Cavs-Heat Game Draws 7.1 Million Viewers

Nearly 7.1 million viewers tuned into Time Warner's TNT network to witness LeBron James' return to Cleveland last night when the Heat took on the Cavaliers in James' hometown.
By Theresa McCabe ,

NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- Nearly 7.1 million viewers tuned into

Time Warner's

(TWX)

TNT network to witness LeBron James' return to Cleveland last night when the Heat took on the Cavaliers in the King's hometown.

The cable network telecast delivered a 4.2 overnight TV rating across the nation, a 25.4 overnight rating in the Cleveland market and 14.9 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area.

>>Cavs Fans Paying Big to Witness LeBron Return

In the days leading up to the match, fans were willing to pay top dollar for tickets. Last week, CNBC reported that the average price for a ticket to the game on

eBay's

(EBAY) - Get Report

StubHub

had risen to $234 per seat, the highest average price for a regular season Cleveland game in StubHub's data history.

The Heat beat the Cavs 118 to 90 last night as King James scored 38 points.

-- Written by Theresa McCabe in Boston.

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