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Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2016

Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.

21
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15

Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2016

1
NBA Finals Game 7, Cavaliers vs Warriors
2016-06-19 · ABC · NBA
31,020,000
final · Wikipedia
2
NBA Finals Game 6, Cavaliers vs Warriors
2016-06-16 · ABC · NBA
20,700,000
final · Wikipedia
3
NBA Finals Game 5, Cavaliers vs Warriors
2016-06-13 · ABC · NBA
20,530,000
final · Wikipedia
4
NBA Finals Game 1, Cavaliers vs Warriors
2016-06-02 · ABC · NBA
19,200,000
final · Wikipedia
5
NBA Finals Game 2, Cavaliers vs Warriors
2016-06-05 · ABC · NBA
17,490,000
final · Wikipedia
6
NBA Finals Game 4, Cavaliers vs Warriors
2016-06-10 · ABC · NBA
16,570,000
final · Wikipedia
7
NBA Finals Game 3, Cavaliers vs Warriors
2016-06-08 · ABC · NBA
16,470,000
final · Wikipedia
8
Western Conference Finals Game 7, Thunder vs Warriors
2016-05-30 · TNT · NBA
15,996,000
final · Sports Media Watch
9
Western Conference Finals Game 6, Thunder vs Warriors
2016-05-28 · TNT · NBA
10,811,000
final · Sports Media Watch
10
Western Conference Finals Game 5, Thunder vs Warriors
2016-05-26 · TNT · NBA
9,998,000
final · Sports Media Watch
11
Western Conference Finals Game 1, Thunder vs Warriors
2016-05-16 · TNT · NBA
8,706,000
final · Sports Media Watch
12
Western Conference Finals Game 4, Thunder vs Warriors
2016-05-24 · TNT · NBA
8,633,000
final · Sports Media Watch
13
Western Conference Finals Game 3, Thunder vs Warriors
2016-05-22 · TNT · NBA
8,018,000
final · Sports Media Watch
14
NBA All-Star Game
2016-02-14 · TNT · TBS · NBA
7,610,000
final · Wikipedia
15
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Thunder vs Warriors
2016-05-18 · TNT · NBA
7,573,000
final · Sports Media Watch
16
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, Cavaliers vs Raptors
2016-05-23 · ESPN · NBA
6,142,000
final · Sports Media Watch
17
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6, Cavaliers vs Raptors
2016-05-27 · ESPN · NBA
5,711,000
final · Sports Media Watch
18
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, Cavaliers vs Raptors
2016-05-19 · ESPN · NBA
5,492,000
final · Sports Media Watch
19
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Cavaliers vs Raptors
2016-05-25 · ESPN · NBA
5,462,000
final · Sports Media Watch
20
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Cavaliers vs Raptors
2016-05-17 · ESPN · NBA
5,405,000
final · Sports Media Watch
21
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, Cavaliers vs Raptors
2016-05-21 · ESPN · NBA
5,393,000
final · Sports Media Watch

21 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC