow.
— Brian Lawlor (@lawlor_scripps) June 21, 2016
What were the other 13% watching? Maybe Game of Thrones for an hour.
Sunday’s 9p Game of Thrones = 7.66M. Because of same day (before 3AM) DVR, can’t say how many actually watched between 9-10 w/data I see.
— SportsTVRatings (@SportsTVRatings) June 21, 2016
More ratings numbers from Game 7.
Even Bigger: In final numbers for Cavs-Warriors game 7 from 8-10:40p ET rose to 31.018 million viewers. 27.774M for the trophy presentation
— SportsTVRatings (@SportsTVRatings) June 21, 2016
Then we get this prediction from ESPN Cleveland Guy…bro, you can’t be serious with that 200k prediction. There were more than 200k in downtown Sunday night. This Jeremy Fowler guy gets paid to know about the city and the fans. Major disaster here.
ESPN CLE guy predicts 200k for victory parade. I'm taking the over. pic.twitter.com/wAY1Q3aU8w
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) June 21, 2016
