Knicks' NBA Finals Series Draws Highest TV Viewership Since 1998
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Summary
The New York Knicks' NBA Championship run generated the highest television viewership for the NBA Finals since 1998. Game 5 averaged 24.5 million viewers across ABC and ESPN, peaking at 33 million viewers during the final moments. The entire five-game series averaged 20.6 million viewers, marking the highest average viewership for an NBA Finals since 1998.
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· 3 pulledSaturday's Game 5 averaged 24.5M viewers across ABC and ESPN, per Nielsen Big Data + Panel, marking the most-watched NBA Finals game since 1998.
It peaked with 33M viewers in the final moments of the game as the Knicks sealed a victory.
Across five games, ABC and ESPN saw an average 20.6M viewers tune in.
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