TNT has most-watched night of its NBA coverage

Oct 28, 8:15 pm EDT

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NEW YORK (AP)—The doubleheader featuring title contenders Boston, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers produced Turner’s most-watched opening night in its 26 years of airing the NBA.

TNT drew nearly 3.7 million viewers Tuesday for the Celtics’ 95-89 victory over the Cavaliers, followed by the Lakers’ 99-92 win over the Clippers. That was a 43 percent increase over the 2.6 million that watched last year’s opening-night doubleheader.

Overall, it was TNT’s most-watched doubleheader since Feb. 2, 1996, a night that was anchored by a Bulls-Lakers showdown.

TNT drew a 2.3 U.S. household rating for Tuesday’s coverage.

Updated Oct 28, 8:15 pm EDT
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  1. mace
    15. Posted by mace Sat Oct 31 8:45am EDT

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    Look at the Laker free throws from game one and two. If the LA Fakers dont get the call they lose big, and I mean big. Fakers
  2. GM. Salim R
    14. Posted by GM. Salim R Fri Oct 30 2:40pm EDT

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    hahahahaha wow.... CAVS are 0-2... yea... CAVS like usual, SUCK! bums!!!!
  3. joey h
    13. Posted by joey h Thu Oct 29 2:16am EDT

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    you think that's the first time they had the two teams with the best records from a year ago playing on the same night? durrr........
  4. N/A
    12. Posted by N/A Wed Oct 28 10:57pm EDT

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    Dur...... cavs best record last year..... lakers second best = most watched..... dur
  5. Harold T
    11. Posted by Harold T Wed Oct 28 10:28pm EDT

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    Cavs fan right here so shut up. Why would someone brag about their team being 1-0. I can see the bragging about the championship but come on now, saying something about being 1-0 is funny. Why can't Laker fans get over the fact that the King won MVP last year? They cried about it during the Playoffs last year and what do you know. The first NBA post I have made this year and here is a Laker fan talking about King James getting the MVP and Kobe being the "real" MVP. And there are only 10 posts on here at this point. It doesn't take long does it. GO CAVALIERS!! They will be fine, I'm not concerned about the 0-2 start. Its a loooooong season.
  6. <i>beatsmiths2006</i>
    10. Posted by beatsmiths2006 Wed Oct 28 10:14pm EDT

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    The (king)?? Lebron James 0-2... This is your last years MVP!!!!
    The real MVP a championship and 1-0... Where are all the cavs fans... Don't disappear this early.
  7. IrisJ
    9. Posted by IrisJ Wed Oct 28 10:00pm EDT

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    Hi, I'm iris, I watch lakers all time when they are on. So even when won championship. They have lot of good Players. But know everbody enjoy watching Kobe. I use not live too far from hime when i living in Laguna Beach. But follow lakers since I was younger. I live now in sanjuan capistrano.
    But youi know have up and down, but so far this year they are doing good. even better last year.
  8. TL W
    8. Posted by TL W Wed Oct 28 9:53pm EDT

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    its news cause you clicked on the link.
  9. Steven
    7. Posted by Steven Wed Oct 28 9:53pm EDT

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    50 cent loves gossip girl and he watches every eposide of it.
  10. Fonz
    6. Posted by Fonz Wed Oct 28 9:26pm EDT

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    Yea why not it makes sense people who are trying to save money will watch a game on TV, rather then go out and send money on..I don't know let's say a movie! Simple economics!!
  11. Fonz
    5. Posted by Fonz Wed Oct 28 9:25pm EDT

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    Yea why not it makes sense people who are trying to save money will watch a game on TV, rather then go out and send money on..I don't know let's say a movie! Simple economics!!
  12. ArslanJ
    4. Posted by ArslanJ Wed Oct 28 9:24pm EDT

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    Yeah Right!
    GO LAKERS!!
  13. soo-kim j
    3. Posted by soo-kim j Wed Oct 28 8:56pm EDT

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    You cant go wrong with the "round mound of rebound" Sir Charles Barkley.
  14. jon
    2. Posted by jon Wed Oct 28 8:52pm EDT

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    David Stern: "Cha-ching! Cha-ching!"
  15. Steven
    1. Posted by Steven Wed Oct 28 8:18pm EDT

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    why is this news?
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