Ratings Reference
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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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2017-10-17NBA Celtics–Cavaliers5,600,000
2017-10-17NBA Rockets–Warriors4,200,000
2017NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Warriors5 games
2017-06-01NBA Finals Game 118,700,000
2017-06-04NBA Finals Game 219,690,000
2017-06-07NBA Finals Game 320,050,000
2017-06-09NBA Finals Game 419,010,000
2017-06-12NBA Finals Game 524,470,000
2017-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,825,000
2017-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,017,000
2017-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 45,785,000
2017-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,997,000
2017-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 36,332,000
2017-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,096,000
2017-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,445,000
2017-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 25,775,000
2017-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 18,129,000
2017-04-12NBA Pelicans–Trail Blazers874,000
2017-04-10NBA Rockets–Clippers1,100,000
2017-04-10NBA Wizards–Pistons862,000
2017-04-08NBA Clippers–Spurs1,900,000
2017-04-06NBA Celtics–Hawks1,300,000
2017-04-05NBA Cavaliers–Celtics2,100,000
2017-04-05NBA Mavericks–Clippers1,300,000
2017-04-02NBA Celtics–Knicks1,900,000
2017-04-02NBA Jazz–Spurs2,500,000
2017-03-31NBA Rockets–Warriors2,200,000
2017-03-31NBA Spurs–Thunder1,600,000
2017-03-30NBA Cavaliers–Bulls2,000,000
2017-03-30NBA Rockets–Trail Blazers1,400,000
2017-03-29NBA Warriors–Spurs2,900,000
2017-03-28NBA Warriors–Rockets744,000
2017-03-27NBA Cavaliers–Spurs1,900,000
2017-03-27NBA Pelicans–Jazz942,000
2017-03-26NBA Thunder–Rockets1,500,000
2017-03-22NBA Hawks–Wizards1,000,000
2017-03-22NBA Knicks–Jazz903,000
2017-03-21NBA Bulls–Raptors1,100,000
2017-03-18NBA Cavaliers–Clippers1,600,000
2017-03-15NBA Bucks–Clippers1,200,000
2017-03-15NBA Trail Blazers–Spurs1,300,000
2017-03-12NBA Bulls–Celtics1,700,000
2017-03-11NBA Warriors–Spurs2,500,000
2017-03-09NBA Lakers–Suns1,100,000
2017-03-09NBA Spurs–Thunder1,600,000
2017-03-08NBA Celtics–Warriors2,000,000
2017-03-08NBA Pistons–Pacers994,000
2017-03-05NBA Warriors–Knicks3,300,000
2017-03-05NBA Thunder–Mavericks1,600,000
2017-03-04NBA Clippers–Bulls1,700,000
2017-03-03NBA Spurs–Pelicans1,800,000
2017-03-02NBA Warriors–Bulls2,700,000
2017-03-02NBA Thunder–Trail Blazers1,800,000
2017-03-01NBA Cavaliers–Celtics2,200,000
2017-03-01NBA Rockets–Clippers1,600,000
2017-02-27NBA Bucks–Cavaliers1,100,000
2017-02-27NBA Pacers–Rockets1,200,000
2017-02-25NBA Bulls–Cavaliers2,400,000
2017-02-24NBA Celtics–Raptors1,300,000
2017-02-24NBA Spurs–Clippers1,500,000
2017-02-19NBA All-Star Game7,750,000
2016-10-25New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers2,900,000
2016-10-25San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors3,500,000
2016NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Warriors7 games
2016-06-02NBA Finals Game 119,200,000
2016-06-05NBA Finals Game 217,490,000
2016-06-08NBA Finals Game 316,470,000
2016-06-10NBA Finals Game 416,570,000
2016-06-13NBA Finals Game 520,530,000
2016-06-16NBA Finals Game 620,700,000
2016-06-19NBA Finals Game 731,020,000
2016-05-30Western Conference Finals Game 715,996,000
2016-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 610,811,000
2016-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 65,711,000
2016-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 59,998,000
2016-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,462,000
2016-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 48,633,000
2016-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,142,000
2016-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 38,018,000
2016-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 35,393,000
2016-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,492,000
2016-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 27,573,000
2016-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,405,000
2016-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 18,706,000
2016-02-14NBA All-Star Game7,610,000
2015-10-27Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls3,460,000
2015-10-27New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors2,530,000
2015NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Warriors6 games
2015-06-04NBA Finals Game 117,770,000
2015-06-07NBA Finals Game 219,170,000
2015-06-09NBA Finals Game 318,770,000
2015-06-11NBA Finals Game 419,840,000
2015-06-14NBA Finals Game 520,860,000
2015-06-16NBA Finals Game 623,250,000
2015-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 58,887,000
2015-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,269,000
2015-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 48,280,000
2015-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 37,762,000
2015-05-23Western Conference Finals Game 35,676,000
2015-05-22Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,935,000
2015-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 26,866,000
2015-05-20Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,847,000
2015-05-19Western Conference Finals Game 16,848,000

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