NBA Pre-Season is a U.S. television program aired on ESPN. NBA Pre-Season is watched by a total number of 329,000 people (0.1% rating, down -44% from last week) per the daily audience measurement on . NBA Pre-Season is also shown on ESPN2.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of NBA Pre-Season on ESPN as of Sunday, October 12, 2025.
| NBA Pre-Season Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Oct-12 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS AT BOSTON CELTICS | HH | 243,500 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 329,000 | 0.10 | |
| P18-49 | 122,500 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 138,000 | 0.11 | |
| 2025-Oct-05 LOS ANGELES LAKERS AT GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | HH | 397,000 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 588,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 190,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 201,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2024-Oct-13 MINNESOTA/ | HH | 264,000 | 0.21 |
| P2+ | 435,000 | 0.14 | |
| P18-49 | 160,000 | 0.12 | |
| 2024-Oct-06 L | HH | 188,500 | 0.15 |
| P2+ | 275,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 93,500 | 0.07 | |
| 2023-Oct-15 L: GOLDEN STATE/ L: MILWAUKEE/ | P2+ | 526,000 | 0.17 |
| P18-49 | 213,600 | 0.16 | |
| 2023-Oct-08 L: PHILADELPHIA/ | P2+ | 421,000 | 0.13 |
| P18-49 | 159,600 | 0.12 | |
| 2022-Oct-12 BROOKLYN NETS @ MILWAUKEE BUCKS L: MINNESOTA/ MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS | HH | 582,000 | 0.47 |
| P2+ | 744,000 | 0.24 | |
| P18-49 | 333,000 | 0.26 | |
| P25-54 | 352,800 | 0.29 | |
| 2022-Oct-06 L: MIAMI/ L: MINNESOTA/ | HH | 477,200 | 0.39 |
| P2+ | 648,000 | 0.21 | |
| P18-49 | 249,000 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 279,800 | 0.23 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Regular Season | 15,841,800 | +74% |
| 2 | Monday Night Kickoff | 8,758,700 | +70% |
| 3 | CFP First Round | 7,109,000 | +102% |
| 4 | College Football Bowl Studio | 5,447,000 | -16% |
| 5 | College Basketball Regular Season | 1,504,300 | -23% |
| 6 | Women's College Volleyball Tournament | 1,125,000 | +23% |
| 7 | NCAA Studio Update | 715,000 | +286% |
| 8 | SportsCenter Weekend PM | 343,800 | +27% |
| 9 | Women's College Basketball Regular Season | 260,400 | -75% |
| 10 | SportsCenter Late | 158,300 | +28% |