Telecasts · NBA
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5
6,240,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2026-08-27
Published figures
JSON ↓Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
Despite two Celtics wins, viewership remains lukewarm for NBA East Finals Thursday's Heat-Celtics NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 averaged a 3.3 rating and 6.24 million viewersSports Media Watch, verbatim
6,240,000
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · superseded
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
6.235MSports Media Watch, verbatim
6,235,000
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
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