Ratings Reference
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NBA

1,657 telecasts with figures · 1,740 published claims
1,657
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-03

Top events · NBA

Full chart
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
75 telecasts
2
Bulls
NBA Finals Game 5 · 1998-06-12
30,600,000
33 telecasts
3
Suns
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks · 2021-07-20
12,520,000
130 telecasts
4
Warriors
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
271 telecasts
5
Cavaliers
NBA Finals Game 3 · 2017-06-07
20,050,000
116 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
91 telecasts
2
ABC
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
347 telecasts
3
TNT
Western Conference Finals Game 7 · 2016-05-30
15,996,000
576 telecasts
4
ESPN
Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 · 2018-05-27
13,591,000
601 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

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

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2018-12-27NBA 76ers–Jazz1,290,000
2018-12-27NBA Celtics–Rockets1,950,000
2018-12-21NBA Bucks–Celtics1,640,000
2018-12-21NBA Pelicans–Lakers1,870,000
2018-12-20NBA Mavericks–Clippers1,020,000
2018-12-20NBA Rockets–Heat1,110,000
2018-12-14NBA Pacers–76ers1,100,000
2018-12-14NBA Thunder–Nuggets1,300,000
2018-12-13NBA Lakers–Rockets1,320,000
2018-12-13NBA Mavericks–Suns711,000
2018-12-12NBA Thunder–Pelicans1,730,000
2018-12-12NBA Raptors–Warriors2,010,000
2018-12-07NBA 76ers–Pistons1,370,000
2018-12-07NBA Warriors–Bucks2,020,000
2018-12-06NBA Knicks–Celtics854,000
2018-12-06NBA Rockets–Jazz1,000,000
2018-12-05NBA 76ers–Raptors1,640,000
2018-12-05NBA Spurs–Lakers1,820,000
2018-11-30NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers923,000
2018-11-30NBA Rockets–Spurs964,000
2018-11-29NBA Clippers–Kings782,000
2018-11-29NBA Warriors–Raptors1,140,000
2018-11-21NBA Lakers–Cavaliers3,690,000
2018-11-21NBA Thunder–Warriors2,890,000
2018-11-16NBA Bulls–Bucks1,700,000
2018-11-16NBA Raptors–Celtics1,820,000
2018-11-15NBA Spurs–Clippers882,000
2018-11-15NBA Warriors–Rockets1,290,000
2018-11-14NBA Trail Blazers–Lakers2,070,000
2018-11-09NBA Celtics–Jazz1,350,000
2018-11-08NBA Bucks–Warriors1,570,000
2018-11-08NBA Rockets–Thunder1,120,000
2018-11-07NBA 76ers–Pacers1,520,000
2018-11-07NBA Timberwolves–Lakers2,210,000
2018-11-02NBA Thunder–Wizards1,360,000
2018-10-31NBA Pacers–Knicks1,370,000
2018-10-31NBA Spurs–Suns1,070,000
2018-10-29NBA Lakers–Timberwolves502,000
2018-10-25NBA Celtics–Thunder1,480,000
2018-10-25NBA Nuggets–Lakers1,950,000
2018-10-24NBA 76ers–Bucks1,200,000
2018-10-24NBA Mavericks–Hawks1,090,000
2018-10-22NBA Magic–Celtics290,000
2018-10-22NBA Spurs–Lakers674,000
2018-10-20NBA Rockets–Lakers3,360,000
2018-10-19NBA Celtics–Raptors1,818,000
2018-10-19NBA Warriors–Jazz2,270,000
2018-10-18NBA Bulls–76ers1,560,000
2018-10-18NBA Lakers–Trail Blazers3,310,000
2018-10-17NBA Mavericks–Suns1,210,000
2018-10-16NBA 76ers–Celtics2,950,000
2018-10-16NBA Thunder–Warriors2,720,000
2018NBA Finals, Cavaliers vs Warriors4 games
2018-05-31NBA Finals Game 117,670,000
2018-06-03NBA Finals Game 218,470,000
2018-06-06NBA Finals Game 317,850,000
2018-06-08NBA Finals Game 416,240,000
2018-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 714,929,000
2018-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 713,591,000
2018-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 69,471,000
2018-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,273,000
2018-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 59,322,000
2018-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 57,511,000
2018-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 48,372,000
2018-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,939,000
2018-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 37,797,000
2018-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,827,000
2018-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 27,563,000
2018-05-15Eastern Conference Finals Game 28,417,000
2018-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 18,902,000
2018-05-13Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,216,000
2018-04-11NBA Bucks–76ers1,000,000
2018-04-11NBA Jazz–Trail Blazers1,100,000
2018-04-10NBA Celtics–Wizards1,200,000
2018-04-10NBA Rockets–Lakers1,100,000
2018-04-09NBA Pelicans–Clippers681,000
2018-04-07NBA Thunder–Rockets2,700,000
2018-04-05NBA Wizards–Cavaliers1,700,000
2018-04-04NBA Celtics–Raptors1,294,000
2018-04-04NBA Spurs–Lakers1,287,000
2018-04-03NBA Spurs–Clippers1,000,000
2018-04-01NBA Rockets–Spurs2,300,000
2018-03-30NBA Pelicans–Cavaliers1,500,000
2018-03-30NBA Clippers–Trail Blazers917,000
2018-03-29NBA Bucks–Warriors1,370,000
2018-03-29NBA Thunder–Spurs1,500,000
2018-03-28NBA Celtics–Jazz1,200,000
2018-03-27NBA Bucks–Clippers874,000
2018-03-27NBA Cavaliers–Heat1,400,000
2018-03-21NBA Raptors–Cavaliers1,900,000
2018-03-21NBA Wizards–Spurs1,500,000
2018-03-20NBA Thunder–Celtics1,500,000
2018-03-20NBA Rockets–Trail Blazers1,600,000
2018-03-19NBA Warriors–Spurs1,900,000
2018-03-14NBA Wizards–Celtics1,700,000
2018-03-14NBA Lakers–Warriors1,900,000
2018-03-12NBA Heat–Trail Blazers1,100,000
2018-03-12NBA Spurs–Rockets1,300,000
2018-03-11NBA Cavaliers–Lakers2,200,000
2018-03-10NBA Spurs–Thunder2,200,000
2018-03-08NBA Spurs–Warriors2,100,000