5.6 million viewers tuned in to ABC to watch the Los Angeles Lakers top the Miami Heat to capture the NBA title Sunday night, the lowest-rated Finals series on record.
The number were less than half of those who tuned in for a regular season "Sunday Night Football" match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks, which drew 11.4 million on NBC.
For context,
Game 6 last year between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors delivered 18.34 million viewers;
Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls drew 36.9 million in 1998 for their Game 6 victory over the Utah Jazz,
An ESPN documentary series that aired in May on Jordan's career in Chicago matched Lakers-Heat on Sunday night, averaging 5.6 million viewers across its eight parts.
LeBron fatigue-LeBron has played in 9 Finals in the past 10 years.
We're bored with LeBron.
and as noted earlier, the NBA, through no fault of its own, fucked with our sports circadian clocks.
We weren't wired for the NBA Finals to be played in October.
Its time for the World Series, football, and Halloween.
Trump or Treat.
But Trump fatigue has developed much more quickly.We're tired of Trump-the drama-the disease-the death-the depression.
Tired of Trump.
Except we're also curious and petrified as what the delusonal dictator with no outside shot might launch as the shot clock winds down on his failed presidency.
Thanks for the NBA ratings updated.
They're your lasting contribution to this bored (sic).