NBA 2024-25 season TV ratings & viewership
Every nationally televised NBA game of the 2024-25 season with its published Nielsen audience: 217 of 382 national windows that have aired carry a published figure, each sourced.
217
national windows with a figure
updated 2026-08-22
Most-watched telecasts of the 2024-25 season
| rank | telecast telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one. Methodology → | figure figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs Thunder2025-06-22 · ABC | 16,610,000 |
| 2 | NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs Thunder2025-06-22 · ABC | 16,350,000 |
| 3 | NBA Warriors–Kings2025-03-13 · NBC | 9,800,000 |
| 4 | NBA Finals Game 5 - Pacers vs Thunder2025-06-16 · ABC | 9,540,000 |
| 5 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers2025-06-13 · ABC | 9,410,000 |
| 6 | NBA Finals Game 4 - Pacers vs Thunder2025-06-13 · ABC | 9,400,000 |
| 7 | NBA Finals Game 6 - Pacers vs Thunder2025-06-19 · ABC | 9,280,000 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers2025-06-11 · ABC | 9,190,000 |
| 9 | NBA Finals Game 3 - Pacers vs Thunder2025-06-11 · ABC | 9,190,000 |
| 10 | NBA Finals Game 1 - Pacers vs Thunder2025-06-05 · ABC | 8,910,000 |
Top 10 of 224 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-16 02:36 UTC
Site-computed means by network
| networks | mean |
|---|---|
| ABC · ESPNmean of 5 published figures | 5,283,000 |
| ABCmean of 27 published figures | 5,003,259 |
| HBO Max · TNTmean of 10 published figures | 3,388,000 |
| HBO Max · TNT · truTVmean of 45 published figures | 2,504,844 |
| ESPNmean of 71 published figures | 1,983,718 |
| TNTmean of 13 published figures | 1,768,000 |
| TNT · truTVmean of 9 published figures | 1,637,556 |
| NBA TVmean of 35 published figures | 319,857 |
Mean of the chart-eligible Nielsen average figures per network set this season, computed by this site. Not a network's own season average.
Every national window with a figure
October 2024
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | Golden State Warriors at Sacramento KingsESPN | 534,000 |
| 2024-10-29 | NBA Mavericks–TimberwolvesTNT | 1,070,000 |
28 more national windows, no figure on record
November 2024
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-08 | NBA 76ers–LakersESPN | 1,410,000 |
| 2024-11-08 | NBA Suns–MavericksESPN | 1,310,000 |
| 2024-11-12 | NBA Knicks–76ersTNT | 1,710,000 |
| 2024-11-12 | NBA Mavericks–WarriorsTNT | 2,140,000 |
| 2024-11-13 | NBA Grizzlies–LakersESPN | 1,520,000 |
| 2024-11-13 | NBA Pelicans–ThunderESPN | 1,080,000 |
| 2024-11-19 | NBA Cavaliers–CelticsTNT · truTV | 1,940,000 |
| 2024-11-19 | NBA Thunder–SpursTNT | 1,250,000 |
| 2024-11-20 | NBA Bulls–BucksESPN | 1,220,000 |
| 2024-11-20 | NBA Knicks–SunsESPN | 1,060,000 |
| 2024-11-22 | NBA Mavericks–NuggetsESPN | 1,410,000 |
| 2024-11-22 | NBA Warriors–PelicansESPN | 1,380,000 |
| 2024-11-26 | NBA Bucks–HeatTNT | 1,030,000 |
| 2024-11-26 | NBA Lakers–SunsTNT | 1,400,000 |
| 2024-11-27 | NBA Knicks–MavericksESPN | 1,330,000 |
| 2024-11-27 | NBA Thunder–WarriorsESPN | 1,400,000 |
| 2024-11-29 | NBA Thunder–LakersESPN | 1,140,000 |
29 more national windows, no figure on record
December 2024
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-03 | NBA Warriors–NuggetsTNT | 1,100,000 |
| 2024-12-10 | NBA Mavericks–ThunderTNT · truTV | 1,490,000 |
| 2024-12-11 | NBA Hawks–KnicksESPN | 1,460,000 |
| 2024-12-17 | NBA Bucks–ThunderABC | 2,990,000 |
| 2024-12-25 | NBA 76ers–CelticsABC · ESPN | 5,242,000 |
| 2024-12-25 | NBA Spurs–KnicksABC · ESPN | 4,913,000 |
| 2024-12-25 | NBA Lakers–WarriorsABC · ESPN | 7,910,000 |
| 2024-12-25 | NBA Timberwolves–MavericksABC · ESPN | 4,450,000 |
| 2024-12-25 | NBA Nuggets–SunsABC · ESPN | 3,900,000 |
| 2024-12-28 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Charlotte HornetsNBA TV | 80,000 |
| 2024-12-28 | Phoenix Suns at Golden State WarriorsNBA TV | 180,000 |
| 2024-12-30 | New York Knicks at Washington WizardsNBA TV | 90,000 |
30 more national windows, no figure on record
January 2025
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | Boston Celtics at Minnesota TimberwolvesTNT | 980,000 |
| 2025-01-03 | New York Knicks at Oklahoma City ThunderNBA TV | 310,000 |
| 2025-01-04 | New York Knicks at Chicago BullsNBA TV | 160,000 |
| 2025-01-06 | Phoenix Suns at Philadelphia 76ersNBA TV | 370,000 |
| 2025-01-07 | Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas MavericksTNT | 1,030,000 |
| 2025-01-08 | NBA Spurs–BucksESPN | 1,380,000 |
| 2025-01-08 | NBA Thunder–CavaliersESPN | 1,870,000 |
| 2025-01-09 | Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando MagicNBA TV | 130,000 |
| 2025-01-10 | Oklahoma City Thunder at New York KnicksNBA TV | 140,000 |
| 2025-01-13 | Memphis Grizzlies at Houston RocketsNBA TV | 150,000 |
| 2025-01-14 | NBA Cavaliers–PacersTNT · truTV · HBO Max | 1,030,000 |
| 2025-01-14 | Denver Nuggets at Dallas MavericksTNT · truTV · HBO Max | 850,000 |
| 2025-01-15 | NBA Knicks–76ersESPN | 1,220,000 |
| 2025-01-15 | NBA Warriors–TimberwolvesESPN | 1,150,000 |
| 2025-01-16 | NBA Cavaliers–ThunderTNT · truTV | 1,360,000 |
| 2025-01-16 | NBA Rockets–KingsTNT · truTV · HBO Max | 981,000 |
| 2025-01-17 | NBA Magic–CelticsESPN | 1,150,000 |
| 2025-01-17 | NBA Grizzlies–SpursESPN | 1,130,000 |
| 2025-01-19 | Los Angeles Lakers at LA ClippersNBA TV | 310,000 |
| 2025-01-21 | NBA 76ers–NuggetsTNT · truTV · HBO Max | 840,000 |
| 2025-01-21 | NBA Knicks–NetsTNT · truTV · HBO Max | 979,000 |
| 2025-01-22 | NBA Warriors–KingsESPN | 1,090,000 |
| 2025-01-22 | NBA Timberwolves–MavericksESPN | 1,170,000 |
| 2025-01-23 | NBA Heat–BucksTNT · truTV · HBO Max | 1,050,000 |
| 2025-01-23 | NBA Celtics–LakersTNT · truTV | 1,200,000 |
| 2025-01-24 | New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis GrizzliesNBA TV | 420,000 |
| 2025-01-25 | NBA Lakers–WarriorsABC | 3,050,000 |
| 2025-01-25 | NBA Nuggets–TimberwolvesABC | 1,540,000 |
| 2025-01-25 | Indiana Pacers at San Antonio SpursESPN | 950,000 |
| 2025-01-27 | Detroit Pistons at Cleveland CavaliersNBA TV | 230,000 |
| 2025-01-27 | LA Clippers at Phoenix SunsNBA TV | 270,000 |
| 2025-01-28 | NBA Lakers–76ersTNT | 884,000 |
| 2025-01-29 | Denver Nuggets at New York KnicksESPN | 1,130,000 |
| 2025-01-29 | NBA Thunder–WarriorsESPN | 888,000 |
| 2025-01-30 | NBA Hawks–CavaliersTNT · truTV · HBO Max | 725,000 |
| 2025-01-30 | NBA Rockets–GrizzliesTNT · truTV | 908,000 |
| 2025-01-31 | NBA Nuggets–76ersESPN | 1,120,000 |
| 2025-01-31 | NBA Suns–WarriorsESPN | 1,170,000 |
13 more national windows, no figure on record
February 2025
5 more national windows, no figure on record
March 2025
21 more national windows, no figure on record
April 2025
29 more national windows, no figure on record
May 2025
9 more national windows, no figure on record
June 2025
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | NBA Finals Game 1 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 8,910,000 |
| 2025-06-08 | NBA Finals Game 2 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 8,760,000 |
| 2025-06-11 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana PacersABC | 9,190,000 |
| 2025-06-13 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana PacersABC | 9,410,000 |
| 2025-06-16 | NBA Finals Game 5 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 9,540,000 |
| 2025-06-22 | NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 16,610,000 |
1 more national window, no figure on record
On record outside the league schedule
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-22 | NBA Timberwolves–LakersTNT | 2,910,000 |
| 2024-10-23 | NBA Bucks–76ersESPN | 1,710,000 |
| 2024-10-24 | NBA Spurs–MavericksTNT | 1,450,000 |
| 2025-06-11 | NBA Finals Game 3 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 9,190,000 |
| 2025-06-13 | NBA Finals Game 4 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 9,400,000 |
| 2025-06-19 | NBA Finals Game 6 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 9,280,000 |
| 2025-06-22 | NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs ThunderABC | 16,350,000 |
Telecasts of this league and season that carry a figure and no league-schedule row; not counted in the coverage line.