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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2025-04-26Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors5,080,000
2025-04-19Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers5,838,000
2025-04-13NBA Clippers–Warriors1,550,000
2025-04-09Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings1,210,000
2025-04-03Memphis Grizzlies at Miami Heat1,010,000
2025-04-03Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers2,500,000
2025-03-16NBA Thunder–Bucks1,390,000
2025-03-16NBA Magic–Cavaliers1,770,000
2025-03-15NBA Knicks–Warriors2,730,000
2025-03-13NBA Warriors–Kings9,800,000
2025-03-12Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics1,700,000
2025-03-12Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets1,400,000
2025-03-09NBA Cavaliers–Bucks1,890,000
2025-03-09NBA Suns–Mavericks2,030,000
2025-03-09NBA Nuggets–Thunder1,870,000
2025-03-08Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics4,610,000
2025-03-06NBA 76ers–Celtics1,090,000
2025-03-06NBA Knicks–Lakers2,000,000
2025-03-05Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers1,040,000
2025-03-04NBA Clippers–Suns793,000
2025-03-04Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks1,200,000
2025-03-02NBA Thunder–Spurs1,190,000
2025-03-02NBA Timberwolves–Suns1,090,000
2025-03-01NBA Warriors–76ers2,460,000
2025-02-28NBA Cavaliers–Celtics1,810,000
2025-02-28NBA Clippers–Lakers1,890,000
2025-02-27Denver Nuggets at Milwaukee Bucks1,300,000
2025-02-26Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks1,000,000
2025-02-26NBA Spurs–Rockets880,000
2025-02-25NBA Mavericks–Lakers2,500,000
2025-02-23Memphis Grizzlies at Cleveland Cavaliers1,730,000
2025-02-23NBA Knicks–Celtics2,240,000
2025-02-23Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors2,900,000
2025-02-22NBA Lakers–Nuggets2,870,000
2025-02-21NBA Knicks–Cavaliers1,130,000
2025-02-21NBA Timberwolves–Rockets1,160,000
2025-02-20Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers1,040,000
2025-02-13Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves1,200,000
2025-02-12NBA Spurs–Celtics1,210,000
2025-02-11NBA Grizzlies–Suns1,100,000
2025-02-10NBA Warriors–Bucks555,000
2025-02-10NBA Jazz–Lakers2,010,000
2025-02-09Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks1,580,000
2025-02-08Boston Celtics at New York Knicks2,420,000
2025-02-08Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Lakers1,030,000
2025-02-07NBA 76ers–Pistons952,000
2025-02-06NBA Mavericks–Celtics1,840,000
2025-02-05NBA Spurs–Hawks1,190,000
2025-02-05NBA Suns–Thunder1,170,000
2025-02-04NBA Lakers–Clippers1,500,000
2025-02-02Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers1,660,000
2025-02-02NBA Grizzlies–Bucks1,480,000
2025-02-01Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks2,510,000
2025-01-31NBA Nuggets–76ers1,120,000
2025-01-31NBA Suns–Warriors1,170,000
2025-01-30NBA Hawks–Cavaliers725,000
2025-01-30NBA Rockets–Grizzlies908,000
2025-01-29NBA Thunder–Warriors888,000
2025-01-28NBA Lakers–76ers884,000
2025-01-25NBA Lakers–Warriors3,050,000
2025-01-25NBA Nuggets–Timberwolves1,540,000
2025-01-23NBA Heat–Bucks1,050,000
2025-01-23NBA Celtics–Lakers1,200,000
2025-01-22NBA Warriors–Kings1,090,000
2025-01-22NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks1,170,000
2025-01-21NBA 76ers–Nuggets840,000
2025-01-21NBA Knicks–Nets979,000
2025-01-17NBA Magic–Celtics1,150,000
2025-01-17NBA Grizzlies–Spurs1,130,000
2025-01-16NBA Cavaliers–Thunder1,360,000
2025-01-16NBA Rockets–Kings981,000
2025-01-15NBA Knicks–76ers1,220,000
2025-01-15NBA Warriors–Timberwolves1,150,000
2025-01-14NBA Cavaliers–Pacers1,030,000
2025-01-08NBA Spurs–Bucks1,380,000
2025-01-08NBA Thunder–Cavaliers1,870,000
2024-12-25NBA 76ers–Celtics5,242,000
2024-12-25NBA Spurs–Knicks4,913,000
2024-12-25NBA Lakers–Warriors7,910,000
2024-12-25NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks4,450,000
2024-12-25NBA Nuggets–Suns3,900,000
2024-12-17NBA Bucks–Thunder2,990,000
2024-12-11NBA Hawks–Knicks1,460,000
2024-12-10NBA Mavericks–Thunder1,490,000
2024-12-03NBA Warriors–Nuggets1,100,000
2024-11-29NBA Thunder–Lakers1,140,000
2024-11-27NBA Knicks–Mavericks1,330,000
2024-11-27NBA Thunder–Warriors1,400,000
2024-11-26NBA Bucks–Heat1,030,000
2024-11-26NBA Lakers–Suns1,400,000
2024-11-22NBA Mavericks–Nuggets1,410,000
2024-11-22NBA Warriors–Pelicans1,380,000
2024-11-20NBA Bulls–Bucks1,220,000
2024-11-20NBA Knicks–Suns1,060,000
2024-11-19NBA Cavaliers–Celtics1,940,000
2024-11-19NBA Thunder–Spurs1,250,000
2024-11-13NBA Grizzlies–Lakers1,520,000
2024-11-13NBA Pelicans–Thunder1,080,000
2024-11-12NBA Knicks–76ers1,710,000
2024-11-12NBA Mavericks–Warriors2,140,000