More People Watched The Home Run Derby Than Any NBA Playoff Game On ESPN

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Wednesday, July 17, 2013 More People Watched The Home Run Derby Than Any NBA Playoff Game On ESPN Major League Baseball's home run derby on ESPN was watched by 6.7 million people (4.1 rating) according to data obtained by SportsMediaWatch.com. That is down slightly from last year (6.9 million, 4.1 rating) but shows that baseball is still a much more popular sport than the NBA. The 6.9 million viewers was more than any of the 17 NBA playoff games that aired on ESPN. And those games included some marquee matchups, such as Knicks-Celtics and Spurs-Lakers in the first round, Heat-Bulls and Knicks-Pacers in the second round,  and three conference finals games. The number of people that watched the Home Run Derby was also 13.6% more than the viewership for the NBA's All-Star Saturday Night (5.9 million, 3.3 rating) which included the popular Slam Dunk Contest. Once again, the death of baseball has been greatly exaggerated... Read » Also On Sports Today: These Incredible Old-Timey Sports Photos Were Actually Taken In 2013 Johnny Manziel Handled ESPN's Alcohol Questions Like A Pro Advertisement CHART: MLB All-Star Game Shows How Silly It Is That NBA Forces Kids To Go To College CHART: Adam Scott Has Outplayed Tiger Woods In The Last Four Majors CHART: University Of Michigan Dominates College Sports Social Media Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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