Ratings Reference
Leagues

NBA

1,967 telecasts with figures · 2,138 published claims
1,967
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-26

Top events · NBA

Full chart
1
Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks
2026-10-20 · NBC
5,980,000
NBA
2
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
2026-10-20 · NBC
3,890,000
NBA
3
Minnesota Timberwolves at Miami Heat
2026-10-21 · ESPN
2,520,000
NBA
4
Cleveland Cavaliers at Philadelphia 76ers
2026-10-22 · ESPN
2,500,000
NBA
5
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
2026-10-21 · ESPN
2,460,000
NBA
6
Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons
2026-10-20 · NBC
1,980,000
NBA
7
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
2026-10-22 · ESPN
1,800,000
NBA

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Jazz
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
79 telecasts
2
Bulls
NBA Finals Game 5 · 1998-06-12
30,600,000
45 telecasts
3
Suns
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks · 2021-07-20
12,520,000
141 telecasts
4
Warriors
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
300 telecasts
5
Cavaliers
NBA Finals Game 3 · 2017-06-07
20,050,000
145 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
96 telecasts
2
ABC
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
379 telecasts
3
TNT
Western Conference Finals Game 7 · 2016-05-30
15,996,000
664 telecasts
4
ESPN
Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 · 2018-05-27
13,591,000
672 telecasts
5
CBS
NBA All-Star Game · 1990-02-11
13,200,000
1 telecast

Telecasts with figures

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date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

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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2020-08-23Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz1,870,000
2020-08-23Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets1,450,000
2020-08-22Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers3,830,000
2020-08-22Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder1,760,000
2020-08-20Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks1,630,000
2020-08-20Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers2,940,000
2020-08-19Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics1,710,000
2020-08-19Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers2,280,000
2020-08-18Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks1,010,000
2020-08-18Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers1,420,000
2020-08-18Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets1,980,000
2020-08-17Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics2,100,000
2020-08-15Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers1,920,000
2020-08-14Philadelphia 76ers at Houston Rockets1,040,000
2020-08-13NBA Spurs–Jazz740,000
2020-08-13NBA Mavericks–Suns525,000
2020-08-13Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets1,520,000
2020-08-12NBA Raptors–76ers674,000
2020-08-12NBA Clippers–Nuggets1,200,000
2020-08-11NBA Pelicans–Kings893,000
2020-08-11Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks928,000
2020-08-10NBA Nuggets–Lakers1,530,000
2020-08-09San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans1,160,000
2020-08-08NBA Clippers–Trail Blazers811,000
2020-08-08NBA Jazz–Nuggets1,090,000
2020-08-07NBA Magic–76ers623,000
2020-08-06NBA Heat–Bucks592,000
2020-08-06NBA Clippers–Mavericks1,060,000
2020-08-06Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets1,600,000
2020-08-05NBA Nets–Celtics1,020,000
2020-08-05NBA Thunder–Lakers1,190,000
2020-08-04NBA Celtics–Heat981,000
2020-08-03NBA Grizzlies–Pelicans1,020,000
2020-08-03NBA Lakers–Jazz1,600,000
2020-08-02Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets2,440,000
2020-08-02NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics1,660,000
2020-08-01New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers1,370,000
2020-08-01NBA Heat–Nuggets1,140,000
2020-08-01NBA Jazz–Thunder1,300,000
2020-08-01NBA Lakers–Raptors1,800,000
2020-07-30LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers3,350,000
2020-07-30NBA Jazz–Pelicans2,110,000
2020-03-11NBA Nuggets–Mavericks1,150,000
2020-03-10NBA Clippers–Warriors935,000
2020-03-10NBA Mavericks–Spurs840,000
2020-03-08Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers3,620,000
2020-03-07NBA 76ers–Warriors1,930,000
2020-03-06Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers2,430,000
2020-03-06NBA Heat–Pelicans1,510,000
2020-03-05NBA Clippers–Rockets1,530,000
2020-03-05NBA Raptors–Warriors1,860,000
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
2020-02-01Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics1,660,000
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

Seasons

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