The New Orleans Pelicans Drew Huge Local Broadcast Apples Friday Compared to NBA Finals Oranges

With the Pels facing the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Gray Television’s WVUE-TV (channel 8), simulcast on Bounce TV (channel 8.2), the telecast averaged a 7.4 rating and 55,000 local viewers.  That’s more than three times the audience of the biggest Bally Sports viewership, which tops out at about a 2.0 rating.