NBA Opening Night Ratings Defeat MLB Playoffs Ratings

The NBA opened its regular season Tuesday night competing directly with the NLDS and ALDS in Major League Baseball. Most would think the playoffs in Major League Baseball would be a larger draw than the NBA regular season. Unfortunately for Rob Manfred...that wasn't the case.

We reveal and react to NBA ratings and MLB ratings. We discuss the decline of Major League Baseball...and discuss how the NBA topped MLB regular season ratings the first night of the season. We question whether the NBA can maintain this momentum going forward...and explain why Major League Baseball continues to struggle.