More people in Orlando watched the NBA All-Star Saturday Night than they did the actual NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. According to Nielsen, NBA All-Star Saturday on TNT garnered 104,538 viewers in Orlando, which was more than the 84,593 viewers NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night garnered.
Keep in mind All-Star Saturday night featured Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon, who participated in the Slam Dunk Contest. There were no Orlando Magic players in the actual NBA All-Star Game.
Young people in Orlando were invested in the NBA All-Star Weekend on TNT as All-Star Saturday was the second most watched television program last week in Orlando by people ages 18-49.
The favorite programs of the local 18-to-49 age group in Orlando:
1. “The Walking Dead,” AMC
2. NBA All-Star Saturday, TNT
3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS
4. NBA All-Star Game, TNT
5. “Criminal Minds,” CBS
6. “Talking Dead,” AMC
7. “Love & Hip Hop,” VH1
8. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC
9. “Shark Tank,” ABC
10. “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit,” TNT
WWE Tops Monday Night
With Football season over, Orlando viewers have to find other forms of sports and entertainment to watch. On Monday night, Orlando viewers tuned in more to WWE Monday Night Raw more then they have all year.
This week’s edition of Monday Night Raw on the USA Network garnered 68,342 viewers which was the fifth most watched television program in Orlando.
The Grammys, which averaged 334,592 viewers, was most watched program in Orlando on Monday night. Castle was second with 107,133 viewers followed by The X-Files with 101,500, and The Bachelor with 76,793.
In the 18-to-49 age group, the Grammys were No. 1 by a wide margin followed by WWE Raw’s 8 p.m. hour. The 9 p.m. hour of Raw was number four with The X-Files, right in the middle at number three.
