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.
160
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
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
Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat
8,290,000
4
NBA Finals Game 4 - Heat vs Lakers
7,700,000
5
NBA Finals Game 1 - Heat vs Lakers
7,690,000
6
Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat
7,540,000
7
Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers
7,410,000
8
NBA All-Star Game
7,300,000
9
Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers
7,010,000
10
NBA Finals Game 2 - Heat vs Lakers
6,780,000
11
NBA Finals Game 3 - Heat vs Lakers
6,080,000
12
Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat
5,940,000
13
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
5,430,000
14
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
5,230,000
15
Western Conference Finals Game 1 - Lakers vs Nuggets
5,112,000
16
Western Conference Finals Game 3 - Lakers vs Nuggets
4,830,000
17
Western Conference Finals Game 5 - Lakers vs Nuggets
4,790,000
18
Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks
4,790,000
19
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
4,690,000
20
Western Conference Finals Game 4 - Lakers vs Nuggets
4,600,000
21
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 - Celtics vs Heat
4,539,000
22
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 - Celtics vs Heat
4,480,000
23
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
4,410,000
24
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
4,110,000
25
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 - Celtics vs Heat
4,010,000
26
Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers
3,830,000
27
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 - Celtics vs Heat
3,810,000
28
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 - Celtics vs Heat
3,666,000
29
Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers
3,620,000
30
Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
3,590,000
31
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat
3,580,000
32
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 - Celtics vs Heat
3,450,000
33
Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics
3,430,000
34
LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
3,390,000
35
Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets
3,390,000
36
LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers
3,350,000
37
Western Conference Finals Game 2 - Lakers vs Nuggets
3,277,000
38
NBA Clippers–Lakers
3,080,000
39
NBA Lakers–76ers
2,990,000
40
LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets
2,980,000
41
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks
2,960,000
42
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,940,000
43
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
2,920,000
44
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,920,000
45
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
2,880,000
46
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
2,840,000
47
Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets
2,700,000
48
Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans
2,690,000
49
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
2,580,000
50
Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics
2,560,000
51
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
2,560,000
52
Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets
2,440,000
53
Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers
2,430,000
54
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
2,430,000
55
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans
2,360,000
56
NBA Rockets–Celtics
2,350,000
57
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
2,280,000
58
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
2,260,000
59
Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
2,240,000
60
New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers
2,240,000
61
NBA Jazz–Pelicans
2,110,000
62
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
2,100,000
63
LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets
2,060,000
64
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
2,020,000
65
NBA Bucks–Celtics
2,000,000
66
New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets
1,990,000
67
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
1,980,000
68
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,980,000
69
NBA 76ers–Warriors
1,930,000
70
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
1,920,000
71
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,880,000
72
NBA 76ers–Clippers
1,870,000
73
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,870,000
74
NBA Raptors–Warriors
1,860,000
75
NBA Lakers–Raptors
1,800,000
76
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
1,790,000
77
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,760,000
78
NBA 76ers–Bucks
1,710,000
79
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
1,710,000
80
NBA 76ers–Bucks
1,690,000
81
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,680,000
82
NBA Pelicans–Lakers
1,660,000
83
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
1,660,000
84
NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics
1,660,000
85
NBA Lakers–Nets
1,630,000
86
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,630,000
87
NBA Lakers–Jazz
1,600,000
88
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
1,600,000
89
NBA 76ers–Rockets
1,580,000
90
NBA Rockets–Thunder
1,580,000
91
Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
1,530,000
92
NBA Clippers–Rockets
1,530,000
93
NBA Nuggets–Lakers
1,530,000
94
Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets
1,520,000
95
NBA Heat–Pelicans
1,510,000
96
LA Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans
1,470,000
97
New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks
1,470,000
98
NBA 76ers–Lakers
1,450,000
99
Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets
1,450,000
100
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
1,420,000
Top 100 of 160 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:59 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.