NBA Regular Season is a U.S. television program broadcast on ESPN. NBA Regular Season is currently the third most popular show on ESPN and 66th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 1,751,000 people (0.54% rating, up +26% from Friday) per the daily audience measurement on . NBA Regular Season is also shown on ESPN Deportes, ESPN2 and NBA TV.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of NBA Regular Season on ESPN as of Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
| NBA Regular Season Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Feb-04 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 1,293,800 | 1.01 |
| P2+ | 1,751,000 | 0.54 | |
| P18-49 | 653,400 | 0.48 | |
| P25-54 | 728,900 | 0.58 | |
| 2026-Jan-30 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 691,700 | 0.54 |
| P2+ | 1,391,800 | 0.43 | |
| P18-49 | 381,100 | 0.28 | |
| P25-54 | 439,900 | 0.35 | |
| 2026-Jan-28 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 1,268,200 | 0.99 |
| P2+ | 2,655,700 | 0.82 | |
| P18-49 | 803,100 | 0.59 | |
| P25-54 | 867,200 | 0.69 | |
| 2026-Jan-21 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 653,300 | 0.51 |
| P2+ | 1,349,200 | 0.42 | |
| P18-49 | 394,700 | 0.29 | |
| P25-54 | 452,400 | 0.36 | |
| 2026-Jan-16 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 781,400 | 0.61 |
| P2+ | 1,618,000 | 0.50 | |
| P18-49 | 476,400 | 0.35 | |
| P25-54 | 502,700 | 0.40 | |
| 2025-Dec-25 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 922,300 | 0.72 |
| P2+ | 1,898,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 857,600 | 0.63 | |
| P25-54 | 879,800 | 0.70 | |
| 2025-Nov-26 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 1,396,300 | 1.09 |
| P2+ | 2,433,000 | 0.75 | |
| P18-49 | 966,500 | 0.71 | |
| P25-54 | 1,030,600 | 0.82 | |
| 2025-Nov-19 NEW YORK KNICKS AT DALLAS MAVERICKS | HH | 965,000 | 0.75 |
| P2+ | 1,436,000 | 0.44 | |
| P18-49 | 613,000 | 0.45 | |
| P25-54 | 656,000 | 0.52 | |
| 2025-Nov-12 LA LAKERS/ | HH | 979,000 | 0.76 |
| P2+ | 1,456,000 | 0.45 | |
| P18-49 | 600,000 | 0.44 | |
| P25-54 | 680,000 | 0.54 | |
| 2025-Nov-05 SAN ANTONIO/ | HH | 1,038,000 | 0.81 |
| P2+ | 1,559,000 | 0.48 | |
| P18-49 | 633,000 | 0.47 | |
| P25-54 | 737,000 | 0.59 | |
| 2025-Oct-29 LOS ANGELES/ | HH | 892,000 | 0.70 |
| P2+ | 1,358,000 | 0.42 | |
| P18-49 | 559,000 | 0.41 | |
| P25-54 | 664,000 | 0.53 | |
| 2025-Oct-23 GOLDEN STATE/ | HH | 1,518,000 | 1.20 |
| P2+ | 2,228,000 | 0.69 | |
| P18-49 | 877,000 | 0.64 | |
| P25-54 | 1,007,000 | 0.80 | |
| 2025-Oct-22 DALLAS/ | HH | 1,788,000 | 1.40 |
| P2+ | 2,488,000 | 0.77 | |
| P18-49 | 1,137,000 | 0.84 | |
| P25-54 | 1,276,000 | 1.02 | |
| 2025-Apr-13 LA CLIPPERS AT GOLDEN STATE | P2+ | 1,553,000 | 0.49 |
| P18-49 | 596,000 | 0.44 | |
| P25-54 | 651,000 | 0.53 | |
| 2025-Apr-09 LOS ANGELES LAKERS AT DALLAS MAVERICKS | HH | 1,572,500 | 1.25 |
| P2+ | 2,261,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 981,000 | 0.73 | |
| P25-54 | 1,102,000 | 0.89 | |
| 2025-Apr-02 DETROIT/ | P2+ | 1,069,000 | 0.34 |
| P18-49 | 395,000 | 0.29 | |
| P25-54 | 491,000 | 0.40 | |
| 2025-Mar-26 LOS ANGELES LAKERS AT INDIANA PACERS | HH | 1,044,000 | 0.83 |
| P2+ | 1,451,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 576,500 | 0.43 | |
| P25-54 | 654,000 | 0.53 | |
| 2025-Mar-19 DETROIT PISTONS AT MIAMI HEAT | HH | 654,000 | 0.52 |
| P2+ | 910,000 | 0.29 | |
| P18-49 | 348,500 | 0.26 | |
| P25-54 | 407,500 | 0.33 | |
| 2025-Mar-17 MIAMI HEAT AT NEW YORK KNICKS | HH | 868,000 | 0.69 |
| P2+ | 1,192,000 | 0.38 | |
| P18-49 | 455,500 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 506,000 | 0.41 | |
| 2025-Mar-16 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS | HH | 968,500 | 0.77 |
| P2+ | 1,389,000 | 0.44 | |
| P18-49 | 549,500 | 0.41 | |
| P25-54 | 617,000 | 0.50 | |
| 2025-Mar-12 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER AT BOSTON CELTICS | HH | 1,233,000 | 0.98 |
| P2+ | 1,703,000 | 0.54 | |
| P18-49 | 657,000 | 0.49 | |
| P25-54 | 728,500 | 0.59 | |
| 2025-Mar-09 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS | HH | 1,157,500 | 0.92 |
| P2+ | 1,886,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 721,000 | 0.54 | |
| P25-54 | 747,000 | 0.60 | |
| 2025-Mar-07 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES AT DALLAS MAVERICKS | HH | 629,000 | 0.50 |
| P2+ | 934,000 | 0.29 | |
| P18-49 | 295,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 358,000 | 0.29 | |
| 2025-Mar-05 | HH | 742,000 | 0.59 |
| P2+ | 1,036,000 | 0.33 | |
| P18-49 | 362,000 | 0.27 | |
| P25-54 | 432,000 | 0.35 | |
| 2025-Mar-02 MINNESOTA/ OKLAHOMA CITY/ | P2+ | 1,194,000 | 0.38 |
| P18-49 | 457,000 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 515,000 | 0.42 | |
| 2025-Feb-28 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS AT BOSTON CELTICS | HH | 1,195,000 | 0.95 |
| P2+ | 1,807,000 | 0.57 | |
| P18-49 | 683,500 | 0.51 | |
| P25-54 | 716,000 | 0.58 | |
| 2025-Feb-26 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS AT NEW YORK KNICKS | HH | 666,500 | 0.53 |
| P2+ | 1,006,000 | 0.32 | |
| P18-49 | 402,500 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 481,500 | 0.39 | |
| 2025-Feb-23 MEMPHIS/ | P2+ | 1,730,000 | 0.55 |
| P18-49 | 710,000 | 0.53 | |
| P25-54 | 757,000 | 0.61 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Basketball Regular Season | 3,511,000 | +128% |
| 2 | NFL Pro Bowl | 1,919,000 | +21% |
| 3 | NBA Regular Season | 1,751,000 | +26% |
| 4 | Monday Night Kickoff | 1,381,000 | -80% |
| 5 | Women's College Basketball Regular Season | 817,000 | +47% |
| 6 | ESPN Original Documentary | 548,000 | +219% |
| 7 | SportsCenter Late | 414,000 | -47% |
| 8 | NFL's Greatest Games | 391,000 | +59% |