Ratings Reference
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NBA

1,829 telecasts with figures · 1,973 published claims
1,829
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-28

Top events · NBA

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1
NBA Finals Game 5
2026-06-13 · ABC
24,540,000
NBA
2
NBA Finals Game 3
2026-06-08 · ABC
23,790,000
NBA
3
NBA Finals Game 4
2026-06-10 · ABC
20,940,000
NBA
4
NBA Finals Game 1
2026-06-03 · ABC
16,930,000
NBA
5
NBA Finals Game 2
2026-06-05 · ABC
16,430,000
NBA
6
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
2026-05-30 · NBC · Peacock
15,900,000
NBA
7
NBA Thunder–Spurs
2026-05-28 · NBC
11,590,000
NBA
8
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
2026-05-02 · NBC · Peacock
10,990,000
NBA
9
NBA Thunder–Spurs
2026-05-18 · NBC · Peacock
9,200,000
NBA
10
San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves
2026-05-10 · NBC · Peacock
7,900,000
NBA

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Jazz
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
78 telecasts
2
Bulls
NBA Finals Game 5 · 1998-06-12
30,600,000
41 telecasts
3
Suns
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks · 2021-07-20
12,520,000
139 telecasts
4
Warriors
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
288 telecasts
5
Cavaliers
NBA Finals Game 3 · 2017-06-07
20,050,000
136 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
93 telecasts
2
ABC
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
365 telecasts
3
TNT
Western Conference Finals Game 7 · 2016-05-30
15,996,000
635 telecasts
4
ESPN
Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 · 2018-05-27
13,591,000
655 telecasts
5
CBS
NBA All-Star Game · 1990-02-11
13,200,000
1 telecast

Telecasts with figures

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telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2026-06-13NBA Finals Game 524,540,000
2026-06-10NBA Finals Game 420,940,000
2026NBA Finals - Knicks vs Spurs2 games
2026-06-05NBA Finals Game 216,430,000
2026-06-08NBA Finals Game 323,790,000
2026-06-03NBA Finals Game 116,930,000
2026-05-30San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder15,900,000
2026-05-28NBA Thunder–Spurs11,590,000
2026-05-22Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs7,030,000
2026-05-21NBA Cavaliers–Knicks7,100,000
2026-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 27,770,000
2026-05-19Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks7,100,000
2026-05-18NBA Thunder–Spurs9,200,000
2026-05-17Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons6,530,000
2026-05-11Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers7,010,000
2026-05-10New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers5,700,000
2026-05-10San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves7,900,000
2026-05-09Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers5,900,000
2026-05-07Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder5,080,000
2026-05-05Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder6,800,000
2026-05-04NBA Knicks–Sixers6,300,000
2026-05-02Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics10,990,000
2026-05-01Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets4,450,000
2026-04-30Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves4,380,000
2026-04-29Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers3,810,000
2026-04-28Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics3,070,000
2026-04-28NBA Knicks–Hawks3,800,000
2026-04-27Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic5,400,000
2026-04-27NBA Timberwolves–Nuggets3,900,000
2026-04-26Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers5,330,000
2026-04-26NBA Rockets–Lakers6,200,000
2026-04-25New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks5,300,000
2026-04-25Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves3,770,000
2026-04-25Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns3,300,000
2026-04-21Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers3,760,000
2026-04-21Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs3,840,000
2026-04-20Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks3,880,000
2026-04-20Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets3,300,000
2026-04-19Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs4,970,000
2026-04-18Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers5,200,000
2026-04-17Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns3,650,000
2026-04-14Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets3,070,000
2026-04-08Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs1,230,000
2026-04-05NBA Lakers–Mavericks3,020,000
2026-04-05NBA Rockets–Warriors2,440,000
2026-04-04San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets960,000
2026-03-29NBA Warriors–Nuggets2,370,000
2026-03-28Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves1,590,000
2026-03-22Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics1,880,000
2026-03-15Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks2,230,000
2026-03-14Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers1,380,000
2026-03-08NBA Celtics–Cavaliers2,410,000
2026-03-08NBA Knicks–Lakers3,340,000
2026-03-07Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder1,900,000
2026-03-06NBA Mavericks–Celtics1,690,000
2026-03-06NBA Clippers–Spurs1,120,000
2026-03-05NBA Lakers–Nuggets1,390,000
2026-03-04NBA Thunder–Knicks1,580,000
2026-03-01Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics2,620,000
2026-02-28Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors1,460,000
2026-02-22NBA Celtics–Lakers4,520,000
2026-02-21Houston Rockets at New York Knicks1,990,000
2026-02-20LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers1,410,000
2026-02-15NBA All-Star Game6,730,000
2026-02-07Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers2,470,000
2026-02-01NBA Lakers–Knicks3,600,000
2026-02-01Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets2,290,000
2026-01-31Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets1,430,000
2026-01-24Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks2,570,000
2025-12-25NBA Cavaliers–Knicks6,370,000
2025-12-25NBA Rockets–Lakers5,400,000
2025-12-25Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors6,100,000
2025-12-25Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets2,290,000
2025-12-16San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks3,070,000
2025-12-09New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors1,140,000
2025-11-26Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors2,031,000
2025-11-26Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder2,433,000
2025-11-19Houston Rockets at Cleveland Cavaliers1,390,000
2025-11-14NBA Warriors–Spurs1,430,000
2025-11-12Orlando Magic at New York Knicks1,310,000
2025-11-05Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks1,380,000
2025-10-31NBA Celtics–76ers961,000
2025-10-31NBA Lakers–Grizzlies1,200,000
2025-10-29NBA Cavaliers–Celtics1,280,000
2025-10-29NBA Lakers–Timberwolves1,360,000
2025-10-24Boston Celtics at New York Knicks1,170,000
2025-10-23Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers1,980,000
2025-10-22NBA Cavaliers–Knicks2,170,000
2025-10-22NBA Spurs–Mavericks2,490,000
2025-10-21NBA Rockets–Thunder5,900,000
2025NBA Finals - Pacers vs Thunder4 games
2025-06-11NBA Finals Game 39,190,000
2025-06-13NBA Finals Game 49,400,000
2025-06-19NBA Finals Game 69,280,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,350,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,610,000
2025-06-16NBA Finals Game 59,540,000
2025-06-08NBA Finals Game 28,760,000
2025-06-05NBA Finals Game 18,910,000
2025-05-31Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,120,000
2025-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,720,000
2025-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 54,620,000