Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2026
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.
82
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched NBA telecasts of 2026
1
NBA Finals Game 5 - Knicks vs Spurs
24,540,000
2
NBA Finals Game 3 - Knicks vs Spurs
23,790,000
3
NBA Finals Game 4 - Knicks vs Spurs
20,940,000
4
NBA Finals Game 1 - Knicks vs Spurs
16,930,000
5
NBA Finals Game 2 - Knicks vs Spurs
16,430,000
6
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
15,900,000
7
NBA Thunder–Spurs
11,590,000
8
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
10,990,000
9
NBA Thunder–Spurs
9,200,000
10
San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves
7,900,000
11
Western Conference Finals Game 2 - Spurs vs Thunder
7,770,000
12
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
7,100,000
13
NBA Cavaliers–Knicks
7,100,000
14
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
7,030,000
15
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers
7,010,000
16
Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder
6,800,000
17
NBA All-Star Game
6,730,000
18
Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons
6,530,000
19
NBA Knicks–Sixers
6,300,000
20
NBA Rockets–Lakers
6,200,000
21
Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks
5,980,000
22
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers
5,900,000
23
New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers
5,700,000
24
Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic
5,400,000
25
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
5,330,000
26
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks
5,300,000
27
San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves
5,220,000
28
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
5,200,000
29
Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder
5,080,000
30
Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs
4,970,000
31
NBA Celtics–Lakers
4,520,000
32
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
4,450,000
33
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves
4,380,000
34
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers
4,130,000
35
San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers
4,100,000
36
NBA Timberwolves–Nuggets
3,900,000
37
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
3,890,000
38
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks
3,880,000
39
Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs
3,840,000
40
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
3,810,000
41
NBA Knicks–Hawks
3,800,000
42
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves
3,770,000
43
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
3,760,000
44
Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns
3,650,000
45
NBA Lakers–Knicks
3,600,000
46
NBA Knicks–Lakers
3,340,000
47
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
3,300,000
48
Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns
3,300,000
49
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
3,070,000
50
NBA Lakers–Mavericks
3,020,000
51
Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors
2,940,000
52
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
2,620,000
53
Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets
2,580,000
54
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
2,570,000
55
Minnesota Timberwolves at Miami Heat
2,520,000
56
Cleveland Cavaliers at Philadelphia 76ers
2,500,000
57
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
2,470,000
58
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
2,460,000
59
NBA Rockets–Warriors
2,440,000
60
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves
2,440,000
61
NBA Celtics–Cavaliers
2,410,000
62
NBA Warriors–Nuggets
2,370,000
63
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets
2,290,000
64
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
2,230,000
65
Houston Rockets at New York Knicks
1,990,000
66
Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons
1,980,000
67
Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,900,000
68
Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics
1,880,000
69
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,800,000
70
NBA Mavericks–Celtics
1,690,000
71
Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves
1,590,000
72
NBA Thunder–Knicks
1,580,000
73
Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
1,510,000
74
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
1,460,000
75
Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
1,430,000
76
LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers
1,410,000
77
NBA Lakers–Nuggets
1,390,000
78
Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers
1,380,000
79
Cleveland Cavaliers at Philadelphia 76ers
1,250,000
80
Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs
1,230,000
81
NBA Clippers–Spurs
1,120,000
82
San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets
960,000
82 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:59 UTC