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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2021-01-13Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks1,180,000
2021-01-10NBA Heat–Celtics952,000
2021-01-08LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors1,590,000
2021-01-08NBA Hornets–Pelicans1,170,000
2021-01-07NBA 76ers–Nets1,140,000
2021-01-07NBA Mavericks–Nuggets993,000
2020-12-29NBA Pelicans–Suns1,150,000
2020-12-25Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks4,790,000
2020-12-25Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers7,010,000
2020-12-23NBA Bucks–Celtics2,000,000
2020-12-23Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns1,220,000
2020-12-22NBA Clippers–Lakers3,080,000
2020-12-22Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets2,700,000
2020-12-15Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings964,000
2020NBA Finals, Heat vs Lakers6 games
2020-09-30NBA Finals Game 17,690,000
2020-10-02NBA Finals Game 26,780,000
2020-10-04NBA Finals Game 36,080,000
2020-10-06NBA Finals Game 47,700,000
2020-10-09NBA Finals Game 59,190,000
2020-10-11NBA Finals Game 68,590,000
2020-10-04Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat5,940,000
2020-09-30Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers7,410,000
2020-09-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 63,450,000
2020-09-26Western Conference Finals Game 54,790,000
2020-09-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 54,539,000
2020-09-24Western Conference Finals Game 44,600,000
2020-09-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 44,480,000
2020-09-22Western Conference Finals Game 34,830,000
2020-09-20Western Conference Finals Game 23,277,000
2020-09-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 33,810,000
2020-09-18Western Conference Finals Game 15,112,000
2020-09-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 23,666,000
2020-09-15Eastern Conference Finals Game 14,220,000
2020-09-15Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers5,230,000
2020-09-11Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors4,690,000
2020-09-11Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers2,560,000
2020-09-09Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics3,430,000
2020-09-09LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets2,980,000
2020-09-08Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks2,960,000
2020-09-06Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat3,580,000
2020-09-06Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers5,430,000
2020-09-05Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics2,560,000
2020-09-03Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers2,580,000
2020-09-02Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets4,110,000
2020-09-01Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors1,880,000
2020-09-01Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets3,390,000
2020-08-31Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder2,840,000
2020-08-30Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors1,680,000
2020-08-30Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz1,980,000
2020-08-29Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks1,220,000
2020-08-29Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers2,920,000
2020-08-23LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks3,390,000
2020-08-23Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz1,870,000
2020-08-23Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets1,450,000
2020-08-22Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers3,830,000
2020-08-22Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder1,760,000
2020-08-20Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks1,630,000
2020-08-20Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers2,940,000
2020-08-19Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers2,280,000
2020-08-18Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks1,010,000
2020-08-18Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers3,450,000
2020-08-18Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets1,980,000
2020-08-15Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers1,920,000
2020-08-13NBA Spurs–Jazz740,000
2020-08-13NBA Mavericks–Suns525,000
2020-08-13Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets1,520,000
2020-08-12NBA Raptors–76ers674,000
2020-08-12NBA Clippers–Nuggets1,200,000
2020-08-11NBA Pelicans–Kings893,000
2020-08-11Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks928,000
2020-08-10NBA Nuggets–Lakers1,530,000
2020-08-09San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans1,160,000
2020-08-08NBA Clippers–Trail Blazers811,000
2020-08-08NBA Jazz–Nuggets1,090,000
2020-08-07NBA Magic–76ers623,000
2020-08-06NBA Heat–Bucks592,000
2020-08-06NBA Clippers–Mavericks1,060,000
2020-08-06Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets1,600,000
2020-08-05NBA Nets–Celtics1,020,000
2020-08-05NBA Thunder–Lakers1,190,000
2020-08-04NBA Celtics–Heat981,000
2020-08-03NBA Grizzlies–Pelicans1,020,000
2020-08-03NBA Lakers–Jazz1,600,000
2020-08-02Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets2,440,000
2020-08-02NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics1,660,000
2020-08-01New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers1,370,000
2020-08-01NBA Heat–Nuggets1,140,000
2020-08-01NBA Jazz–Thunder1,300,000
2020-08-01NBA Lakers–Raptors1,800,000
2020-07-30LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers3,350,000
2020-07-30NBA Jazz–Pelicans2,110,000
2020-03-11NBA Nuggets–Mavericks1,150,000
2020-03-10NBA Clippers–Warriors935,000
2020-03-10NBA Mavericks–Spurs840,000
2020-03-08Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers3,620,000
2020-03-07NBA 76ers–Warriors1,930,000
2020-03-06Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers2,430,000
2020-03-06NBA Heat–Pelicans1,510,000
2020-03-05NBA Clippers–Rockets1,530,000
2020-03-05NBA Raptors–Warriors1,860,000