NEW YORK — The NBA noticed its finest Christmas Day viewership numbers in 15 years, the league introduced Wednesday.
Greater than 47 million individuals within the U.S. watched not less than a number of the five-game slate on ABC and ESPN, which represents a forty five% improve over final 12 months. And there was a median of 5.5 million viewers for the video games, up 4% from a 12 months in the past.
The Cleveland-New York recreation was the most-watched Christmas recreation ever, which began at midday Japanese, with a median of 6.4 million viewers. The San Antonio-Oklahoma Metropolis recreation was the most-watched within the 2:30 p.m. Christmas timeslot since 2017, and the Dallas-Golden State recreation was the most-watched within the 5 p.m. timeslot since 2019.
Additionally, the league stated it was the “most-viewed model throughout social media” on Christmas, with its content material producing 1.6 billion views. That is up 23% over Christmas 2024.
