The 2025 NBA Finals were watched by an average of **** million viewers in the United States. This marked a decline from the previous year when **** million viewers tuned in to watch the Boston Celtics clinch a record 18th NBA championship win against the Dallas Mavericks.
How did the 2025 Finals play out?
The 2025 championship series was contested between the Oklahoma City Thunder, champions of the Western Conference, and the Indiana Pacers, winners of the Eastern Conference. The Thunder emerged victorious in a back-and-forth seven game series, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander adding a championship ring to his NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP awards for the 2025 season. Celebrations, however, were somewhat overshadowed by a horror Achilles heel injury sustained by Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton in Game 7.
How did viewership of the NBA Finals compare to other major US sporting events?
In 2025, NBA Finals viewership was only a fraction of the number of viewers of the Super Bowl in the U.S., with the latter exceeding *** million that year. Meanwhile, viewership of the World Series was more comparable to that of the NBA Finals, reaching over 14 million in 2024.
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