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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2018-03-28NBA 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
2018-03-07NBA Cavaliers–Nuggets1,400,000
2018-03-07NBA Raptors–Pistons1,200,000
2018-03-06NBA Pelicans–Clippers1,200,000
2018-03-06NBA Rockets–Thunder1,900,000
2018-03-04NBA 76ers–Bucks1,300,000
2018-03-03NBA Celtics–Rockets3,200,000
2018-03-02NBA Raptors–Wizards1,100,000
2018-03-01NBA 76ers–Cavaliers2,000,000
2018-02-28NBA Rockets–Clippers1,350,000
2018-02-28NBA Warriors–Wizards2,000,000
2018-02-27NBA Wizards–Bucks1,100,000
2018-02-27NBA Clippers–Nuggets798,000
2018-02-25NBA 76ers–Wizards1,400,000
2018-02-25NBA Spurs–Cavaliers3,000,000
2018-02-24NBA Thunder–Warriors4,100,000
2018-02-23NBA Mavericks–Lakers1,370,000
2018-02-22NBA Wizards–Cavaliers2,100,000
2018-02-22NBA Clippers–Warriors1,600,000
2018-02-18NBA All-Star Game7,650,000
2018-02-11NBA Cavaliers–Celtics4,600,000
2018-02-10NBA Spurs–Warriors2,800,000
2018-02-09NBA Clippers–Pistons1,200,000
2018-02-08NBA Celtics–Wizards1,600,000
2018-02-07NBA Spurs–Suns1,100,000
2018-02-06NBA Wizards–76ers1,200,000
2018-02-06NBA Thunder–Warriors2,500,000
2018-02-04NBA Lakers–Thunder2,500,000
2018-02-03NBA Rockets–Cavaliers3,000,000
2018-02-02NBA Heat–76ers1,300,000
2018-02-02NBA Warriors–Kings1,800,000
2018-02-01NBA Thunder–Nuggets1,300,000
2018-02-01NBA Rockets–Spurs1,440,000
2018-01-31NBA Knicks–Celtics1,500,000
2018-01-31NBA Mavericks–Suns968,000
2018-01-30NBA Cavaliers–Pistons1,400,000
2018-01-30NBA Trail Blazers–Clippers996,000
2018-01-28NBA 76ers–Thunder2,100,000
2018-01-27NBA Celtics–Warriors4,678,000
2018-01-26NBA Rockets–Pelicans1,500,000
2018-01-25NBA Wizards–Thunder1,600,000
2018-01-24NBA Celtics–Clippers1,250,000
2018-01-24NBA Rockets–Mavericks1,280,000
2018-01-23NBA Cavaliers–Spurs2,000,000
2018-01-23NBA Celtics–Lakers1,500,000
2018-01-20NBA Thunder–Cavaliers2,800,000
2018-01-20NBA Warriors–Rockets4,500,000
2018-01-19NBA Knicks–Jazz1,000,000
2018-01-19NBA Wizards–Pistons1,160,000
2018-01-18NBA 76ers–Celtics1,200,000
2018-01-17NBA Nuggets–Clippers1,100,000
2018-01-17NBA Lakers–Thunder1,500,000
2018-01-15NBA Warriors–Cavaliers4,700,000
2018-01-15NBA Rockets–Clippers1,900,000
2018-01-15NBA Lakers–Grizzlies1,000,000
2018-01-14NBA Trail Blazers–Timberwolves1,100,000
2018-01-12NBA Warriors–Bucks1,800,000
2018-01-12NBA Rockets–Suns1,300,000
2018-01-11NBA Cavaliers–Raptors1,800,000
2018-01-11NBA Spurs–Lakers1,600,000
2018-01-05NBA Wizards–Grizzlies1,300,000
2018-01-04NBA Thunder–Clippers1,500,000
2018-01-04NBA Warriors–Rockets2,900,000
2018-01-03NBA Cavaliers–Celtics3,200,000
2018-01-03NBA Thunder–Lakers1,950,000
2018-01-02NBA Trail Blazers–Cavaliers744,000
2017-12-28NBA 76ers–Trail Blazers1,300,000
2017-12-28NBA Rockets–Celtics1,700,000
2017-12-22NBA Clippers–Rockets1,700,000
2017-12-22NBA Lakers–Warriors2,300,000
2017-12-21NBA Spurs–Jazz1,300,000
2017-12-20NBA Lakers–Rockets586,000
2017-12-18NBA Warriors–Lakers622,000
2017-12-15NBA Thunder–76ers1,900,000
2017-12-15NBA Spurs–Rockets1,900,000
2017-12-14NBA Mavericks–Warriors1,400,000
2017-12-13NBA Hornets–Rockets1,500,000
2017-12-13NBA Thunder–Pacers1,500,000
2017-12-12NBA 76ers–Timberwolves1,700,000
2017-12-12NBA Lakers–Knicks1,800,000
2017-12-08NBA Celtics–Spurs2,100,000
2017-12-07NBA Lakers–76ers1,300,000
2017-12-07NBA Rockets–Jazz941,000
2017-12-06NBA Timberwolves–Clippers1,000,000
2017-12-06NBA Warriors–Hornets1,600,000
2017-11-28NBA Nuggets–Jazz880,000