MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Even without Ja Morant, ratings show that ESPN's broadcast of the Nets-Grizzlies game was among the highest-rated in Memphis in five years.
According to ESPN's Ben Cafardo, the all-access game was the highest-rated regular-season Grizzlies game on ESPN in five years in the Memphis TV market.
Nationally, Cafardo reported the game averaged 1.4 million viewers, which was up 17% versus last year's NBA season average.
ESPN ran wall-to-wall, in-depth coverage of the Grizzlies on Wednesday. The programming featured the "NBA Countdown" and "NBA Today" shows on-site, "Day in the Life" content with a Grizzlies player, film session access and much more.
Memphis was the first team to be featured on ESPN's all-access NBA programming since 2018, when the sports network spotlighted the Philadelphia 76ers.
