Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2025
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.
215
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2025
1
NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs Thunder
16,610,000
2
NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs Thunder
16,350,000
3
NBA Finals Game 5 - Pacers vs Thunder
9,540,000
4
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers
9,410,000
5
NBA Finals Game 4 - Pacers vs Thunder
9,400,000
6
NBA Finals Game 6 - Pacers vs Thunder
9,280,000
7
NBA Finals Game 3 - Pacers vs Thunder
9,190,000
8
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers
9,190,000
9
NBA Finals Game 1 - Pacers vs Thunder
8,910,000
10
NBA Finals Game 2 - Pacers vs Thunder
8,760,000
11
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 - Knicks vs Pacers
8,120,000
12
Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves
7,350,000
13
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers
7,100,000
14
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 - Knicks vs Pacers
6,720,000
15
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
6,710,000
16
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 - Knicks vs Pacers
6,700,000
17
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 - Knicks vs Pacers
6,700,000
18
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
6,630,000
19
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks
6,600,000
20
Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors
6,570,000
21
Western Conference Finals Game 4 - Thunder vs Timberwolves
6,530,000
22
NBA Cavaliers–Knicks
6,370,000
23
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
6,340,000
24
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
6,130,000
25
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
6,100,000
26
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets
6,010,000
27
NBA Rockets–Thunder
5,900,000
28
Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers
5,838,000
29
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
5,730,000
30
NBA Rockets–Lakers
5,400,000
31
Western Conference Finals Game 1 - Thunder vs Timberwolves
5,360,000
32
Western Conference Finals Game 3 - Thunder vs Timberwolves
5,260,000
33
Western Conference Finals Game 2 - Thunder vs Timberwolves
5,160,000
34
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
5,100,000
35
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
5,080,000
36
New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
4,960,000
37
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets
4,890,000
38
NBA All-Star Game
4,720,000
39
Western Conference Finals Game 5 - Thunder vs Timberwolves
4,620,000
40
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
4,610,000
41
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
4,610,000
42
New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
4,580,000
43
New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
4,260,000
44
Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks
4,120,000
45
Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers
4,040,000
46
Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers
3,910,000
47
Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers
3,840,000
48
Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic
3,780,000
49
LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets
3,780,000
50
Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers
3,680,000
51
LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets
3,640,000
52
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
3,640,000
53
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
3,600,000
54
New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons
3,480,000
55
Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers
3,440,000
56
Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers
3,420,000
57
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
3,390,000
58
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
3,160,000
59
San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks
3,070,000
60
NBA Lakers–Warriors
3,050,000
61
Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks
2,950,000
62
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
2,900,000
63
NBA Lakers–Nuggets
2,870,000
64
Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks
2,740,000
65
NBA Knicks–Warriors
2,730,000
66
Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks
2,640,000
67
Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves
2,540,000
68
Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks
2,510,000
69
NBA Mavericks–Lakers
2,500,000
70
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
2,500,000
71
NBA Spurs–Mavericks
2,490,000
72
NBA Warriors–76ers
2,460,000
73
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder
2,433,000
74
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
2,420,000
75
Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers
2,370,000
76
New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons
2,280,000
77
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
2,260,000
78
NBA Knicks–Celtics
2,240,000
79
Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics
2,240,000
80
NBA Cavaliers–Knicks
2,170,000
81
Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic
2,110,000
82
Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls
2,070,000
83
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
2,031,000
84
NBA Suns–Mavericks
2,030,000
85
NBA Jazz–Lakers
2,010,000
86
NBA Knicks–Lakers
2,000,000
87
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers
1,980,000
88
Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,920,000
89
Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat
1,910,000
90
NBA Clippers–Lakers
1,890,000
91
NBA Cavaliers–Bucks
1,890,000
92
NBA Thunder–Cavaliers
1,870,000
93
NBA Nuggets–Thunder
1,870,000
94
NBA Mavericks–Celtics
1,840,000
95
NBA Cavaliers–Celtics
1,810,000
96
Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks
1,800,000
97
NBA Magic–Cavaliers
1,770,000
98
Memphis Grizzlies at Cleveland Cavaliers
1,730,000
99
Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics
1,700,000
100
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
1,660,000
Top 100 of 215 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.