Sports Business Journal reports that ratings for Nets broadcasts on YES are up 12 percent so far this season. And that’s coming off an 11 percent increase in 2017-18.
Moreover, the ratings gap between Nets broadcasts on YES are just short of half of what the Knicks are getting on MSG. New York’s ratings are down 41 percent, reports SBJ. In past years, the Knicks numbers were six times the Nets numbers.
Specifically, the Nets .47 rating this season compares to the Knicks 1.06 number. While the Knicks are still the leader in the New York area, the gap has closed as the Knicks have been at or near the bottom of the NBA standings all year.