Lakers Set TV Viewing Record
Associated Press
NEW YORK —
The Los Angeles Lakers beat all the competition in the A. C. Nielsen Co. ratings last week with the highest-rated pro basketball game ever, according to figures released today. The seventh game between the Lakers and the Detroit Pistons, which Los Angeles won 108-105, was the top-rated program for the week of June 20-26, pulling a 21.2 rating and piling up a fat 4-point lead over NBC’s “Night Court,” the second-rated program.
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