Ratings Reference

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

Nielsen average audience: 7,100,000 viewers (final), per ESPN.

Aired
2026-05-19 Tuesday
Networks
ESPN
7,100,000
Nielsen avg audience
provider-confirmed · final
figures last changed 2026-05-21

Published figures

JSON
Nielsen1 figure
average audience
full telecast · final
confirmed · ESPN
7,100,000
The New York Knicks overtime victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 19 generated an average audience of 7.1M viewers ESPN, verbatim
1 provider figure · provider-confirmed
confirmed = published by the provider

NBA 2025-26 season

12th of 101 published NBA figures in the 2025-26 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 23:08 UTC

Prior-season comparable

5,360,000
2025-05-20 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+32.5% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ESPN, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.