As Dwight Howard added another 30-point, 16-rebound game to his MVP resume and Jameer Nelson posted a season-high 26 points last night, the Orlando Magic’s win over the New York Knicks in Orlando reeled in television viewers last night…
· Last night’s Orlando Magic 116-110 win over the New York Knicks generated the highest rating for an Orlando Magic regular season game on Sun Sports in nearly a decade.
· Sun Sports’ telecast of the game (7:00-10:00pm) posted a 4.7 avg. HH rating (68,731 homes) in the Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne market, according to Nielsen preliminary overnights.
· Last night’s game on Sun Sports peaked during from 9:30-9:45pm at an impressive 6.0 avg. HH rating (85,732 homes).
· The last regular season game to post a higher rating on Sun Sports was on January 30, 2002 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, which generated a 5.8 avg. HH rating in the market.
· The previous high this season was a 3.9 avg. HH rating (55,944 homes) on December 21, 2010 vs. the Dallas Mavericks.
· Through 29 game telecasts on Sun Sports, Orlando Magic ratings are up 30% over last season (same number of games).