With Christmas just behind us, here’s last season’s NBA regular season ratings on ABC, ESPN, and TNT, to kick off what will hopefully be a series of ratings roundups, not just confined to the NBA. This is mostly a copy of this list. As only one NBATV game beat any games on any of these networks, those games will be in a separate chart.
Household ratings from Son of the Bronx for ESPN games and SportsBusiness Daily for ABC games and those TNT games where it is available. 18-49 ratings, when available, from TVbytheNumbers and The Futon Critic.
|
Vwr (mil) |
HH |
18-49 |
Time |
Net |
||
|
1 |
NBA Christmas Day: Heat @ Lakers |
7.83 |
4.2 |
12/25 5:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
2 |
NBA Christmas Day: Thunder @ Knicks |
5.45 |
3.0 |
12/25 2:30 PM |
ABC |
|
|
3 |
NBA Opening Night: |
5.373 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
10/29 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
4 |
NBA: Lakers @ Knicks |
4.371 |
2.8 |
1/26 3:30 PM |
ABC |
|
|
5 |
NBA: Lakers @ Clippers |
3.981 |
2.0 |
4/6 3:30 PM |
ABC |
|
|
6 |
NBA: Thunder @ Heat |
3.864 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1/29 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
7 |
NBA: Heat @ Thunder |
3.836 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
2/20 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
8 |
NBA: Bulls @ Heat |
3.661 |
2.4 |
2/23 3:45 PM |
ABC |
|
|
9 |
NBA Opening Night: |
3.571 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
10/29 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
10 |
NBA: Spurs @ Heat |
3.546 |
2.4 |
1/26 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
11 |
NBA: Rockets @ Spurs |
3.395 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
12/25 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
12 |
NBA: Thunder @ Lakers |
3.382 |
2.2 |
3/9 3:30 PM |
ABC |
|
|
13 |
NBA: Heat @ Bulls |
3.381 |
2.2 |
3/9 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
14 |
NBA: Heat @ Pacers |
3.348 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
3/26 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
15 |
NBA: Rockets @ Heat |
3.269 |
2.1 |
3/16 3:30 PM |
ABC |
|
|
16 |
NBA: Heat @ Knicks |
3.144 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1/9 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
17 |
NBA: Bulls @ Lakers |
3.071 |
2.0 |
2/9 3:30 PM |
ABC |
|
|
18 |
NBA: Knicks @ Heat |
3.019 |
2.0 |
4/6 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
19 |
NBA: Thunder @ Pacers |
2.828 |
1.9 |
4/13 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
20 |
NBA: Bulls @ Nets |
2.779 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
12/25 11:59 AM |
ESPN |
|
21 |
NBA: Pacers @ Heat |
2.775 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
12/18 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
22 |
NBA: Clippers @ Warriors |
2.73 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
12/25 10:34 PM |
ESPN |
|
23 |
NBA: Knicks @ Heat |
2.722 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2/27 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
24 |
NBA: Knicks @ Thunder |
2.684 |
1.9 |
2/9 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
25 |
NBA: Lakers @ Heat |
2.651 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1/23 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
26 |
NBA: Heat @ Knicks |
2.645 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
2/1 9:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
27 |
NBA: Knicks @ Bulls |
2.643 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
10/31 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
28 |
NBA: Heat @ Spurs |
2.63 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
3/6 8:15 PM |
TNT |
|
29 |
NBA: Knicks @ Bulls |
2.6 |
1.6 |
3/2 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
30 |
NBA: Heat @ Clippers |
2.555 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2/5 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
31 |
NBA: Clippers @ Thunder |
2.495 |
1.7 |
2/23 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
|
32 |
NBA: Heat @ Nets |
2.485 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
1/10 8:04 PM |
ESPN |
|
33 |
NBA: Heat @ Nets |
2.453 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
11/1 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
34 |
NBA: Clippers @ Heat |
2.404 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
11/7 7:00 PM |
TNT |
|
35 |
NBA: Lakers @ Rockets |
2.322 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
11/7 9:30 PM |
TNT |
|
36 |
NBA: Spurs @ Lakers |
2.176 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
11/1 11:07 PM |
ESPN |
|
37 |
NBA: Warriors @ Clippers |
2.158 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
10/31 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
38 |
NBA: Mavericks @ Thunder |
2.146 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
11/6 9:38 PM |
ESPN |
|
39 |
NBA: Heat @ Bulls |
2.091 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
12/5 9:30 PM |
TNT |
|
40 |
NBA: Rockets @ Mavericks |
2.069 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
11/20 10:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
41 |
NBA: Rockets @ Knicks |
2.046 |
0.8 |
11/14 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
42 |
NBA: Bulls @ Spurs |
2.043 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1/29 9:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
43 |
NBA: Rockets @ Warriors |
2.039 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2/20 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
44 |
NBA: Bulls @ Rockets |
1.97 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
12/18 9:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
45 |
NBA: Heat @ Grizzlies |
1.957 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
4/9 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
46 |
NBA: Bulls @ Pacers |
1.956 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
11/6 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
47 |
NBA: Spurs @ Thunder |
1.944 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
4/3 8:15 PM |
TNT |
|
48 |
NBA: Thunder @ Clippers |
1.938 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
4/9 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
49 |
NBA: Thunder @ Rockets |
1.915 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1/16 9:30 PM |
TNT |
|
50 |
NBA: Clippers @ Thunder |
1.896 |
0.7 |
11/21 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
51 |
NBA: Thunder @ Spurs |
1.865 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1/22 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
52 |
NBA: Heat @ Cavaliers |
1.856 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
11/27 7:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
53 |
NBA: Thunder @ Warriors |
1.821 |
0.8 |
11/14 11:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
54 |
NBA: Pacers @ Knicks |
1.802 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
11/20 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
55 |
NBA: Nets @ Heat |
1.789 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
4/8 8:15 PM |
TNT |
|
56 |
NBA: Pacers @ Rockets |
1.784 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
3/7 9:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
57 |
NBA: Bulls @ Thunder |
1.77 |
0.7 |
12/19 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
58 |
NBA: Lakers @ Thunder |
1.751 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
12/13 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
58 |
NBA: Trailblazers @ Spurs |
1.751 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
3/12 9:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
60 |
NBA: Rockets @ Warriors |
1.748 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
12/13 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
61 |
NBA: Thunder @ Clippers |
1.746 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
11/13 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
61 |
NBA: Thunder @ Rockets |
1.746 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
4/4 9:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
63 |
NBA: Thunder @ Mavericks |
1.743 |
0.6 |
March 25 |
TNT |
|
|
64 |
NBA: Thunder @ Lakers |
1.735 |
0.8 |
2/13 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
|
65 |
NBA: Warriors @ Thunder |
1.721 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1/17 9:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
66 |
NBA: Thunder @ Nets |
1.71 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1/31 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
67 |
NBA: Thunder @ Nuggets |
1.709 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1/9 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
68 |
NBA: Trail Blazers @ Knicks |
1.703 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2/5 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
69 |
NBA: Clippers @ Lakers |
1.701 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
3/6 10:45 PM |
TNT |
|
70 |
NBA: Rockets @ Pacers |
1.699 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
12/20 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
71 |
NBA: Pacers @ Knicks |
1.681 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
3/19 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
72 |
NBA: Warriors @ Lakers |
1.67 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
11/22 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
73 |
NBA: Rockets @ Clippers |
1.65 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2/26 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
74 |
NBA: Knicks @ Pacers |
1.634 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1/16 7:00 PM |
TNT |
|
75 |
NBA: Nets @ Heat |
1.626 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
3/12 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
76 |
NBA: Clippers @ Warriors |
1.604 |
0.8 |
1/30 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
|
77 |
NBA: Spurs @ Mavericks |
1.598 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
4/10 8:15 PM |
TNT |
|
78 |
NBA: Knicks @ Hawks |
1.597 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
11/13 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
79 |
NBA: Lakers @ Thunder |
1.581 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
3/13 9:45 PM |
TNT |
|
80 |
NBA: Warriors @ Nuggets |
1.572 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
4/16 11:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
81 |
NBA: Pacers @ Warriors |
1.558 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1/20 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
82 |
NBA: Spurs @ Warriors |
1.549 |
0.7 |
12/19 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
|
83 |
NBA: Clippers @ Trail Blazers |
1.53 |
0.6 |
December 26? |
TNT |
|
|
84 |
NBA: Lakers @ Clippers |
1.524 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1/10 11:12 PM |
ESPN |
|
85 |
NBA: Nets @ Celtics |
1.52 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1/26 6:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
86 |
NBA: Thunder @ Bulls |
1.518 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3/17 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
87 |
NBA: Bulls @ Knicks |
1.506 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
12/11 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
88 |
NBA: Spurs @ Lakers |
1.497 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
3/19 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
89 |
NBA: Nets @ Bulls |
1.496 |
0.6 |
2/13 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
90 |
NBA: Knicks @ Nets |
1.492 |
0.3 |
12/5 7:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
90 |
NBA: Mavericks @ Warriors |
1.492 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
12/11 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
92 |
NBA: Grizzlies @ Rockets |
1.477 |
0.6 |
December 26? |
TNT |
|
|
93 |
NBA: Bulls @ Nuggets |
1.474 |
0.7 |
11/21 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
|
93 |
NBA: Nuggets @ Trailblazers |
1.474 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1/23 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
95 |
NBA: Bulls @ Warriors |
1.446 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2/6 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
96 |
NBA: Knicks @ Lakers |
1.442 |
0.6 |
3/25 11:30 PM |
TNT |
|
|
97 |
NBA: Mavericks @ Clippers |
1.439 |
0.6 |
4/3 10:45 PM |
TNT |
|
|
98 |
NBA: Clippers @ Nuggets |
1.431 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
3/17 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
99 |
NBA: Celtics @ Lakers |
1.419 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2/21 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
100 |
NBA: Warriors @ Jazz |
1.414 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1/31 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
101 |
NBA: Spurs @ Grizzlies |
1.395 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
11/22 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
102 |
NBA: Spurs @ Nets |
1.391 |
0.5 |
2/6 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
103 |
NBA: Knicks @ Nets |
1.384 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4/15 8:15 PM |
TNT |
|
104 |
NBA: Timberwolves @ Lakers |
1.383 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
12/20 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
105 |
NBA: Cavaliers @ Knicks |
1.38 |
0.6 |
1/30 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
106 |
NBA: Warriors @ Knicks |
1.374 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2/28 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
107 |
NBA: Pacers @ Suns |
1.372 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1/22 10:47 PM |
ESPN |
|
108 |
NBA: Pistons @ Kings |
1.351 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
11/15 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
109 |
NBA: Rockets @ Blazers |
1.335 |
0.6 |
12/12 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
|
110 |
NBA: Clippers @ Bulls |
1.326 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1/24 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
111 |
NBA: Lakers @ Bulls |
1.324 |
0.5 |
1/20 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
112 |
NBA: Nuggets @ Warriors |
1.305 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
4/10 10:45 PM |
TNT |
|
113 |
NBA: Timberwolves @ Pelicans |
1.295 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2/7 10:07 PM |
ESPN |
|
114 |
NBA: Timberwolves @ Nuggets |
1.282 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
11/15 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
115 |
NBA: Grizzlies @ Jazz |
1.281 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
3/26 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
116 |
NBA: Trail Blazers @ Pacers |
1.28 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2/7 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
117 |
NBA: Rockets @ Lakers |
1.274 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2/19 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
118 |
NBA: Rockets @ Lakers |
1.25 |
0.6 |
4/8 10:45 PM |
TNT |
|
|
119 |
NBA: Hawks @ Bucks |
1.249 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
4/16 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
120 |
NBA: Nets @ Nuggets |
1.245 |
0.6 |
2/28 10:30 PM |
TNT |
|
|
121 |
NBA: Clippers @ Nets |
1.244 |
0.5 |
12/12 8:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
122 |
NBA: Rockets @ Bulls |
1.204 |
0.5 |
3/13 7:00 PM |
TNT |
|
|
123 |
NBA: Mavericks @ Spurs |
1.201 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1/8 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
124 |
NBA: Nuggets @ Warriors |
1.196 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1/15 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
125 |
NBA: Nets @ Knicks |
1.187 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
4/2 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
126 |
NBA: Pacers @ Timberwolves |
1.182 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2/19 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
127 |
NBA: Trailblazers @ Lakers |
1.176 |
0.5 |
April 1 |
TNT |
|
|
128 |
NBA: Nuggets @ Clippers |
1.144 |
0.5 |
4/15 10:45 PM |
TNT |
|
|
129 |
NBA: Nets @ Lakers |
1.13 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2/23 9:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
130 |
NBA: Rockets @ Nets |
1.125 |
0.4 |
April 1 |
TNT |
|
|
131 |
NBA: Lakers @ Rockets |
1.106 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1/8 9:34 PM |
ESPN |
|
132 |
NBA: Clippers @ Knicks |
1.103 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1/17 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
133 |
NBA: Grizzlies @ Bulls |
1.084 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
3/7 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
134 |
NBA: Pelicans @ Suns |
1.075 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2/28 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
135 |
NBA: Nuggets @ Celtics |
1.061 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
12/6 7:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
136 |
NBA: Nuggets @ Bulls |
1.038 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2/21 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
137 |
NBA: Pelicans @ Mavericks |
1.02 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2/26 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
138 |
NBA: Jazz @ Spurs |
0.996 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1/15 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
138 |
NBA: Mavericks @ Nuggets |
0.996 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
3/5 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
140 |
NBA: Nets @ Knicks |
0.986 |
0.7 |
1/20 2:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
|
142 |
NBA: Hawks @ Trailblazers |
0.89 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
3/5 10:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
143 |
NBA: Nuggets @ Grizzlies |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
4/4 7:00 PM |
ESPN |