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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2023-02-25NBA Celtics–76ers2,380,000
2023-02-24NBA Heat–Bucks1,097,000
2023-02-24NBA Thunder–Suns1,130,000
2023-02-23NBA Grizzlies–76ers1,440,000
2023-02-23Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers1,880,000
2023-02-19NBA All-Star Game4,590,000
2023-02-11Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors3,050,000
2023-02-07NBA Thunder–Lakers2,980,000
2023-02-07NBA Suns–Nets1,210,000
2023-02-05NBA 76ers–Knicks1,750,000
2023-02-04NBA Lakers–Pelicans1,220,000
2023-02-04NBA Mavericks–Warriors2,360,000
2023-02-02NBA Clippers–Bucks1,030,000
2023-02-02NBA Grizzlies–Cavaliers1,170,000
2023-02-01NBA Hawks–Suns855,000
2023-01-31NBA Lakers–Knicks1,700,000
2023-01-31New Orleans Pelicans at Denver Nuggets1,160,000
2023-01-28NBA Nuggets–76ers1,760,000
2023-01-28NBA Lakers–Celtics3,690,000
2023-01-28NBA Knicks–Nets2,450,000
2023-01-26NBA Knicks–Celtics1,640,000
2023-01-26NBA Mavericks–Suns1,280,000
2023-01-25NBA Nets–76ers1,460,000
2023-01-25NBA Grizzlies–Warriors1,670,000
2023-01-24NBA Celtics–Heat1,050,000
2023-01-24LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers1,310,000
2023-01-22Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors401,000
2023-01-19NBA Bulls–Pistons108,000
2023-01-18NBA Hawks–Mavericks1,220,000
2023-01-18NBA Timberwolves–Nuggets1,010,000
2023-01-17NBA 76ers–Clippers922,000
2023-01-17NBA Raptors–Bucks849,000
2023-01-16NBA Suns–Grizzlies805,000
2023-01-16NBA Heat–Hawks604,000
2023-01-14Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat1,350,000
2023-01-13NBA Nuggets–Clippers1,110,000
2023-01-13Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs1,360,000
2023-01-12Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets1,280,000
2023-01-12Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers1,420,000
2023-01-11NBA Bucks–Hawks955,000
2023-01-11NBA Suns–Nuggets876,000
2023-01-10Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors1,300,000
2023-01-06NBA Heat–Suns1,110,000
2023-01-06NBA Nets–Pelicans1,330,000
2023-01-05NBA Celtics–Mavericks1,270,000
2023-01-04NBA Bucks–Raptors1,030,000
2022-12-27New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks376,000
2022-12-25NBA 76ers–Knicks4,070,000
2022-12-25NBA Bucks–Celtics6,080,000
2022-12-25NBA Grizzlies–Warriors4,750,000
2022-12-25NBA Lakers–Mavericks4,380,000
2022-12-25NBA Suns–Nuggets2,520,000
2022-12-20Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks1,170,000
2022-12-13NBA Warriors–Bucks1,510,000
2022-12-13NBA Celtics–Lakers1,700,000
2022-12-10NBA Celtics–Warriors3,140,000
2022-12-09NBA Lakers–76ers1,380,000
2022-12-09NBA Bucks–Mavericks1,500,000
2022-12-07NBA Celtics–Suns1,220,000
2022-12-07NBA Hawks–Knicks1,020,000
2022-12-02NBA Bulls–Warriors1,590,000
2022-11-22NBA Nets–76ers1,480,000
2022-11-22NBA Lakers–Suns1,470,000
2022-11-18NBA Bucks–76ers1,340,000
2022-11-18New York Knicks at Golden State Warriors1,470,000
2022-11-16Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks1,490,000
2022-11-16NBA Warriors–Suns1,620,000
2022-11-11NBA Timberwolves–Grizzlies913,000
2022-11-09NBA Lakers–Clippers1,480,000
2022-11-09NBA Knicks–Nets1,230,000
2022-11-04NBA Bucks–Timberwolves1,120,000
2022-11-02Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers1,370,000
2022-11-01Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets1,260,000
2022-11-01NBA Timberwolves–Suns1,160,000
2022-10-28NBA Pacers–Wizards736,000
2022-10-28NBA Pelicans–Suns1,030,000
2022-10-27NBA Heat–Warriors658,000
2022-10-27NBA Mavericks–Nets547,000
2022-10-26NBA Lakers–Nuggets1,820,000
2022-10-25NBA Mavericks–Pelicans1,610,000
2022-10-25NBA Warriors–Suns2,320,000
2022-10-20LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers2,100,000
2022-10-19NBA Knicks–Grizzlies1,450,000
2022-10-19Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns1,630,000
2022-10-18NBA 76ers–Celtics2,980,000
2022-10-18NBA Lakers–Warriors3,550,000
2022-10-06Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets648,000
2022NBA Finals, Celtics vs Warriors6 games
2022-06-02NBA Finals Game 111,900,000
2022-06-05NBA Finals Game 211,910,000
2022-06-08NBA Finals Game 311,520,000
2022-06-10NBA Finals Game 412,060,000
2022-06-13NBA Finals Game 513,030,000
2022-06-16NBA Finals Game 613,990,000
2022-06-13Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors13,030,000
2022-06-08Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics11,520,000
2022-06-05Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors11,910,000
2022-06-02Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors11,900,000
2022-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 79,880,000
2022-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 67,188,000
2022-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 56,793,000