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Celtics ratings jump

Email|Link|Comments (2) Posted by Greg Lee, Globe Staff April 8, 2008 03:47 PM

BURLINGTON – The 2007-08 Celtics have set the record for the biggest turnaround in a season in NBA history and the Celtics have scored a major success off the court as well. Comcast SportsNet’s Celtics telecasts are up 106 percent in 2007-08.

Through 69 telecasts, Comcast SportsNet Celtics games are averaging a 3.5 rating (80,500 households) vs. a 1.7 rating through 69 games in 2006-07. During the 2007-08 campaign, Comcast SportsNet has achieved ratings of 5.0 or higher five times and 4.0 or higher 24 times. No Celtics telecast surpassed a 3.9 in 2006-07.

Comcast SportsNet’s single game high was a 5.7 rating (131,000 households) for Celtics-Pistons March 5.

Comcast SportsNet has six remaining Celtics telecasts before the start of the NBA playoffs.

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Until this season started, I had not watched an NBA game in nearly 20 yrs. I used to watch 20-50 Celtics games a year back in the 1980's. Sorry to be a bit of a fairweather fan, but the on-court product just wasn't worth watching for me. This years Celtics however, I think I have seen all or part of at least 50 games so far. Let's hope it continues into the postseason.

Posted by Peter Brainard April 8, 08 05:00 PM

I just wanted to publicly say how much I have enjoyed Comcast Sports fine presentation of the Celtics' season. All of the guys have become like my best friends over the last year. Gary T, I have especially enjoyed your work, but also donnie, greg and of course the guys who are nationally famous like tommy. I'm a 42 year old fan from Liberal, KS, but I bet I'm as big a fan as you'll find outside of Boston and displaced Bostonians. I'm not a fair weather fan either. I even watched when it was guys like purvis that I never particulary liked. Of course being from Kansas and a Paul Pierce fan I shortly thereafter had a new reason to watch. I always said that Pierce was underated. When everyone in kansas was talking Lefrentz, I was saying Pierce. This year I got League Pass for the first time and also Comcast NE on my dish network. The latter has meant almost as much to me as the former. What a year to be a Bball fan! Hawks and then Celtics. I'm on a heck of a high.

Posted by Cole June 19, 08 05:33 AM