Ratings Reference
Telecasts · NBA

NBA 76ers–Celtics

Nielsen average audience: 5,242,000 viewers (revised), per ESPN.

Aired
2024-12-25 Wednesday
Networks
ABC · ESPN
Teams
76ers · Celtics
5,242,000
Nielsen avg audience
provider-confirmed · 3 sources · revised
figures last changed 2024-12-30

Published figures

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Nielsen3 figures
average audienceLead figure
full telecast · revised
confirmed · ESPN
5,242,000
The Philadelphia 76ers victory over the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics averaged 5,242,000 viewers ESPN, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · superseded
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
5,240,000
Sixers-Celtics ranked second for the day with 5.24 million, up 5% from Celtics-Lakers last year, which was the most-watched game of the year-ago Christmas slate (5.01M). Sports Media Watch, verbatim
average audience
full telecast · superseded
confirmed · ESPN
5,161,000
, the game between the reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers averaged 5,161,000 viewers ESPN, verbatim
2 provider figures · 1 press attribution · provider-confirmed
confirmed = published by the provider · press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

Revision ledger

Nielsen full telecast average audience · newest first
2024-12-30
+2,000 vs initial figure
ESPN
2024-12-26
-79,000 vs initial figure
ESPN
2024-12-26
5,240,000
initial figure · superseded
Sports Media Watch

NBA 2024-25 season

29th of 223 published NBA figures in the 2024-25 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:38 UTC
NBA 2024-25 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

1,640,000
NBA Bulls–Knicks
2024-01-03 · ABC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+219.6% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ABC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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