NBA Finals television ratings

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This is a list of television ratings for NBA Finals in the United States, based on Nielsen viewing data. The highest rated and most watched NBA Finals series was the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, which averaged an 18.7 rating / 33 share and 29.04 million viewers on NBC. That series also featured the highest rated and most watched NBA Finals game, as the Sunday night averaged a 22.3 rating / 38 share and 35.89 million viewers. The 1987 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the highest rated and most watched NBA Finals series on CBS, averaging a 15.9 rating / 32 share and 24.12 million viewers. Game 7 of the 1988 NBA Finals registered the network's highest rated and most watched NBA game with a 21.2 rating / 37 share.

The 2015 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers was the highest rated NBA Final series on ABC averaging an 11.6 rating / 21 share and 19.94 million viewers. The 2017 NBA Finals featuring the same two teams was the most watched NBA Final series on ABC averaging an 11.3 rating / 22 share and 20.38 million viewers. Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals registered the network's highest rated and most watched NBA game with an average 15.8 rating / 29 share and 31.02 million viewers.[1] It was the first basketball game to draw more than 30 million average viewers in 18 years, and only the seventh non-NFL sports telecast (excluding the Olympics) to have done so since 1998.[2]

The 2019 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors had a drop in American viewership. Analysts cited the presence of a Canadian team (Canadian viewership does not count towards U.S. Nielsen ratings, leading to only one U.S. home market being reflected in viewership), as a factor in the drop.[3][4] At the same time, the presence of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals boosted Canadian viewership to record levels.[5]

For the 2020 NBA Finals, the ratings dropped to a historic low, with one of the games drawing only 5.9 million viewers.[6] The average viewers figure over 6 games was 7.5 million, which is a 51% decline from the previous year.[7] Some have claimed this was due to the players' political activism; others have claimed this was due to the finals being played out of season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic even though more audience stayed at home, as other sports such as the NHL playoffs and the MLB playoffs also showed a significant decline in ratings.[6][8]

Single game superlatives (1987–present)[edit]

Game-by-game breakdown by year (1974–present)[edit]

Figures are expressed as Rating/Share. Rating represents the percentage of US TV households that watched the game, Share represents the percentage of TV sets in use that were tuned to the game. Note that game-by-game viewership for pre-2000 series were generally unavailable.

Key to colors
     Most viewers for each Game (1 through 7) or Average
     Fewest viewers for each Game (1 through 7) or Average
Year Network Results Avg Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
2023 ABC Denver Nuggets 4,
Miami Heat 1
6.1
(11.64M Viewers)[9]
6.0
(11.58M Viewers)[10]
6.0
(11.91M Viewers)[11]
6.0
(11.24M Viewers)[12]
5.4
(10.41M Viewers)[13]
7.0
(13.08M Viewers)[14]
No Game
2022 ABC Golden State Warriors 4,
Boston Celtics 2
6.6
(12.40M Viewers)[15]
6.4
(11.90M Viewers)[16]
6.2
(11.91M Viewers)[17]
6.2
(11.52M Viewers)[18]
6.2
(12.06M Viewers)[19]
7.0
(13.03M Viewers)[20]
7.5
(13.99M Viewers)[15]
No Game
2021 ABC Milwaukee Bucks 4,
Phoenix Suns 2
5.2
(9.91M Viewers)[21]
4.5
(8.56M Viewers)
5.1
(9.38M Viewers)
4.7
(9.02M Viewers)
5.3
(10.25M Viewers)
4.8
(9.55M Viewers)
6.6
(12.52M Viewers)
No Game
2020 ABC Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Miami Heat 2
4.0
(7.45M Viewers)
4.1
(7.41M Viewers)[22]
3.6
(6.61M Viewers)[23]
3.1
(5.94M Viewers)[23]
4.4
(7.54M Viewers)[24]
4.8
(8.89M Viewers)[25]
4.2
(8.29M Viewers)[26]
No Game
2019[a] ABC Toronto Raptors 4,
Golden State Warriors 2
8.8
(15.14M Viewers)
7.9
(13.51M Viewers)[27]
8.0
(14.05M Viewers)[28]
7.8
(13.44M Viewers)[29]
7.6
(13.16M Viewers)[30]
10.6
(18.34M Viewers)[31]
10.7
(18.34M Viewers)[32]
No Game
2018 ABC Golden State Warriors 4,
Cleveland Cavaliers 0
10.0

(17.56M Viewers)

10.0
(17.67M Viewers)[33]
10.3
(18.47M Viewers)[33]
10.4
(17.85M Viewers)[33]
9.3
(16.24M Viewers)[33]
No Game
2017 ABC Golden State Warriors 4,
Cleveland Cavaliers 1
11.3/22
(20.38M
Viewers)
10.5[34]/20
(18.70M
Viewers)[35]
10.7[34]/20
(19.69M
Viewers)[36]
11.3[37]/21
(20.05M
Viewers)[38]
10.7[39]/22
(19.01M
Viewers)[40]
13.5[41]/25
(24.47M
Viewers)[42]
No Game
2016 ABC Cleveland Cavaliers 4,
Golden State Warriors 3
11.4/21
(20.28M
Viewers)
11.1[43]/20
(19.20M
Viewers)[44]
9.8[45]/17
(17.49M
Viewers)[46]
9.7[47]/18
(16.47M
Viewers)[48]
9.8[49]/19
(16.57M
Viewers)[50]
11.8[51]/21
(20.53M
Viewers)[52]
11.8[53]/22
(20.70M
Viewers)[54]
15.8[2]/29
(31.02M
viewers)[55]
2015 ABC Golden State Warriors 4,
Cleveland Cavaliers 2
11.6/21
(19.94M
Viewers)
10.6/20
(17.77M
Viewers)
10.8/19
(19.17M
Viewers)
11.1/20
(18.77M
Viewers)
11.7/21
(19.84M
Viewers)
11.8/21
(20.86M
Viewers)
13.4/24
(23.25M
Viewers)
No Game
2014 ABC San Antonio Spurs 4,
Miami Heat 1
9.3/16
(15.54M
Viewers)
9.0/15
(14.85M
Viewers)
9.0/15
(15.13M
Viewers)
9.0/15
(14.78M
Viewers)
9.3/15
(14.96M
Viewers)
10.3/18
(18.00M
Viewers)
No Game
2013 ABC Miami Heat 4,
San Antonio Spurs 3
10.4/17
(17.47M
Viewers)
8.8/14
(14.24M
Viewers)
8.5/15
(14.57M
Viewers)
8.5/14
(14.05M
Viewers)
10.0/16
(16.23M
Viewers)
9.5/16
(16.27M
Viewers)
12.3/21
(20.64M
Viewers)
15.3/26
(26.32M
Viewers)
2012 ABC Miami Heat 4,
Oklahoma City Thunder 1
10.1/17
(16.88M
Viewers)
9.9/16
(16.20M
Viewers)
10.4/17
(16.67M
Viewers)
8.8/16
(15.55M
Viewers)
10.5/18
(17.50M
Viewers)
10.9/18
(18.46M
Viewers)
No Game
2011 ABC Dallas Mavericks 4,
Miami Heat 2
10.2/17
(17.39M
Viewers)
9.0/15
(15.17M
Viewers)
9.3/15
(15.52M
Viewers)
9.1/15
(15.34M
Viewers)
9.6/16
(16.13M
Viewers)
10.8/18
(18.32M
Viewers)
13.3/23
(23.88M
Viewers)
No Game
2010 ABC Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Boston Celtics 3
10.6/18
(18.14M
Viewers)
8.6/14
(14.09M
Viewers)
9.2/15
(15.72M
Viewers)
9.6/16
(15.96M
Viewers)
9.9/18
(16.37M
Viewers)
10.8/18
(18.65M
Viewers)
10.4/18
(17.96M
Viewers)
15.6/27
(28.20M
Viewers)
2009 ABC Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Orlando Magic 1
8.4/15
(14.35M
Viewers)
7.8/14
(13.04M
Viewers)
8.2/14
(14.06M
Viewers)
8.6/15
(14.20M
Viewers)
9.4/17
(15.96M
Viewers)
8.0/14
(14.17M
Viewers)
No Game
2008 ABC Boston Celtics 4,
Los Angeles Lakers 2
9.3/17
(14.94M
Viewers)
8.7/16
(13.38M
Viewers)
8.5/15
(13.50M
Viewers)
9.2/16
(14.51M
Viewers)
8.7/16
(13.76M
Viewers)
10.2/19
(16.88M
Viewers)
10.7/19
(17.39M
Viewers)
No Game
2007 ABC San Antonio Spurs 4,
Cleveland Cavaliers 0
6.2/11
(9.29M
Viewers)
6.3/11
(9.21M
Viewers)
5.6/10
(8.55M
Viewers)
6.4/11
(9.49M
Viewers)
6.5/12
(9.91M
Viewers)
No Game
2006 ABC Miami Heat 4,
Dallas Mavericks 2
8.5/15
(12.97M
Viewers)
7.8/14
(11.51M
Viewers)
8.0/14
(12.41M
Viewers)
8.0/14
(12.25M
Viewers)
7.8/14
(11.56M
Viewers)
9.1/17
(14.32M
Viewers)
10.1/18
(15.71M
Viewers)
No Game
2005 ABC San Antonio Spurs 4,
Detroit Pistons 3
8.2/15
(12.54M
Viewers)
7.2/13
(10.57M
Viewers)
6.9/12
(10.66M
Viewers)
7.2/13
(10.63M
Viewers)
7.2/13
(10.92M
Viewers)
8.4/15
(13.09M
Viewers)
8.8/15
(13.47M
Viewers)
11.9/22
(19.00M
Viewers)
2004 ABC Detroit Pistons 4,
Los Angeles Lakers 1
11.5/20
(17.94M
Viewers)
9.8/17
(15.36M
Viewers)
10.7/19
(16.13M
Viewers)
10.5/19
(16.21M
Viewers)
12.7/22
(20.30M
Viewers)
13.8/23
(21.84M
Viewers)
No Game
2003 ABC San Antonio Spurs 4,
New Jersey Nets 2
6.5/12
(9.86M
Viewers)
6.4/11
(9.60M
Viewers)
5.2/10
(8.06M
Viewers)
7.0/12
(10.76M
Viewers)
6.6/12
(9.66M
Viewers)
6.2/12
(9.31M
Viewers)
7.5/14
(11.57M
Viewers)
No Game
2002 NBC Los Angeles Lakers 4,
New Jersey Nets 0
10.2/19
(15.68M
Viewers)
10.6/20
(15.85M
Viewers)
9.1/18
(14.05M
Viewers)
10.2/18
(16.21M
Viewers)
10.8/19
(16.56M
Viewers)
No Game
2001 NBC Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Philadelphia 76ers 1
12.1/23
(19.00M
Viewers)
12.4/23
(18.58M
Viewers)
11.6/22
(18.72M
Viewers)
12.7/23
(20.28M
Viewers)
12.6/23
(19.97M
Viewers)
11.2/22
(17.36M
Viewers)
No Game
2000 NBC Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Indiana Pacers 2
11.6/21
(17.40M
Viewers)
10.5/18
(10.56M
Households)
9.9/20
(10.02M
Households)
10.7/19
(10.84M
Households)
13.1/24
(13.17M
Households)
10.0/20
(10.04M
Households)
14.7/26
(14.85M
Households)
No Game
1999 NBC San Antonio Spurs 4,
New York Knicks 1
11.3/21
(16.01M
Viewers)
11.5/20
(16.57M
Viewers)
9.6/19
(13.98M
Viewers)
12.1/21
(17.01M
Viewers)
12.0/22
(16.76M
Viewers)
11.0/22
(15.53M
Viewers)
No Game
1998 NBC Chicago Bulls 4,
Utah Jazz 2
18.7/33
(29.04M
Viewers)
18.0/32
(26.70M
Viewers)
16.6/31
(26.30M
Viewers)
16.2/28
(15.8M
Households)
19.1/33
(18.7M
Households)
19.8/37
(30.60M
Viewers)
22.3/38
(35.89M
Viewers)
No Game
1997 NBC Chicago Bulls 4,
Utah Jazz 2
16.8/30
(25.59M
Viewers)
15.8/27
(15.3M
Households)
15.1/27
(14.6M
Households)
14.2/27
(13.7M
Households)
16.9/30
(16.4M
Households)
20.1/35
(19.5M
Households)
18.5/35
(17.9M
Households)
No Game
1996 NBC Chicago Bulls 4,
Seattle SuperSonics 2
16.7/31
(24.86M
Viewers)
16.8/31
(16.1M
Households)
13.9/27
(13.3M
Households)
15.8/28
(15.2M
Households)
18.1/33
(17.4M
Households)
17.2/33
(16.5M
Households)
18.8/35
(18.0M
Households)
No Game
1995 NBC Houston Rockets 4,
Orlando Magic 0
13.9/25
(20.10M
Viewers)
14.7/26
(14.0M
Households)
12.0/23
(11.4M
Households)
14.1/25
(13.4M
Households)
14.9/26
(14.2M
Households)
No Game
1994 NBC Houston Rockets 4,
New York Knicks 3
12.3/23
(17.25M
Viewers)
12.6/23
(11.9M
Households)
10.7/21
(10.1M
Households)
12.4/24
(11.7M
Households)
12.9/23
(12.1M
Households)
7.8/14
(coverage affected by Bronco Chase)
11.3/24
(10.6M
Households)
17.9/31
(16.9M
Households)
1993 NBC Chicago Bulls 4,
Phoenix Suns 2
17.9/33
(27.21M
Viewers)
16.8/29
(15.6M
Households)
14.6/29
(13.6M
Households)
17.0/32
(15.8M
Households)
19.8/35
(18.4M
Households)
19.0/36
(17.7M
Households)
20.3/39
(32.10M
Viewers)
No Game
1992 NBC Chicago Bulls 4,
Portland Trail Blazers 2
14.2/27
(20.84M
Viewers)
13.5/25
(12.4M
Households)
13.7/26
(12.6M
Households)
13.6/26
(12.5M
Households)
16.0/29
(14.7M
Households)
13.9/28
(12.8M
Households)
14.7/29
(13.5M
Households)
No Game
1991 NBC Chicago Bulls 4,
Los Angeles Lakers 1
15.8/34
(23.91M
Viewers)
12.6 16.1/29
(15.0M
Households)
15.7/31
(14.6M
Households)
15.2/30
(14.2M
Households)
19.7/36
(18.3M
Households)
No Game
1990 CBS Detroit Pistons 4,
Portland Trail Blazers 1
12.3/25
(17.19M
Viewers)
11.8 12.2 10.8 13.4 13.2 No Game
1989 CBS Detroit Pistons 4,
Los Angeles Lakers 0
15.1/30
(21.26M
Viewers)
14.0 15.6 13.2 17.4 No Game
1988 CBS Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Detroit Pistons 3
15.4/31
(21.70M
Viewers)
13.9 14.8 12.0 14.8 16.1 14.4 21.2/37
1987 CBS Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Boston Celtics 2
15.9/32
(24.12M
Viewers)
13.8 14.6 11.9 18.9 18.9 17.3 No Game
1986 CBS Boston Celtics 4,
Houston Rockets 2
14.1/31
(14.43M
Households)
9.9 14.8 13.4 15.4 16.9 14.2 No Game
1985 CBS Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Boston Celtics 2
13.5/30 --- 14.3 --- 17.0 15.3 15.3 No Game
1984 CBS Boston Celtics 4,
Los Angeles Lakers 3
12.1/26 --- 12.3 --- 13.1 12.1 --- 19.3
1983 CBS Philadelphia 76ers 4,
Los Angeles Lakers 0
12.3/26 --- 12.9/23 --- --- No Game
1982 CBS Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Philadelphia 76ers 2
13.0/28
1981 CBS Boston Celtics 4,
Houston Rockets 2
6.7/27
1980 CBS Los Angeles Lakers 4,
Philadelphia 76ers 2
8.0/29
1979 CBS Seattle SuperSonics 4,
Washington Bullets 1
7.2/24
1978 CBS Washington Bullets 4,
Seattle SuperSonics 3
9.9/25
1977 CBS Portland Trail Blazers 4,
Philadelphia 76ers 2
12.7/33
1976 CBS Boston Celtics 4,
Phoenix Suns 2
11.5/29
1975 CBS Golden State Warriors 4,
Washington Bullets 0
10.1/28
(11.38M
Viewers)
1974 CBS Boston Celtics 4,
Milwaukee Bucks 3
13.5/32

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ For Canadian viewership numbers, see 2019 NBA Finals § Viewership.

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