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

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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
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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2021-12-25NBA Celtics–Bucks4,930,000
2021-12-25NBA Hawks–Knicks2,920,000
2021-12-25NBA Mavericks–Jazz1,520,000
2021-12-25NBA Nets–Lakers5,750,000
2021-12-25NBA Warriors–Suns5,190,000
2021-12-17Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics1,740,000
2021-12-17NBA Lakers–Timberwolves1,600,000
2021-12-15NBA Clippers–Jazz1,420,000
2021-12-15Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks1,880,000
2021-12-14Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks2,350,000
2021-12-14NBA Suns–Trail Blazers1,410,000
2021-12-11NBA Warriors–76ers3,070,000
2021-12-10Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns1,430,000
2021-12-10NBA Nets–Hawks1,260,000
2021-12-08NBA Bucks–Heat1,260,000
2021-12-08NBA Trail Blazers–Warriors1,640,000
2021-12-07NBA Celtics–Lakers1,630,000
2021-12-07NBA Nets–Mavericks1,320,000
2021-12-03NBA 76ers–Hawks1,210,000
2021-12-03NBA Suns–Warriors2,040,000
2021-11-30New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets1,750,000
2021-11-30NBA Warriors–Suns2,380,000
2021-11-24NBA 76ers–Warriors2,100,000
2021-11-24Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics1,490,000
2021-11-23Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks1,740,000
2021-11-23NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers1,350,000
2021-11-19Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics1,740,000
2021-11-17Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks1,470,000
2021-11-17NBA Mavericks–Suns1,360,000
2021-11-16NBA 76ers–Jazz1,260,000
2021-11-16Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets2,290,000
2021-11-12Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics1,180,000
2021-11-10NBA Heat–Lakers1,610,000
2021-11-09NBA Bucks–76ers1,290,000
2021-11-05NBA Knicks–Bucks1,240,000
2021-11-05NBA Pelicans–Warriors1,600,000
2021-11-03Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets1,300,000
2021-11-03NBA Hornets–Warriors1,760,000
2021-10-29NBA Mavericks–Nuggets937,000
2021-10-26NBA 76ers–Knicks1,430,000
2021-10-26Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz1,240,000
2021-10-22NBA Nets–76ers1,680,000
2021-10-22Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers2,090,000
2021-10-20Boston Celtics at New York Knicks1,960,000
2021-10-20Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns1,370,000
2021-10-19NBA Nets–Bucks2,160,000
2021-10-19Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers3,390,000
2021-07-20Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks12,520,000
2021NBA Finals, Bucks vs Suns6 games
2021-07-06NBA Finals Game 18,700,000
2021-07-08NBA Finals Game 29,590,000
2021-07-11NBA Finals Game 39,250,000
2021-07-14NBA Finals Game 410,460,000
2021-07-17NBA Finals Game 59,550,000
2021-07-20NBA Finals Game 612,780,000
2021-07-17Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,620,000
2021-07-14Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks10,250,000
2021-07-11Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks9,020,000
2021-07-08Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,380,000
2021-07-06Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns8,560,000
2021-07-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 65,385,000
2021-07-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 54,920,000
2021-06-30Western Conference Finals Game 65,932,000
2021-06-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 44,630,000
2021-06-28Western Conference Finals Game 55,740,000
2021-06-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 35,600,000
2021-06-26Western Conference Finals Game 45,687,000
2021-06-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 23,799,000
2021-06-24Western Conference Finals Game 35,330,000
2021-06-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,300,000
2021-06-22Western Conference Finals Game 25,324,000
2021-06-20Western Conference Finals Game 14,520,000
2021-06-19Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets6,910,000
2021-06-18Utah Jazz at LA Clippers4,660,000
2021-06-15Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets4,580,000
2021-06-13Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks4,030,000
2021-06-13Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets4,220,000
2021-06-12Utah Jazz at LA Clippers4,110,000
2021-06-11Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets3,960,000
2021-06-09Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns3,530,000
2021-06-07Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns3,690,000
2021-06-05Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets3,500,000
2021-06-04LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks3,610,000
2021-06-03Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers4,530,000
2021-06-02Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers3,360,000
2021-06-02Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks2,860,000
2021-05-30Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics3,470,000
2021-05-30Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers5,380,000
2021-05-29Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies2,890,000
2021-05-28New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks2,240,000
2021-05-27Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers3,720,000
2021-05-26Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks2,580,000
2021-05-24Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets2,550,000
2021-05-19San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies2,290,000
2021-05-18Charlotte Hornets at Indiana Pacers1,390,000
2021-05-16NBA Celtics–Knicks1,070,000
2021-05-16NBA Grizzlies–Warriors1,820,000
2021-05-16NBA Lakers–Pelicans502,000
2021-05-13NBA 76ers–Heat971,000
2021-05-13NBA Trail Blazers–Suns1,320,000
2021-05-12NBA Wizards–Hawks777,000