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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NBA Finals, Heat vs Thunder5 games | |
| 2012-06-12 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 16,200,000 |
| 2012-06-14 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 16,670,000 |
| 2012-06-17 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 15,550,000 |
| 2012-06-19 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 17,500,000 |
| 2012-06-21 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 18,460,000 |
| 2012-06-09 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 | 13,346,000 |
| 2012-06-07 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 11,068,000 |
| 2012-06-06 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 9,498,000 |
| 2012-06-05 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 10,251,000 |
| 2012-06-04 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 8,507,000 |
| 2012-06-03 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 11,068,000 |
| 2012-06-02 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 6,529,000 |
| 2012-06-01 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 7,593,000 |
| 2012-05-31 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 7,134,000 |
| 2012-05-30 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 8,809,000 |
| 2012-05-29 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 7,299,000 |
| 2012-05-28 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 8,989,000 |
| 2012-05-27 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 7,764,000 |
| 2012-02-26 | NBA All-Star Game | 7,070,000 |