Wednesday's game may have ended in a narrow 121-117 defeat for the Pelicans against the San Antonio Spurs, but the victory really went to ESPN, as it delivered its highest-rated non-Christmas game so far this season (tied with the Lakers vs. Mavericks encounter from Nov. 1) with a cable-topping 1.0 rating among adults 18-49. Williamson's dominant presence propelled the game to 2.36 million total viewers, which represents an 88% increase in viewership versus last year's comparable game, peaking at around 2.8 million viewers.