NBA Finals Game 5 viewership falls short of 10 million, continues weak trend The Thunder's win averaged 9.54 million viewers on ABC, down 22% versus last year's Game 5.

The NBA Finals closed out its battle between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder with the most-watched game the tournament has seen in six years.

NBA TV ratings are shaped by different factors as consumers digest content in new era. The league and its TV partners need to navigate those issues.

Sunday’s game, however, caps a series between two smaller-market teams that drew relatively low viewing figures.

Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals was the most-watched NBA Finals game in six years, averaging 16.4 million viewers on ABC. Game 7 peaked with nearly 20 million viewers.

Game 4—in which the Mavs routed the Celtics 122-84—drew about 9.6 million viewers, marking the second-lowest NBA finals game 4 to date, behind only a pandemic-era game 4 that had 7.54 million ...

The 2023 NBA Finals finished on a high note. Monday’s Game 5 clincher for the Denver Nuggets over the Miami Heat averaged a series-high 13.084 million viewers on ABC. That’s not only the most ...

As for the NBA Finals, ABC brought in an average of 11.64 million viewers -- a decrease from 2022, when a six-game series between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics averaged 12.402 million.

ABC will air starting lineup introductions prior to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers tip-off for Game 5, marking the first time since the Miami Heat faced the San Antonio Spurs in 2013.

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 ...