The 2024 NBA Finals Game 5, featuring the Celtics and Mavericks, averaged 12.224 million viewers, peaking at 13.28 million. This is a decrease from the previous year's Nuggets' Game 5 championship-clincher, which had 13.08 million viewers, and the Warriors-Celtics Game 5 in 2022, which had 13.03 million viewers. However, it is an increase from the Bucks-Suns Game 5 in 2021, which had 9.5 million viewers. Overall, the 2024 NBA Playoffs experienced a significant decline in viewership compared to 2023, with ratings dropping by 11% to 2.4 and viewership by 12% to 4.53 million. Additionally, the Finals have now gone five years without a single game hitting the 14 million mark.
Stanley Cup Game 5 U.S. viewership: 2024: 4.1 million 2023: 2.72M (smallest in 29 years for G5) 2022: 5.16M 2021: 3.51M
8.5 million viewers watched Game 5 of the 2024 #StanleyCup Final across North America. https://t.co/HGQ3KW06PV
The 2024 NBA Playoffs saw a significant decline in viewership compared to 2023, with ratings dropping by 11% to 2.4 and viewership by 12% to 4.53 million, per @paulsen_smw “Nonetheless, the Finals has now gone five years without a single game hitting the 14 million mark — a… https://t.co/BvXEyGpLcw
Celtics-Mavericks NBA Finals and 2024 NBA Playoff ratings slump from 2023 https://t.co/NtDo1quHgg
Last night's NBA Finals Game 5 averaged 12.224 million viewers. Peaked with 13.28M. That's down from Nuggets’ Game 5 championship-clincher (13.08 million) last year and 13.03M for Warriors-Celtics Game 5 in 2022. Up big over 2021 (Bucks-Suns) at 9.5M for G5.