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

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

Methodology →
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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1995-02-12NBA All-Star Game15,780,000
1994NBA Finals - Knicks vs Rockets7 games
1994-06-08NBA Finals Game 1
1994-06-10NBA Finals Game 2
1994-06-12NBA Finals Game 3
1994-06-15NBA Finals Game 4
1994-06-17NBA Finals Game 5
1994-06-19NBA Finals Game 6
1994-06-22NBA Finals Game 7
1994-02-13NBA All-Star Game13,670,000
1993NBA Finals - Bulls vs Suns6 games
1993-06-09NBA Finals Game 1
1993-06-11NBA Finals Game 2
1993-06-13NBA Finals Game 3
1993-06-16NBA Finals Game 4
1993-06-18NBA Finals Game 5
1993-06-20NBA Finals Game 632,100,000
1993-02-21NBA All-Star Game22,910,000
1992NBA Finals - Bulls vs Trail Blazers6 games
1992-06-03NBA Finals Game 1
1992-06-05NBA Finals Game 2
1992-06-07NBA Finals Game 3
1992-06-10NBA Finals Game 4
1992-06-12NBA Finals Game 5
1992-06-14NBA Finals Game 6
1992-02-09NBA All-Star Game18,830,000
1991NBA Finals - Bulls vs Lakers5 games
1991-06-02NBA Finals Game 1
1991-06-05NBA Finals Game 2
1991-06-07NBA Finals Game 3
1991-06-09NBA Finals Game 4
1991-06-12NBA Finals Game 5
1991-02-10NBA All-Star Game10,610,000
1990NBA Finals - Pistons vs Trail Blazers5 games
1990-06-05NBA Finals Game 1
1990-06-07NBA Finals Game 2
1990-06-10NBA Finals Game 3
1990-06-12NBA Finals Game 4
1990-06-14NBA Finals Game 5
1990-02-11NBA All-Star Game13,200,000
1989NBA Finals - Lakers vs Pistons4 games
1989-06-06NBA Finals Game 1
1989-06-08NBA Finals Game 2
1989-06-11NBA Finals Game 3
1989-06-13NBA Finals Game 4
1988NBA Finals - Lakers vs Pistons7 games
1988-06-07NBA Finals Game 1
1988-06-09NBA Finals Game 2
1988-06-12NBA Finals Game 3
1988-06-14NBA Finals Game 4
1988-06-16NBA Finals Game 5
1988-06-19NBA Finals Game 6
1988-06-21NBA Finals Game 7
1987NBA Finals - Celtics vs Lakers6 games
1987-06-02NBA Finals Game 1
1987-06-04NBA Finals Game 2
1987-06-07NBA Finals Game 3
1987-06-09NBA Finals Game 4
1987-06-11NBA Finals Game 5
1987-06-14NBA Finals Game 6
1986NBA Finals - Celtics vs Rockets6 games
1986-05-26NBA Finals Game 1
1986-05-29NBA Finals Game 2
1986-06-01NBA Finals Game 3
1986-06-03NBA Finals Game 4
1986-06-05NBA Finals Game 5
1986-06-08NBA Finals Game 6
1985NBA Finals - Celtics vs Lakers4 games
1985-05-30NBA Finals Game 2
1985-06-05NBA Finals Game 4
1985-06-07NBA Finals Game 5
1985-06-09NBA Finals Game 6
1984NBA Finals - Celtics vs Lakers4 games
1984-05-31NBA Finals Game 2
1984-06-06NBA Finals Game 4
1984-06-08NBA Finals Game 5
1984-06-12NBA Finals Game 7
1983-05-26NBA Finals Game 2

Seasons

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