Ratings Reference
Leagues

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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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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2019-02-26NBA Celtics–Raptors1,250,000
2019-02-26NBA Thunder–Nuggets1,100,000
2019-02-23NBA Rockets–Warriors3,420,000
2019-02-22NBA Jazz–Thunder1,730,000
2019-02-22NBA Spurs–Raptors1,470,000
2019-02-21NBA Celtics–Bucks1,910,000
2019-02-21NBA Rockets–Lakers2,240,000
2019-02-17NBA All-Star Game6,800,000
2019-02-14NBA Thunder–Pelicans1,090,000
2019-02-13NBA Warriors–Trail Blazers1,660,000
2019-02-12NBA Celtics–76ers1,800,000
2019-02-12NBA Jazz–Warriors1,620,000
2019-02-10NBA Lakers–76ers3,860,000
2019-02-09Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets2,670,000
2019-02-08NBA Nuggets–76ers1,330,000
2019-02-07NBA Lakers–Celtics2,640,000
2019-02-07NBA Spurs–Trail Blazers1,380,000
2019-02-06NBA Wizards–Bucks1,240,000
2019-02-06NBA Spurs–Warriors1,580,000
2019-02-05NBA Raptors–76ers782,000
2019-02-05NBA Heat–Trail Blazers755,000
2019-02-03NBA Thunder–Celtics2,520,000
2019-02-02NBA Lakers–Warriors4,090,000
2019-02-01NBA Celtics–Knicks1,350,000
2019-02-01NBA Rockets–Nuggets1,540,000
2019-01-31NBA 76ers–Warriors2,300,000
2019-01-31NBA Bucks–Raptors1,470,000
2019-01-30NBA Jazz–Trail Blazers1,010,000
2019-01-30NBA Pacers–Wizards903,000
2019-01-29NBA 76ers–Lakers1,560,000
2019-01-29NBA Pelicans–Rockets1,110,000
2019-01-27NBA Bucks–Thunder1,790,000
2019-01-26NBA Warriors–Celtics4,290,000
2019-01-25NBA Raptors–Rockets1,490,000
2019-01-24NBA Warriors–Wizards1,710,000
2019-01-23NBA Spurs–76ers1,460,000
2019-01-23NBA Nuggets–Jazz1,230,000
2019-01-21NBA Rockets–76ers1,920,000
2019-01-21NBA Pelicans–Grizzlies665,000
2019-01-21NBA Warriors–Lakers2,470,000
2019-01-19NBA Thunder–76ers2,060,000
2019-01-19NBA Lakers–Rockets3,390,000
2019-01-18NBA Warriors–Clippers2,040,000
2019-01-17NBA 76ers–Pacers1,070,000
2019-01-17NBA Lakers–Thunder1,930,000
2019-01-16NBA Raptors–Celtics1,780,000
2019-01-16NBA Pelicans–Warriors1,660,000
2019-01-11NBA Lakers–Jazz1,370,000
2019-01-11NBA Pacers–Knicks1,030,000
2019-01-10NBA Celtics–Heat1,170,000
2019-01-10NBA Thunder–Spurs1,450,000
2019-01-09NBA Bucks–Rockets1,730,000
2019-01-09NBA Pistons–Lakers1,460,000
2019-01-04NBA Thunder–Trail Blazers1,390,000
2019-01-03NBA Raptors–Spurs1,810,000
2019-01-03NBA Rockets–Warriors2,390,000
2019-01-02NBA Thunder–Lakers1,770,000