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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NBA Finals, Cavaliers vs Warriors7 games | |
| 2016-06-02 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 19,200,000 |
| 2016-06-05 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 17,490,000 |
| 2016-06-08 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 16,470,000 |
| 2016-06-10 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 16,570,000 |
| 2016-06-13 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 20,530,000 |
| 2016-06-16 | NBA Finals Game 6 | 20,700,000 |
| 2016-06-19 | NBA Finals Game 7 | 31,020,000 |
| 2016-05-30 | Western Conference Finals Game 7 | 15,996,000 |
| 2016-05-28 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 10,811,000 |
| 2016-05-27 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 5,711,000 |
| 2016-05-26 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 9,998,000 |
| 2016-05-25 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 5,462,000 |
| 2016-05-24 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 8,633,000 |
| 2016-05-23 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 6,142,000 |
| 2016-05-22 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 8,018,000 |
| 2016-05-21 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,393,000 |
| 2016-05-19 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,492,000 |
| 2016-05-18 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 7,573,000 |
| 2016-05-17 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 5,405,000 |
| 2016-05-16 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 8,706,000 |
| 2016-02-14 | NBA All-Star Game | 7,610,000 |