Ratings Reference
Networks

NBA TV

78 telecasts with figures · 80 published claims
78
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-31

Top events · NBA TV

1
Portland Fire at Dallas Wings
2026-08-25 · NBA TV
270,000
WNBA

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NBA
Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers · 2023-12-16
4,830,000
68 telecasts
2
WNBA
Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever · 2024-09-11
678,000
10 telecasts

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Cavaliers
Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers · 2023-12-16
4,830,000
5 telecasts
2
Hawks
NBA Hawks–Clippers · 2024-03-17
387,000
4 telecasts
3
Heat
NBA Heat–Celtics · 2021-01-10
952,000
5 telecasts
4
Celtics
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics · 2025-03-18
320,000
4 telecasts
5
Warriors
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors · 2025-04-06
940,000
12 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

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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2026-08-25Portland Fire at Dallas Wings270,000
2025-05-28Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics357,000
2025-05-20Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever580,000
2025-05-19Seattle Storm at Dallas Wings340,000
2025-04-29Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers740,000
2025-04-23Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers490,000
2025-04-22Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers700,000
2025-04-11Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons330,000
2025-04-07Sacramento Kings at Detroit Pistons180,000
2025-04-06Sacramento Kings at Cleveland Cavaliers440,000
2025-04-06Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors940,000
2025-04-04Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics260,000
2025-03-30Houston Rockets at Phoenix Suns390,000
2025-03-28Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves140,000
2025-03-27Dallas Mavericks at Orlando Magic130,000
2025-03-24Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic460,000
2025-03-23Oklahoma City Thunder at LA Clippers240,000
2025-03-22Milwaukee Bucks at Sacramento Kings200,000
2025-03-22Golden State Warriors at Atlanta Hawks240,000
2025-03-21Houston Rockets at Miami Heat140,000
2025-03-18Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics320,000
2025-03-10Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder370,000
2025-03-03Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder290,000
2025-02-24Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder320,000
2025-02-10NBA Warriors–Bucks555,000
2025-02-03Houston Rockets at New York Knicks480,000
2025-01-27Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers230,000
2025-01-27LA Clippers at Phoenix Suns270,000
2025-01-24New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis Grizzlies420,000
2025-01-19Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers310,000
2025-01-13Memphis Grizzlies at Houston Rockets150,000
2025-01-10Oklahoma City Thunder at New York Knicks140,000
2025-01-09Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic130,000
2025-01-06Phoenix Suns at Philadelphia 76ers370,000
2025-01-04New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls160,000
2025-01-03New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder310,000
2024-12-30New York Knicks at Washington Wizards90,000
2024-12-28Oklahoma City Thunder at Charlotte Hornets80,000
2024-12-28Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors180,000
2024-09-11Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever678,000
2024-09-01Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings652,000
2024-08-28Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever580,000
2024-08-24Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx569,000
2024-06-19Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces179,000
2024-06-19Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever460,000
2024-03-17NBA Hawks–Clippers387,000
2024-03-17NBA Nets–Spurs364,000
2024-03-04NBA Clippers–Bucks524,000
2024-03-04NBA Thunder–Lakers533,000
2024-02-09NBA Hawks–76ers368,000
2024-02-09NBA Pelicans–Lakers570,000
2024-01-15NBA Thunder–Lakers305,000
2023-12-28NBA Heat–Warriors508,000
2023-12-22NBA Nuggets–Nets365,000
2023-12-16Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers4,830,000
2023-12-13NBA Lakers–Spurs466,000
2023-11-16NBA Thunder–Warriors463,000
2023-11-09Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers480,000
2023-11-02NBA Spurs–Suns580,000
2023-03-26Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors687,000
2023-01-22Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors401,000
2023-01-19NBA Bulls–Pistons108,000
2022-12-27New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks376,000
2022-10-27NBA Heat–Warriors658,000
2022-10-27NBA Mavericks–Nets547,000
2022-01-11NBA Warriors–Grizzlies746,000
2021-05-16NBA Lakers–Pelicans502,000
2021-01-10NBA Heat–Celtics952,000
2019-12-04Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz506,000
2019-11-19NBA Thunder–Lakers712,000
2019-11-19NBA Trail Blazers–Pelicans684,000
2018-10-29NBA Lakers–Timberwolves502,000
2018-10-22NBA Magic–Celtics290,000
2018-10-22NBA Spurs–Lakers674,000
2018-01-02NBA Trail Blazers–Cavaliers744,000
2017-12-20NBA Lakers–Rockets586,000
2017-12-18NBA Warriors–Lakers622,000
2017-03-28NBA Warriors–Rockets744,000