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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2019-12-29NBA Mavericks–Lakers1,060,000
2019-12-26Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz1,060,000
2019-12-26NBA Spurs–Mavericks1,180,000
2019-12-25LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers8,760,000
2019-12-20NBA Mavericks–76ers1,140,000
2019-12-19Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks2,780,000
2019-12-19NBA Rockets–Clippers1,880,000
2019-12-18NBA Heat–76ers1,070,000
2019-12-18Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks1,170,000
2019-12-13LA Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves1,240,000
2019-12-13Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat1,810,000
2019-12-11New Orleans Pelicans at Milwaukee Bucks1,060,000
2019-12-06Denver Nuggets at Boston Celtics1,110,000
2019-12-06Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers1,620,000
2019-12-04Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz506,000
2019-12-03Portland Trail Blazers at LA Clippers1,050,000
2019-12-03NBA Mavericks–Pelicans765,000
2019-11-27Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics1,760,000
2019-11-27NBA Lakers–Pelicans2,340,000
2019-11-22NBA Spurs–76ers1,060,000
2019-11-22Houston Rockets at LA Clippers1,660,000
2019-11-21NBA Pelicans–Suns723,000
2019-11-19NBA Thunder–Lakers712,000
2019-11-19NBA Trail Blazers–Pelicans684,000
2019-11-15Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors1,420,000
2019-11-15NBA Jazz–Grizzlies1,090,000
2019-11-14NBA Mavericks–Knicks909,000
2019-11-14NBA Nets–Nuggets766,000
2019-11-13NBA Clippers–Rockets1,660,000
2019-11-13NBA Warriors–Lakers1,990,000
2019-11-08Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards825,000
2019-11-06Milwaukee Bucks at LA Clippers1,290,000
2019-11-06NBA Warriors–Rockets1,490,000
2019-11-01NBA Lakers–Mavericks2,570,000
2019-11-01NBA Rockets–Nets1,420,000
2019-10-31NBA Nuggets–Pelicans784,000
2019-10-25Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers1,780,000
2019-10-25NBA Mavericks–Pelicans1,100,000
2019-10-24NBA Bucks–Rockets1,940,000
2019-10-24LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors2,260,000
2019-10-23NBA Celtics–76ers1,700,000
2019-10-23NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers1,350,000
2019-10-22Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers3,580,000
2019-10-22New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors2,250,000
2019-10-05Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors1,170,000
2019NBA Finals, Raptors vs Warriors6 games
2019-05-30NBA Finals Game 113,510,000
2019-06-02NBA Finals Game 214,050,000
2019-06-05NBA Finals Game 313,440,000
2019-06-07NBA Finals Game 413,160,000
2019-06-10NBA Finals Game 518,340,000
2019-06-13NBA Finals Game 618,340,000
2019-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 66,438,000
2019-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,234,000
2019-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 45,299,000
2019-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 47,788,000
2019-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,158,000
2019-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 37,247,000
2019-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 24,394,000
2019-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 27,877,000
2019-05-15Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,488,000
2019-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 17,315,000
2019-04-24Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets3,370,000
2019-04-20Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz3,190,000
2019-04-17Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets2,580,000
2019-04-10NBA Jazz–Clippers846,000
2019-04-10NBA Magic–Hornets873,000
2019-04-09NBA Celtics–Wizards647,000
2019-04-09NBA Rockets–Thunder1,330,000
2019-04-07Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves1,660,000
2019-04-05NBA Celtics–Pacers979,000
2019-04-05NBA Trail Blazers–Nuggets952,000
2019-04-02Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors1,660,000
2019-03-27Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder1,290,000
2019-03-20NBA Celtics–76ers1,470,000
2019-03-18NBA Pacers–Trail Blazers1,160,000
2019-03-18Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs1,750,000
2019-03-17NBA 76ers–Bucks1,950,000
2019-03-17NBA Timberwolves–Rockets1,320,000
2019-03-16NBA Warriors–Thunder2,700,000
2019-03-14NBA Lakers–Raptors1,090,000
2019-03-14NBA Mavericks–Nuggets931,000
2019-03-13NBA Nets–Thunder1,020,000
2019-03-13NBA Warriors–Rockets2,420,000
2019-03-12NBA Spurs–Mavericks914,000
2019-03-10NBA Pacers–76ers1,880,000
2019-03-09NBA Celtics–Lakers3,070,000
2019-03-08NBA 76ers–Rockets1,530,000
2019-03-08NBA Nuggets–Warriors2,000,000
2019-03-07NBA Thunder–Trail Blazers1,520,000
2019-03-06NBA 76ers–Bulls1,430,000
2019-03-06NBA Nuggets–Lakers1,740,000
2019-03-05NBA Celtics–Warriors2,050,000
2019-03-05NBA Rockets–Raptors1,380,000
2019-03-03Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics2,520,000
2019-03-02NBA Warriors–76ers3,630,000
2019-03-01NBA Bucks–Lakers2,100,000
2019-03-01NBA Trail Blazers–Raptors1,410,000
2019-02-28NBA 76ers–Thunder1,630,000
2019-02-27NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics1,400,000
2019-02-27NBA Pelicans–Lakers1,610,000