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This is a list of television ratings for NBA Finals since 1974 in the US based on Nielsen viewing data.

The highest rated and most watched NBA Final series was 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, the series averaged a 18.7 rating and 33 share with 29.04 million viewers.

The lowest rated and least watched NBA Final series was 2007 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers, the series averaged a 6.2 rating and 11 share with 9.29 million viewers.

The highest rated and most watched single NBA Final game was Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals which averaged a 22.3 rating and 38 share with 35.90 million viewers on Sunday night.

The lowest rated and least watched single NBA Final game was Game 2 of the 2003 NBA Finals which averaged a 5.2 rating and 10 share with 8.06 million viewers on Friday night.

Game-by-game breakdown by year (1974 - present)
Figures are expressed as Rating/Share. Rating represents the percentage of US TV households that watched the game, Share represents the percentage of TV sets in use that were tuned to the game.

Viewers = average viewership (in millions), Households = average TV households (in millions).

Note that game-by-game viewership for pre-2000 series were generally unavailable.