Most-watched NBA telecasts, August 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.
43
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched NBA telecasts, August 2020
1
Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers
3,830,000
2
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
3,450,000
3
LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
3,390,000
4
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,940,000
5
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,920,000
6
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
2,840,000
7
Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets
2,440,000
8
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
2,280,000
9
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
1,980,000
10
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,980,000
11
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
1,920,000
12
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,870,000
13
NBA Lakers–Raptors
1,800,000
14
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,760,000
15
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,680,000
16
NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics
1,660,000
17
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,630,000
18
NBA Lakers–Jazz
1,600,000
19
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
1,600,000
20
NBA Nuggets–Lakers
1,530,000
21
Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets
1,520,000
22
Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets
1,450,000
23
New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
1,370,000
24
NBA Jazz–Thunder
1,300,000
25
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,220,000
26
NBA Clippers–Nuggets
1,200,000
27
NBA Thunder–Lakers
1,190,000
28
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans
1,160,000
29
NBA Heat–Nuggets
1,140,000
30
NBA Jazz–Nuggets
1,090,000
31
NBA Clippers–Mavericks
1,060,000
32
NBA Grizzlies–Pelicans
1,020,000
33
NBA Nets–Celtics
1,020,000
34
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,010,000
35
NBA Celtics–Heat
981,000
36
Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks
928,000
37
NBA Pelicans–Kings
893,000
38
NBA Clippers–Trail Blazers
811,000
39
NBA Spurs–Jazz
740,000
40
NBA Raptors–76ers
674,000
41
NBA Magic–76ers
623,000
42
NBA Heat–Bucks
592,000
43
NBA Mavericks–Suns
525,000
43 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:00 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.