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Humiliating 14,000 Viewers For Knicks Telecast on MSG
The Knicks’ worst season in history has taken a toll on MSG Network, and it bottomed out during Friday night’s telecast in Washington.
According to a source, the Knicks-Wizards matchup mustered a rating of 0.18 — which is believed to be the smallest number for a Knicks live telecast in many years. That rating represents 14,000 viewers for a game in which the Knicks fell behind 30-10 after one quarter.
An MSG Network spokesman would not confirm nor deny whether it was the lowest rating in recent team history. Though the fans are still packing the Garden, the network’s ratings are down 39 percent, the spokesman said.
Since the All-Star break, after Carmelo Anthony had surgery on his torn patellar tendon and Amar’e Stoudemire’s contract was bought out, Phil Jackson’s Knicks have fielded a mostly anonymous roster.
According to the TV source, the drop in viewership prompted owner James Dolan to suggest all Westchester Knicks games be telecast on MSG. Originally the plan was to telecast just two of the D-League team’s games.
In an attempt to generate ratings, MSG Network will air last week’s Steve Mills-Phil Jackson season-ticketholder presentation Tuesday night.
