Highest-Rated Regular Season RSN-Delivered NBA Game on Record,

Topping all of Michael Jordan’s 1995-1996 Bulls Games on SportsChannel Chicago

Warriors-Grizzlies Attracts Peak Audience of 709K Television Households on CSN Bay Area

Record 3.19 Million Minutes Streamed for Warriors-Grizzlies

on CSNBayArea.com and via NBC Sports Live Extra

Warriors HH Ratings +159% Compared to 2014-15; Highest Rated Season Ever

Both the Golden State Warriors and CSN Bay Area (@CSNAuthentic) set all-time regular season records last evening. As Stephen Curry led the Warriors to their historic 73rd regular-season win, CSN Bay Area’s telecast generated an astounding 23.22 HH rating, which is higher than any Regional Sports Network (RSN) delivered NBA game on record . Research includes the famed 1995-1996 Bulls regular season on SportsChannel Chicago, when Michael Jordan propelled the Bulls to 72 wins, but never posted an RSN Nielsen rating higher than 22.9 (4/16/1996).

Last night’s HH rating of 23.22 on CSN Bay Area, not only sets another all-time high for the network, but also now stands as the highest-rated Regional Sports Network delivered regular season game of any kind (MLB, NHL or NBA), except for a lone Mariners vs. Angels game (25.3) on FSN Northwest in Seattle-Tacoma (9-23-1997), according to NBC Sports Group’s records.

In addition, last night’s CSN Bay Area telecast averaged approximately 577,025 households (SF DMA – San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) for the entire game and posted a 28.57 peak rating during the 9:45 p.m. quarter hour (approximately 709,983 households). The previous all-time high for the network was last Sunday’s Warriors-San Antonio Spurs game (18.47 HH rating).

CSN Bay Area Digital set a network record with 3.19 million minutes streamed for the Warriors-Grizzlies game on CSNBayArea.com and via NBC Sports Live Extra, surpassing last Sunday’s Warriors-Spurs game (3.1 million minutes streamed).

The Warriors-Grizzlies game telecast was the highest-rated program of the day in households and key demos: Adults 18-49 (12.50), Adults 25-54 (15.41), Men 18-49 (13.20), Men 25-54 (16.79), Women 18-49 (11.79) and Women 25-54 (14.01). In addition to the game ratings, CSN Bay Area posted significant household ratings for its signature shows Warriors Pregame Live (4.11, approximately 102,160 households & highest-rated to date), Warriors Postgame Live (10.64, approximately 264,346 households & second-highest rated to date) and SportsNet Central (2.65, approximately 65,911 households).

Additional viewership highlights from the Warriors-Grizzlies game:

Excluding NFL Playoff games, CSN Bay Area’s Warriors-Grizzlies game is the second highest-rated telecast in the SF DMA year-to-date (Oscars on ABC: 29.56 HHs, 2-28-2016 ). Warriors-Grizzlies on CSN Bay Area is the highest-rated cable network telecast in the market year-to-date.

CSN Bay Area’s Warriors-Grizzlies game is the highest-rated cable network program in the SF DMA since 2010, topping Western Conference Finals Game 5: Warriors-Houston Rockets on ESPN (21.94 HHs, 5-27-2015).

Highlights from the historic 2015-16 Warriors season on CSN Bay Area include:

Warriors average household ratings on CSN Bay Area are 9.76 (approximately 242,601 households), up +159% from the 2014-15 championship season and the highest-rated season ever for the team.

51 of the 60 highest-rated games ever on CSN Bay Area are Warriors games from this season.

Through 70 games, fans have consumed +96.1 million minutes of Warriors games on CSNBayArea.com and via NBC Sports Live Extra. Warriors streaming numbers are +443% compared to the 2014-15 season.

Warriors Pregame Live (+117%) and Warriors Postgame Live (+194%) have posted impressive households gains compared to last season. Warriors Postgame Live delivered a household rating average of a 5.94 (approximately 147,711 households).

CSN Bay Area’s signature shows SportsTalk Live (+130%) and SportsNet Central (+121%) have registered increased household ratings compared to the 2014-15 NBA season.

Ratings in key ad demos registered increased numbers, including Adults 18-49 (+138%), Adults 25-54 (+154%), Men 18-49 (+105%), Men 25-54 (+122%), Women 18-49 (+198%) and Women 25-54 (+222%).

CSN Bay Area has out-delivered all 13 ESPN, ESPN 2 and TNT simulcasts head-to-head in the local market by an average of 200% in total audience.

Source for all ratings information provided by Nielsen Media Research and Adobe Analytics.