TNT Bids Farewell to NBA Season Up 14% in Viewers

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TNT closed the books on another successful NBA campaign, posting a 14 percent increase in total viewers over the course of 53 regular-season games, with an average delivery of 1.71 million fans per contest.

As expected, the core demos grew proportionately, as TNT notched a 17 percent improvement among viewers 18-49 (980,000, up from 835,000 in the 2007-08 season), while upping its share of adults 25-54 by 16 percent to 881,000.

Male demos also lifted, as TNT’s NBA slate drew 12 percent more men 18-49 (691,000) and 12 percent more men 25-54 (614,000), per Nielsen ratings data.

The highlight of TNT’s roundball coverage was the Feb.

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