Most watched sporting event EVER

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 9, 2007 12:08 pm

Tonight, the Milwaukee Bucks play the Houston Rockets.

It is expected to be the most watched sporting event in history. Any event, any time.

Why?

Yowie. That's right....Yao vs. Yi.

The Houston Rockets feature Yao Ming, the Milwaukee Bucks feature Yi Jianlian. They are the two biggest basketball players ever to come out of China...and this is their first NBA matchup.

It is expected that as many as 250 MILLION people will watch this game...

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » November 9, 2007 12:25 pm

I wonder if they are contaminated with lead paint.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 9, 2007 12:25 pm

buffettbride wrote:I wonder if they are contaminated with lead paint.

Maybe that's why they are so tall....

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » November 9, 2007 12:46 pm

I saw Yao this summer in the Houston airport....

he is one tall MF

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » November 9, 2007 1:05 pm

CaptainP wrote:
buffettbride wrote:I wonder if they are contaminated with lead paint.

Maybe that's why they are so tall....

just don't put them in your mouth.

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » November 9, 2007 1:05 pm

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » November 9, 2007 1:05 pm

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » November 9, 2007 1:06 pm

who let the owl in here?

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » November 9, 2007 1:10 pm

buffettbride wrote:who let the owl in here?

that was a "who" for each one of them & not my itchy trigger finger.....um....yeah that's it

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » November 9, 2007 2:04 pm

In the world ever! I find that hard to believe. Who the hell cares about those two in Europe or South America? Is the game even going to be on TV in those two places?

I think the World Cup gets more viewers.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 9, 2007 2:09 pm

BottleofRum wrote:In the world ever! I find that hard to believe. Who the hell cares about those two in Europe or South America? Is the game even going to be on TV in those two places?

I think the World Cup gets more viewers.

They are talking about a quarter of a BILLION people.
The two most popular athletes from the most populated country in the world...

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » November 9, 2007 2:12 pm

CaptainP wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:In the world ever! I find that hard to believe. Who the hell cares about those two in Europe or South America? Is the game even going to be on TV in those two places?

I think the World Cup gets more viewers.
They are talking about a quarter of a BILLION people.
The two most popular athletes from the most populated country in the world...

Yeah, but you're a stat guru. get some numbers. Nielsen ratings, available tv's, fun stuff like that.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 9, 2007 2:14 pm

popcornjack wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:In the world ever! I find that hard to believe. Who the hell cares about those two in Europe or South America? Is the game even going to be on TV in those two places?

I think the World Cup gets more viewers.
They are talking about a quarter of a BILLION people.
The two most popular athletes from the most populated country in the world...
Yeah, but you're a stat guru. get some numbers. Nielsen ratings, available tv's, fun stuff like that.

Don't think the Nielsons cover China...

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » November 9, 2007 2:15 pm

CaptainP wrote:
popcornjack wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:In the world ever! I find that hard to believe. Who the hell cares about those two in Europe or South America? Is the game even going to be on TV in those two places?

I think the World Cup gets more viewers.
They are talking about a quarter of a BILLION people.
The two most popular athletes from the most populated country in the world...
Yeah, but you're a stat guru. get some numbers. Nielsen ratings, available tv's, fun stuff like that.
Don't think the Nielsons cover China...

I don't think so either. Just being obnoxious. You know, myself.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 9, 2007 2:17 pm

popcornjack wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
popcornjack wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:In the world ever! I find that hard to believe. Who the hell cares about those two in Europe or South America? Is the game even going to be on TV in those two places?

I think the World Cup gets more viewers.
They are talking about a quarter of a BILLION people.
The two most popular athletes from the most populated country in the world...
Yeah, but you're a stat guru. get some numbers. Nielsen ratings, available tv's, fun stuff like that.
Don't think the Nielsons cover China...
I don't think so either. Just being obnoxious. You know, myself.

Jerk.

Have you met Jon?

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » November 9, 2007 4:05 pm

Read in today's paper that the last Super Bowl had about 93 million viewers, the BB game is expected to easily get double that number.

There's a whole lotta people living in China.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » November 9, 2007 4:09 pm

I'm too lazy to look it up but I would think something in the Olympics would get a larger audience. Worldwide TV, not just the US and China.

Hockey Mon · Post by **Hockey Mon** » November 9, 2007 4:12 pm

I see the commerical now:

Salesperson: Yo.
Yao: No, Yao.
Salesperson: Who? He?
Yi: No, Yi.

Visa can send me my royalty check now.

BilltheLizard · Post by **BilltheLizard** » November 9, 2007 4:41 pm

The 2006 FIFA World Cup final reached over 1 billion.

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » November 9, 2007 5:32 pm

BilltheLizard wrote:The 2006 FIFA World Cup final reached over 1 billion.

Is that counting the 487 Americans?

chill, soccer fans