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Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers

Nielsen average audience: 5,200,000 viewers (final), per ESPN.

Aired
2026-04-18 Saturday
Networks
ABC
Away
Lakers
Home
Rockets
5,200,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-04-23

Published figures

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Nielsen3 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · ESPN
5,200,000
Los Angeles Lakers matchup on ABC averaged 5.2 million viewers ESPN, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
1,470,000
NBA Tip-Off 0.17 3 1.47 ABC The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
via presspeak audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · ESPN
6,400,000
Los Angeles Lakers matchup on ABC averaged 5.2 million viewers, peaking at 6.4 million viewers ESPN, verbatim
3 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NBA 2025-26 season

32nd 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 23:11 UTC

Prior-season comparable

5,838,000
Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers
2025-04-19 · ABC · Nielsen, final · ESPN
−10.9% 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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