Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2020
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.
152
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2020
1
NBA Finals Game 5, Heat vs Lakers
9,190,000
2
NBA Finals Game 6, Heat vs Lakers
8,590,000
3
NBA Finals Game 4, Heat vs Lakers
7,700,000
4
NBA Finals Game 1, Heat vs Lakers
7,690,000
5
Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers
7,410,000
6
NBA All-Star Game
7,300,000
7
Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers
7,010,000
8
NBA Finals Game 2, Heat vs Lakers
6,780,000
9
NBA Finals Game 3, Heat vs Lakers
6,080,000
10
Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat
5,940,000
11
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
5,430,000
12
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
5,230,000
13
Western Conference Finals Game 1, Lakers vs Nuggets
5,112,000
14
Western Conference Finals Game 3, Lakers vs Nuggets
4,830,000
15
Western Conference Finals Game 5, Lakers vs Nuggets
4,790,000
16
Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks
4,790,000
17
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
4,690,000
18
Western Conference Finals Game 4, Lakers vs Nuggets
4,600,000
19
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Celtics vs Heat
4,539,000
20
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, Celtics vs Heat
4,480,000
21
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
4,410,000
22
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Celtics vs Heat
4,220,000
23
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
4,110,000
24
Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers
3,830,000
25
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, Celtics vs Heat
3,810,000
26
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, Celtics vs Heat
3,666,000
27
Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers
3,620,000
28
Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
3,590,000
29
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat
3,580,000
30
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
3,450,000
31
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6, Celtics vs Heat
3,450,000
32
Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics
3,430,000
33
LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
3,390,000
34
Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets
3,390,000
35
LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers
3,350,000
36
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Lakers vs Nuggets
3,277,000
37
NBA Clippers–Lakers
3,080,000
38
NBA Lakers–76ers
2,990,000
39
LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets
2,980,000
40
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks
2,960,000
41
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,940,000
42
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
2,920,000
43
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,920,000
44
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
2,880,000
45
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
2,840,000
46
Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets
2,700,000
47
Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans
2,690,000
48
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
2,580,000
49
Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics
2,560,000
50
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
2,560,000
51
Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets
2,440,000
52
Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers
2,430,000
53
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans
2,360,000
54
NBA Rockets–Celtics
2,350,000
55
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
2,280,000
56
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
2,260,000
57
Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
2,240,000
58
New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers
2,240,000
59
NBA Jazz–Pelicans
2,110,000
60
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
2,020,000
61
NBA Bucks–Celtics
2,000,000
62
New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets
1,990,000
63
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
1,980,000
64
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,980,000
65
NBA 76ers–Warriors
1,930,000
66
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
1,920,000
67
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,880,000
68
NBA 76ers–Clippers
1,870,000
69
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,870,000
70
NBA Raptors–Warriors
1,860,000
71
NBA Lakers–Raptors
1,800,000
72
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
1,790,000
73
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,760,000
74
NBA 76ers–Bucks
1,710,000
75
NBA 76ers–Bucks
1,690,000
76
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,680,000
77
NBA Pelicans–Lakers
1,660,000
78
NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics
1,660,000
79
NBA Lakers–Nets
1,630,000
80
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,630,000
81
NBA Lakers–Jazz
1,600,000
82
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
1,600,000
83
NBA 76ers–Rockets
1,580,000
84
NBA Rockets–Thunder
1,580,000
85
Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
1,530,000
86
NBA Clippers–Rockets
1,530,000
87
NBA Nuggets–Lakers
1,530,000
88
Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets
1,520,000
89
NBA Heat–Pelicans
1,510,000
90
LA Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans
1,470,000
91
New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks
1,470,000
92
NBA 76ers–Lakers
1,450,000
93
Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets
1,450,000
94
NBA Spurs–Lakers
1,400,000
95
New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
1,370,000
96
NBA Jazz–Thunder
1,300,000
97
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks
1,280,000
98
NBA Celtics–Heat
1,250,000
99
NBA Bucks–Pelicans
1,250,000
100
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,220,000
Top 100 of 152 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.