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Celtics-Heat Game 6 drives a near 50 percent ratings spike for ESPN

Sports Media Watch | June 8, 2012 12:52 p.m.

The nail-biting Eastern Conference Finals battle between Boston and Miami has earned ESPN an 8.2 overnight rating for Game 6. SportsMediaWatch.com reports that’s a 49 percent increase form the Magic-Celtics Game six in 2010.

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