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The audience for the 2025 NBA Playoffs on ESPN platforms ( ESPN and ABC) is up 12% from last year, according to Nielsen. Through the Conference Semifinals (22 games), ESPN is averaging 4,883,000 viewers, making it the second-most watched NBA Playoffs since 2011.
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Knicks, Pacers Game 1 matchup hits highest viewership for eastern conference finals opener in yearsWednesday night, 6.6 million people tuned in to watch Pacers vs. Knicks. This was the highest mark for the opening game of an Eastern Conference Finals since Game 1 in the 2018 ECF when LeBron James and the Cavaliers took on the Celtics.
If the NBA’s second apron spells doom for the era of the superteam, the rigorous salary-cap restrictions don’t seem to have diluted enthusiasm for the playoffs. Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the first two rounds of the NBA postseason tournament averaged 4.
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks drew a massive audience.
NBA playoff viewership is trailing only the elevated levels of two years ago as the highest in more than a decade. NBA playoff games are averaging 3.85 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPNU, TNT
The NBA recorded it's second-highest ratings and viewership through the first two rounds of the playoffs since 2014.
WWE NXT saw an increase in viewership on May 20 against the NHL and NBA Playoffs. According to Wrestlenomics, NXT averaged 697,000 viewers on Tuesday. The show drew a 0.13 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.
The Memphis Grizzlies aren't in the NBA playoffs, but fans have plenty of reason to pay attention, with Mike Conley Jr. and Cam Payne still in it.
NBA Playoffs bracket 2025: Updated schedule, TV channels, scores for every round of postseason games
Viewers in Canada can watch NBA Playoff games on Sportsnet and TSN. Cord-cutters can stream games on Sportsnet+ and TSN+. You can listen to every NBA Playoff game live on SiriusXM. Channels for ...
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If the New York Knicks' fourth-quarter collapse in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was unbelievable that's probably because it was the first of its kind, dating back to the start of the play-by-play era in 1997.
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