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 the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2021-05-07Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers1,170,000
2021-05-06Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers1,310,000
2021-05-06NBA Nets–Mavericks1,120,000
2021-05-04Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks1,120,000
2021-05-04NBA Raptors–Clippers976,000
2021-04-27NBA Mavericks–Warriors984,000
2021-04-25NBA Celtics–Hornets953,000
2021-04-24NBA Raptors–Knicks797,000
2021-04-24Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks1,890,000
2021-04-23NBA Celtics–Nets1,150,000
2021-04-23NBA Nuggets–Warriors1,450,000
2021-04-18Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat1,410,000
2021-04-18NBA Pelicans–Knicks1,020,000
2021-04-17Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics2,490,000
2021-04-17Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers1,090,000
2021-04-16NBA Clippers–76ers885,000
2021-04-16NBA Knicks–Mavericks1,170,000
2021-04-15NBA Bucks–Hawks800,000
2021-04-14NBA Nets–76ers1,100,000
2021-04-14NBA Mavericks–Grizzlies942,000
2021-04-12NBA 76ers–Mavericks853,000
2021-04-10Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets2,020,000
2021-04-07NBA Jazz–Suns1,160,000
2021-04-07NBA Pelicans–Nets1,000,000
2021-04-06NBA 76ers–Celtics782,000
2021-04-04NBA Lakers–Clippers1,760,000
2021-04-01NBA Nuggets–Clippers889,000
2021-03-31NBA Bucks–Lakers1,330,000
2021-03-31NBA Mavericks–Celtics1,070,000
2021-03-26NBA Celtics–Bucks940,000
2021-03-26NBA Hawks–Warriors918,000
2021-03-25NBA 76ers–Lakers1,080,000
2021-03-25NBA Trail Blazers–Heat826,000
2021-03-23Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans920,000
2021-03-17NBA Bucks–76ers931,000
2021-03-17NBA Clippers–Mavericks1,150,000
2021-03-11NBA Celtics–Nets1,150,000
2021-03-11NBA Warriors–Clippers1,250,000
2021-03-07NBA All-Star Game6,130,000
2021-03-04Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans1,060,000
2021-03-03NBA Nets–Rockets1,090,000
2021-03-03NBA Warriors–Trail Blazers1,320,000
2021-03-02NBA Clippers–Celtics1,220,000
2021-03-02Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers1,330,000
2021-02-28NBA Clippers–Bucks1,680,000
2021-02-27Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets1,850,000
2021-02-26NBA Pacers–Celtics949,000
2021-02-26NBA Trail Blazers–Lakers1,350,000
2021-02-25NBA Mavericks–76ers990,000
2021-02-25NBA Pelicans–Bucks1,190,000
2021-02-24Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz1,330,000
2021-02-24NBA Warriors–Pacers1,140,000
2021-02-23Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks1,030,000
2021-02-23NBA Trail Blazers–Nuggets1,140,000
2021-02-21Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans2,260,000
2021-02-21Brooklyn Nets at LA Clippers1,510,000
2021-02-20NBA Heat–Lakers2,200,000
2021-02-19NBA Bulls–76ers972,000
2021-02-19NBA Jazz–Clippers1,250,000
2021-02-18NBA Raptors–Bucks1,130,000
2021-02-18Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers1,940,000
2021-02-17NBA Rockets–76ers749,000
2021-02-17NBA Heat–Warriors1,050,000
2021-02-16NBA Pelicans–Grizzlies943,000
2021-02-16NBA Nets–Suns984,000
2021-02-14NBA Lakers–Nuggets1,270,000
2021-02-14NBA Trail Blazers–Mavericks1,150,000
2021-02-13Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors2,560,000
2021-02-12NBA Grizzlies–Lakers1,260,000
2021-02-12NBA Pelicans–Mavericks1,040,000
2021-02-11NBA Heat–Rockets1,070,000
2021-02-10NBA Bucks–Suns780,000
2021-02-09Boston Celtics at Utah Jazz893,000
2021-02-09NBA Rockets–Pelicans891,000
2021-02-06Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks2,230,000
2021-02-05NBA Celtics–Clippers1,290,000
2021-02-05NBA Raptors–Nets1,130,000
2021-02-04NBA Nuggets–Lakers1,370,000
2021-02-04Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks1,390,000
2021-02-03NBA Pacers–Bucks701,000
2021-02-03NBA Suns–Pelicans984,000
2021-02-02NBA Celtics–Warriors1,730,000
2021-02-02NBA Clippers–Nets1,660,000
2021-01-30Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics2,740,000
2021-01-29NBA Bucks–Pelicans1,130,000
2021-01-29NBA Mavericks–Jazz1,180,000
2021-01-28NBA Trail Blazers–Rockets1,100,000
2021-01-28NBA Warriors–Suns1,200,000
2021-01-27NBA Lakers–76ers1,780,000
2021-01-22NBA Celtics–76ers1,170,000
2021-01-22NBA Nuggets–Suns1,230,000
2021-01-21NBA Lakers–Bucks1,710,000
2021-01-20NBA Suns–Rockets901,000
2021-01-18NBA Bucks–Nets2,110,000
2021-01-18NBA Suns–Grizzlies727,000
2021-01-18NBA Warriors–Lakers2,320,000
2021-01-15NBA Mavericks–Bucks1,310,000
2021-01-15NBA Pelicans–Lakers1,640,000
2021-01-14Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets1,490,000
2021-01-13NBA Pelicans–Clippers987,000