NBA
1,657
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-03
Top events · NBA
1
NBA Finals Game 5
24,540,000
2
NBA Finals Game 3
23,790,000
3
NBA Finals Game 4
20,940,000
4
NBA Finals Game 1
16,930,000
5
NBA Finals Game 2
16,430,000
6
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
15,900,000
7
NBA Thunder–Spurs
11,590,000
8
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
10,990,000
9
NBA Thunder–Spurs
9,200,000
10
San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves
7,900,000
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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. Methodology → | figure figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | NBA Finals, Lakers vs Nets4 games | |
| 2002-06-05 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 15,850,000 |
| 2002-06-07 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 14,050,000 |
| 2002-06-09 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 16,210,000 |
| 2002-06-12 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 16,560,000 |
| 2002-06-02 | Western Conference Finals Game 7 | 23,796,000 |
| 2002-05-31 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 9,167,000 |
| 2002-05-31 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 16,644,000 |
| 2002-05-29 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 9,913,000 |
| 2002-05-28 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 14,586,000 |
| 2002-05-27 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,640,000 |
| 2002-05-26 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 9,659,000 |
| 2002-05-25 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,711,000 |
| 2002-05-24 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 10,063,000 |
| 2002-05-21 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 3,804,000 |
| 2002-05-20 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,538,000 |
| 2002-05-19 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 8,667,000 |
| 2002-05-18 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 9,153,000 |
| 2002-02-10 | NBA All-Star Game | 13,100,000 |