60 Million Viewed Game 5
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NEW YORK — NBC Sports’ coverage of the Chicago Bulls’ victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night was the most-watched telecast in NBA history, the network said Thursday.
NBC estimated 60 million viewers watched all or part of Chicago’s 90-88 victory in Game 5 of the NBA finals. The previous record was 58 million for Game 6 of the 1993 NBA finals between Chicago and Phoenix.
Wednesday night’s game received a national Nielson rating of 20.1 with a share of 35, making it the third-highest rated game in NBA history. Game 7 of the 1988 Laker-Detroit series had a 21.2 rating and 37 share, and Game 6 of the 1993 Chicago-Phoenix series had a 20.3 rating and 39 share.
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