INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA Finals TV ratings discussion is a classic struggle between the optimist and the pessimist. One headline: "NBA Finals have been most-watched programs since first week of ...

The NBA playoffs have concluded with cause for celebration in the league office on 5th Avenue. The NBA announced Tuesday that its games averaged 5.47 million viewers across ABC, ESPN and TNT ...

So far, the 2025 NBA Finals are on track to be one of the league's least-watched championship series this century. Of course, I'm only stating a fact. I'm not saying any NBA fan should actually ...

That’s on the NBA and its TV partner, Disney’s ABC, which is televising the Finals, with Game 1 on Thursday, June 5, at 8:30 p.m. ET. There are factors outside of the NBA and ABC’s control.

While TV ratings for the NBA Finals were slightly down compared with 2022, ABC, ESPN and TNT announced it averaged 5.47 million viewers per game during the playoffs, making it the most-watched ...

NBA Finals 2023: TV ratings down compared to 2022, but overall playoff ratings up. Published: Jun. 14, 2023, 8:00 a.m. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, holds up the MVP award after the ...

Yes, the 2025 NBA Finals is a battle of two small-market teams. It's also a battle of the league's best squads. This is what fans should want.

NBA programming wins the top slots in the latest prime-time ratings, while the 18th season premiere of “America’s Got Talent” was the top-ranked non-sports program.

The NBA playoffs began with their best TV numbers since LeBron James was in his first year with the Miami Heat.. The opening games of the eight first-round series averaged 4.15 million viewers ...

Any sports TV ratings now need to be viewed with the lens of out-of-home ratings. Nielsen did not begin including viewership in bars, hotels and gyms and at houses of friends and family until 2020. 3 ...

Through the NBA’s conference finals, playoff ratings were up 3%, and viewership for Games 1 and 2 was 50% higher than the next three highest-rated shows (“The Tony Awards,” “60 Minutes ...