Ratings Reference
Networks

NBA TV

77 telecasts with figures · 79 published claims
77
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
NBA Heat–Celtics · 2021-01-10
952,000
67 telecasts
2
WNBA
Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever · 2024-09-11
678,000
10 telecasts

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Heat
NBA Heat–Celtics · 2021-01-10
952,000
5 telecasts
2
Celtics
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics · 2025-03-18
320,000
4 telecasts
3
Warriors
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors · 2025-04-06
940,000
12 telecasts
4
Rockets
NBA Warriors–Rockets · 2017-03-28
744,000
8 telecasts
5
Grizzlies
NBA Warriors–Grizzlies · 2022-01-11
746,000
3 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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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