NBA regular season viewership at highest numbers in 24 years
170 million people in the U.S. watched NBA games this season, and NBC's Sunday Night Basketball has been a huge hit.
The NBA returned to NBC Sports this year, and it felt like the pinnacle of the league again in more ways than one ā record numbers of fans were tuning in for games. More than 170 million people in the United States tuned in and watched regular-season NBA games this season across their partners ā ABC/ESPN, Amazon Prime Video, NBC/Peacock and NBA TV ā the most in 24 years the league announced. That number is up 86% compared to last season.
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twitter. com/bd745aFqMg ā NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) October 21, 2025 Those numbers rang true at NBC: ā¢ Sunday Night Basketball averaged 3. 4 million viewers this season, making it the most-watched Sunday NBA package in 13 years (excluding Christmas Day games) as well as the most-watched NBA window since the 2015-16 season.
ā¢ Coast 2 Coast Tuesday averaged 2. 6 million viewers, up 99% vs. the comparable games last year.