{"id":70726,"date":"2016-02-17T21:25:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T02:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=70726"},"modified":"2016-02-17T21:25:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T02:25:53","slug":"nba-all-star-game-in-toronto-a-ratings-hit-in-canada-and-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/02\/17\/nba-all-star-game-in-toronto-a-ratings-hit-in-canada-and-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA all star game in Toronto a ratings hit in Canada and the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"
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TORONTO\u2014The recent NBA all-star game at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre was a ratings winner on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n

The West’s 196-173 victory over the East was the most-viewed NBA all-star game in Canada since 1996. A total of 3.1 million unique viewers in Canada watched the TSN and Sportsnet simulcast of the Turner Sports broadcast, the NBA said Wednesday in a release.<\/p>\n

The mid-season showcase delivered 7.6 million viewers in the United States, up six per cent from last year’s game in New York. The 2016 game was the highest-scoring all-star game in NBA history.<\/p>\n

A record 3.1 billion impressions and 453 million video views of NBA all-star content were generated across social platforms from Feb. 12-15, the league said.<\/p>\n

There were 26.8 million video views for the NBA’s video of highlights form the slam dunk competition, making it the most viewed NBA video ever on Facebook. In addition, a record 244 million video views were generated on NBA.com and the NBA App, doubling last year’s totals.<\/p>\n

It was the first time that the NBA all-star game was played in Toronto. The 2017 NBA all-star game will be played in Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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