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.

Since May 1, the league said, nine of the top 10 most-watched television programs were NBA playoff games. The NBA Finals between the Nuggets and Heat averaged 11.64 million viewers across five games.

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 7:30 p.m. CT. CARLSON: Patience got Thunder to 2025 NBA Finals.

In the latest TV ratings, ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals Game 5 delivered the series' largest audience yet — 5.7 million total viewers, per Nielsen fast nationals -- while rising a tenth in ...

The second game of the NBA Finals drew almost exactly the same audience as the first, with ABC again scoring sizable year-to-year gains for its telecast. Sunday’s contest, a 107-88 Golden State ...

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 ...

TV Ratings: NBA conference finals take a plunge, including in West Not even LeBron James and the Lakers were able to save the day when it came to league's viewership.