詹皇、柯瑞聖誕大戰收視率創5年新高 KD思考爲何大家不看NBA

The NBA’s 2024 Christmas Day slate averaged 5.25M viewers per game in the U.S.—the league’s most-watched Christmas Day in five years.The Lakers-Warriors matchup was the most-watched NBA regular season and Christmas Day game since 2019, averaging 7.76M viewers. pic.twitter.com/8d2X6kjoTc

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截至當地時間12月14日,NBA的收視率比上季下滑了19%,不過今年5場聖誕大戰在ABC、ESPN、ESPN2、Disney+和ESPN+等平臺的收視率較去年提升了84%,兩大天王詹姆斯(LeBron James)、柯瑞(Stephen Curr)領軍的湖人與勇士大戰,平均有776萬觀衆收看,創下5年來最高的收視率。

NBA CHRISTMAS A SUCCESS: The NBA delivered its most-watched Christmas Day in five years, with viewership up 84% vs. last year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+. The NBA on Christmas Day averaged 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S.The matchup between the Lakers &… pic.twitter.com/2hU91ARDUa

NBA收視率暴跌成了近期的熱門話題,NBA主席席爾瓦(Adam Silver)稱,收視率下降並不是因爲觀衆對這項運動缺乏興趣,他也提到不能將籃球風格的問題,簡化爲「三分出手太多」。

▲2024年NBA聖誕大戰,詹姆斯帶領湖人擊敗柯瑞所屬的勇士。(圖/路透)

14屆全明星杜蘭特(Kevin Durant)則強調,他很認真看待這件事,「我專注於瞭解爲什麼人們不再想看我們比賽,或爲什麼他們不喜歡三分球,真正的問題是什麼。我在努力思考和理解這些,因爲我熱愛這項運動,我希望看到它繼續成長。」

儘管本季例行賽收視率嚴重下滑,但5場聖誕大戰在ABC、ESPN、ESPN2、Disney+和ESPN+等平臺上的收視率較去年提升了84%,在美國平均有525萬觀衆觀看,寫下5年來最佳紀錄,其中的「焦點之戰」湖人對勇士,平均有776萬觀衆收看,最高峰值達到832萬,這一戰成爲5年來收視率最高的NBA例行賽和聖誕節對戰組合,兩大天王詹姆斯與柯瑞對決,依舊是收視保證。

"I take this serious, and I'm locked in to as to why people don't want to watch us play no more or why they don't like the 3-point line or what the real problem is. I'm trying to think about it and understand it, 'cause I love this game. I want to see it keep growing."Kevin… pic.twitter.com/VjkL73OQtN