8 Crucial NBA Viewership Statistics To Know In 2024

Game 7 of the Warriors-Kings WCF First Round match-up on ABC garnered 9.8 million viewers.

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LeBron James’ overtaking of the NBA All-Time Scoring Record garnered 2.8 billion views globally.

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Game 6 of the ’97-’98 NBA Finals between the Bulls and Jazz is the most-watched playoff game in league history.

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The NBA All-Star Game viewership had a major 40.3% drop in 1994.

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The 2020 NBA Finals has the lowest viewership in history, with Game 3 acquiring only 6.08 million viewers.

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A burning Christmas clash between Shaq and Kobe garnered 13.18M viewers in the 2004-05 NBA season.

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The 2023-24 NBA Regular Season set a new all-time high record, with a 4.32% increase in total attendance.

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The Steal-turned-dunk of Dallas Mavs is the most-viewed play in the 2023-24 NBA Regular Season with over 250M views.

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