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
Top teams
by most-watched telecastTop networks
by most-watched telecastTelecasts with figures
| 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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-28 | NBA 76ers–Trail Blazers | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-12-28 | NBA Rockets–Celtics | 1,700,000 |
| 2017-12-22 | NBA Clippers–Rockets | 1,700,000 |
| 2017-12-22 | NBA Lakers–Warriors | 2,300,000 |
| 2017-12-21 | NBA Spurs–Jazz | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-12-20 | NBA Lakers–Rockets | 586,000 |
| 2017-12-18 | NBA Warriors–Lakers | 622,000 |
| 2017-12-15 | NBA Thunder–76ers | 1,900,000 |
| 2017-12-15 | NBA Spurs–Rockets | 1,900,000 |
| 2017-12-14 | NBA Mavericks–Warriors | 1,400,000 |
| 2017-12-13 | NBA Hornets–Rockets | 1,500,000 |
| 2017-12-13 | NBA Thunder–Pacers | 1,500,000 |
| 2017-12-12 | NBA 76ers–Timberwolves | 1,700,000 |
| 2017-12-12 | NBA Lakers–Knicks | 1,800,000 |
| 2017-12-08 | NBA Celtics–Spurs | 2,100,000 |
| 2017-12-07 | NBA Lakers–76ers | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-12-07 | NBA Rockets–Jazz | 941,000 |
| 2017-12-06 | NBA Timberwolves–Clippers | 1,000,000 |
| 2017-12-06 | NBA Warriors–Hornets | 1,600,000 |
| 2017-11-28 | NBA Nuggets–Jazz | 880,000 |
| 2017-11-22 | NBA Lakers–Kings | 2,200,000 |
| 2017-11-22 | NBA Warriors–Thunder | 3,200,000 |
| 2017-11-17 | NBA Pelicans–Nuggets | 1,350,000 |
| 2017-11-17 | NBA Thunder–Spurs | 1,700,000 |
| 2017-11-16 | NBA Warriors–Celtics | 3,000,000 |
| 2017-11-16 | NBA Rockets–Suns | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-11-15 | NBA 76ers–Lakers | 2,100,000 |
| 2017-11-15 | NBA Cavaliers–Hornets | 2,000,000 |
| 2017-11-10 | NBA Bucks–Spurs | 1,600,000 |
| 2017-11-08 | NBA Lakers–Celtics | 2,600,000 |
| 2017-11-02 | NBA Lakers–Trail Blazers | 1,800,000 |
| 2017-11-02 | NBA Warriors–Spurs | 2,000,000 |
| 2017-11-01 | NBA Mavericks–Clippers | 668,000 |
| 2017-11-01 | NBA Rockets–Knicks | 826,000 |
| 2017-10-26 | NBA Pelicans–Kings | 1,100,000 |
| 2017-10-25 | NBA Spurs–Heat | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-10-25 | NBA Wizards–Lakers | 1,800,000 |
| 2017-10-20 | NBA Cavaliers–Bucks | 1,820,000 |
| 2017-10-20 | NBA Warriors–Pelicans | 2,400,000 |
| 2017-10-19 | NBA Clippers–Lakers | 2,300,000 |
| 2017-10-19 | NBA Knicks–Thunder | 2,300,000 |
| 2017-10-18 | NBA 76ers–Wizards | 1,800,000 |
| 2017-10-18 | NBA Timberwolves–Spurs | 2,030,000 |
| 2017-10-17 | NBA Celtics–Cavaliers | 5,600,000 |
| 2017-10-17 | NBA Rockets–Warriors | 4,200,000 |
| 2017 | NBA Finals, Cavaliers vs Warriors5 games | |
| 2017-06-01 | NBA Finals Game 1 | 18,700,000 |
| 2017-06-04 | NBA Finals Game 2 | 19,690,000 |
| 2017-06-07 | NBA Finals Game 3 | 20,050,000 |
| 2017-06-09 | NBA Finals Game 4 | 19,010,000 |
| 2017-06-12 | NBA Finals Game 5 | 24,470,000 |
| 2017-05-25 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 5,825,000 |
| 2017-05-23 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,017,000 |
| 2017-05-22 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 5,785,000 |
| 2017-05-21 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 6,997,000 |
| 2017-05-20 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 6,332,000 |
| 2017-05-19 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,096,000 |
| 2017-05-17 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 6,445,000 |
| 2017-05-16 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,775,000 |
| 2017-05-14 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 8,129,000 |
| 2017-02-19 | NBA All-Star Game | 7,750,000 |