Its a tough time for live sports.

Both theNBA Finalsand the Stanley Cup Finals ended this week with historically low viewership across each five-game series.

Viewership peaked for the Nuggets-Heat Game 5 with 17.88M viewers at 11 p.m.

Game 5 of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup & NBA Finals Game 5

Game 5 of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup & NBA Finals Game 5Getty

The five-game series averaged 11.64M viewers, which was down overall compared to last years Warriors-Celtics six-game matchup.

That makes the Heats-Nuggets series one of the least-viewed NBA Finals in more than a decade.

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