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.
47
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched NBA telecasts, August 2020
1
Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers
3,830,000
2
LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
3,390,000
3
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,940,000
4
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,920,000
5
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
2,840,000
6
Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets
2,440,000
7
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
2,430,000
8
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
2,280,000
9
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
2,100,000
10
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
1,980,000
11
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,980,000
12
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
1,920,000
13
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,870,000
14
NBA Lakers–Raptors
1,800,000
15
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,760,000
16
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
1,710,000
17
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,680,000
18
NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics
1,660,000
19
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,630,000
20
NBA Lakers–Jazz
1,600,000
21
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
1,600,000
22
NBA Nuggets–Lakers
1,530,000
23
Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets
1,520,000
24
Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets
1,450,000
25
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
1,420,000
26
New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
1,370,000
27
NBA Jazz–Thunder
1,300,000
28
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,220,000
29
NBA Clippers–Nuggets
1,200,000
30
NBA Thunder–Lakers
1,190,000
31
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans
1,160,000
32
NBA Heat–Nuggets
1,140,000
33
NBA Jazz–Nuggets
1,090,000
34
NBA Clippers–Mavericks
1,060,000
35
Philadelphia 76ers at Houston Rockets
1,040,000
36
NBA Grizzlies–Pelicans
1,020,000
37
NBA Nets–Celtics
1,020,000
38
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,010,000
39
NBA Celtics–Heat
981,000
40
Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks
928,000
41
NBA Pelicans–Kings
893,000
42
NBA Clippers–Trail Blazers
811,000
43
NBA Spurs–Jazz
740,000
44
NBA Raptors–76ers
674,000
45
NBA Magic–76ers
623,000
46
NBA Heat–Bucks
592,000
47
NBA Mavericks–Suns
525,000
47 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 22:01 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.