Record 11.9 Million Viewers Tune in as Heat Win Game 7 Thriller
- TNT's broadcast of the Heat's win over the Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals averaged 11.9 million viewers.
- It was the network's third-most watched NBA game ever and its most-watched ECF game.
- The broadcast delivered the seventh-largest audience on any network for a non-Finals NBA game since the current television deal began in 2002.
- The network's coverage of the series averaged 7.4 million viewers, up 6 percent over last year's matchup between the same teams.
- Saturday's Game 6, won by the Celtics, was the most-watched ECF Game 6 ever on the network, averaging 8.7 million viewers.