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

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2020-03-04NBA Pacers–Bucks839,000
2020-03-04New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks1,470,000
2020-03-03NBA 76ers–Lakers1,450,000
2020-03-03NBA Nets–Celtics1,120,000
2020-03-01NBA 76ers–Clippers1,870,000
2020-03-01Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans2,690,000
2020-02-29NBA Rockets–Celtics2,350,000
2020-02-27Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors1,060,000
2020-02-27NBA Trail Blazers–Pacers883,000
2020-02-26NBA Celtics–Jazz945,000
2020-02-26NBA Grizzlies–Rockets940,000
2020-02-25New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers2,240,000
2020-02-23Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers3,590,000
2020-02-22NBA 76ers–Bucks1,710,000
2020-02-21NBA Nuggets–Thunder1,020,000
2020-02-20NBA Nets–76ers1,190,000
2020-02-20NBA Rockets–Warriors1,030,000
2020-02-16NBA All-Star Game7,300,000
2020-02-08Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors2,880,000
2020-02-07NBA Trail Blazers–Jazz1,130,000
2020-02-07NBA Raptors–Pacers992,000
2020-02-06NBA 76ers–Bucks1,690,000
2020-02-06Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers2,260,000
2020-02-05NBA Magic–Celtics997,000
2020-02-05NBA Heat–Clippers1,170,000
2020-02-04NBA Bucks–Pelicans1,250,000
2020-02-04NBA Spurs–Lakers1,400,000
2020-02-02New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets1,990,000
2020-01-31Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers4,410,000
2020-01-31Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets1,530,000
2020-01-30NBA Jazz–Nuggets802,000
2020-01-29NBA Pistons–Nets876,000
2020-01-29NBA Rockets–Trail Blazers1,150,000
2020-01-28NBA Celtics–Heat1,250,000
2020-01-26Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans2,240,000
2020-01-25NBA Lakers–76ers2,990,000
2020-01-23NBA Lakers–Nets1,630,000
2020-01-22NBA 76ers–Raptors1,150,000
2020-01-22San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans2,360,000
2020-01-20Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics2,020,000
2020-01-20NBA Pelicans–Grizzlies651,000
2020-01-20NBA Warriors–Trail Blazers1,210,000
2020-01-18LA Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans1,470,000
2020-01-18Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets2,920,000
2020-01-17NBA Bulls–76ers968,000
2020-01-17Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks1,120,000
2020-01-16Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks1,280,000
2020-01-16NBA Nuggets–Warriors873,000
2020-01-15NBA Nets–76ers934,000
2020-01-15NBA Trail Blazers–Rockets1,130,000
2020-01-10NBA Pelicans–Knicks948,000
2020-01-10Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks1,790,000
2020-01-09NBA Celtics–76ers1,060,000
2020-01-09NBA Rockets–Thunder1,580,000
2020-01-08NBA Bucks–Warriors1,020,000
2020-01-08Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks1,040,000
2020-01-03NBA 76ers–Rockets1,580,000
2020-01-03NBA Pelicans–Lakers1,660,000
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