Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2022
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 2022
1
NBA Finals Game 6, Celtics vs Warriors
13,990,000
2
NBA Finals Game 5, Celtics vs Warriors
13,030,000
3
Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors
13,030,000
4
NBA Finals Game 4, Celtics vs Warriors
12,060,000
5
NBA Finals Game 2, Celtics vs Warriors
11,910,000
6
Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors
11,910,000
7
NBA Finals Game 1, Celtics vs Warriors
11,900,000
8
Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors
11,900,000
9
NBA Finals Game 3, Celtics vs Warriors
11,520,000
10
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
11,520,000
11
Eastern Conference Finals Game 7, Celtics vs Heat
9,880,000
12
NBA Warriors–Grizzlies
7,710,000
13
Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
7,480,000
14
Western Conference Finals Game 3, Mavericks vs Warriors
7,416,000
15
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6, Celtics vs Heat
7,188,000
16
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics
6,900,000
17
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, Celtics vs Heat
6,810,000
18
Western Conference Finals Game 5, Mavericks vs Warriors
6,793,000
19
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Mavericks vs Warriors
6,770,000
20
Western Conference Finals Game 1, Mavericks vs Warriors
6,520,000
21
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Celtics vs Heat
6,420,000
22
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, Celtics vs Heat
6,397,000
23
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns
6,290,000
24
NBA All-Star Game
6,280,000
25
Western Conference Finals Game 4, Mavericks vs Warriors
6,193,000
26
NBA Grizzlies–Warriors
6,100,000
27
NBA Bucks–Celtics
6,080,000
28
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Celtics vs Heat
6,070,000
29
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, Celtics vs Heat
6,050,000
30
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets
5,860,000
31
Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
5,370,000
32
Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies
5,320,000
33
Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors
5,270,000
34
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks
5,030,000
35
NBA Grizzlies–Warriors
4,750,000
36
NBA Celtics–Nets
4,620,000
37
NBA Lakers–Mavericks
4,380,000
38
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns
4,170,000
39
NBA 76ers–Knicks
4,070,000
40
Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors
4,020,000
41
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns
3,940,000
42
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
3,610,000
43
Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls
3,570,000
44
NBA Lakers–Warriors
3,550,000
45
NBA Warriors–Lakers
3,340,000
46
Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors
3,170,000
47
NBA Celtics–Warriors
3,140,000
48
Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers
3,070,000
49
NBA 76ers–Celtics
2,980,000
50
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks
2,970,000
51
NBA Bucks–Warriors
2,890,000
52
Utah Jazz at Phoenix Suns
2,740,000
53
NBA Mavericks–Celtics
2,630,000
54
New York Knicks at Los Angeles Lakers
2,580,000
55
NBA Suns–Nuggets
2,520,000
56
NBA Nets–76ers
2,490,000
57
NBA Knicks–76ers
2,380,000
58
NBA Warriors–Suns
2,320,000
59
NBA Nets–Celtics
2,190,000
60
New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
2,190,000
61
LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,100,000
62
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
1,980,000
63
NBA Hawks–Celtics
1,870,000
64
NBA Knicks–Nets
1,850,000
65
NBA Lakers–Nuggets
1,820,000
66
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
1,810,000
67
NBA Lakers–Suns
1,770,000
68
NBA Celtics–Lakers
1,700,000
69
Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors
1,690,000
70
NBA Timberwolves–Warriors
1,670,000
71
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,640,000
72
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
1,640,000
73
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns
1,630,000
74
NBA Nuggets–76ers
1,620,000
75
NBA Warriors–Suns
1,620,000
76
NBA Mavericks–Pelicans
1,610,000
77
NBA Bulls–Warriors
1,590,000
78
NBA 76ers–Bucks
1,540,000
79
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets
1,530,000
80
NBA Pacers–Warriors
1,520,000
81
NBA Lakers–Nets
1,520,000
82
NBA Warriors–Bucks
1,510,000
83
NBA Bucks–Mavericks
1,500,000
84
NBA Bucks–Bulls
1,490,000
85
Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks
1,490,000
86
NBA Lakers–Clippers
1,480,000
87
NBA Nets–76ers
1,480,000
88
New York Knicks at Golden State Warriors
1,470,000
89
NBA Lakers–Suns
1,470,000
90
NBA Pelicans–Lakers
1,460,000
91
NBA Mavericks–Lakers
1,450,000
92
NBA Knicks–Grizzlies
1,450,000
93
NBA Suns–Mavericks
1,420,000
94
NBA Bucks–Jazz
1,410,000
95
Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns
1,400,000
96
NBA Lakers–Clippers
1,380,000
97
NBA Heat–Celtics
1,380,000
98
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,380,000
99
NBA Hawks–Mavericks
1,370,000
100
Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers
1,370,000
Top 100 of 152 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC