NBA playoff ratings showed signs of life on Sunday, but the overall trend remains downward.

Through Monday, 27 of 32 NBA playoff windows have posted a decline in ratings and/or viewership. That includes 23 games that have declined double-digits in one or both measures, and 24 that have hit multi-year lows.

Sunday’s Warriors-Clippers Game 4 was one of the few exceptions, scoring a 3.8 rating and 6.29 million viewers on ABC — up 9% in ratings and 15% in viewership from last year (Warriors-Spurs: 3.5, 5.46M), but down a tick and 1% respectively from 2017 (Rockets-Thunder: 3.9, 6.37M).

Golden State’s win delivered the largest audience of the playoffs, topping the previous highs set by Game 1 of the series a week earlier (3.0, 4.83M).

Earlier Sunday, Celtics-Pacers Game 4 had a 2.4 and 3.84 million on ABC — down a tick in ratings but up 4% in viewership from last year (Celtics-Bucks: 2.5, 3.70M), and down 17% and 14% respectively from 2017 (Cavaliers-Pacers: 2.9, 4.48M).

Of the six playoff games to post an increase in ratings and/or viewership, four have aired on ABC (the other two aired on NBA TV).

The rest of the weekend was a bust. Blazers-Thunder Game 4 scored a 2.3 and 3.74 million on TNT Sunday night — playoff-highs on cable, but down 38% in ratings and viewership from last year (Cavaliers-Pacers: 3.7, 6.07M) and down a tick and 5% respectively from 2017 (Clippers-Jazz: 2.4, 3.96M).

Raptors-Magic had a 1.6 (-20%) and 2.69 million (-15%) earlier in the night.

On Saturday, ESPN drew a 1.95 and 3.19 million for Rockets-Jazz Game 3 — down 8% in ratings and 6% in viewership from last year (Thunder-Jazz: 2.1, 3.39M) and down 26% and 27% respectively from 2017 (Warriors-Blazers: 2.6, 4.38M). Bucks-Pistons Game 3 preceded with a 1.5 (-12%) and 2.48 million (-12%).

In the afternoon, Nuggets-Spurs Game 4 scored a 1.8 (-8%) and 2.78 million (-7%) and Sixers-Nets a 1.4 (-13%) and 2.13 million (-12%) on TNT.

The rough times continued into the workweek. On TNT Monday night, Rockets-Jazz Game 4 scored 2.96 million viewers (-24%) and Bucks-Pistons Game 4 2.81 million (-20%).

[Numbers from Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily 4.23 a, b]