12 years ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Saul Álvarez by MD12 to unify the WBC, WBA, Ring & lineal junior middleweight titles. One of the best performances of the 21st century.
The 2026 Finals became the league's most-watched championship series since 1998, with fans tuning in at historic rates throughout the matchup.
Game 5 drew 24.5 million viewers on average, peaked at 33 million during the closing moments, and saw viewership skyrocket 157% compared to last year's Game 5. 🏆📈🤯
The added Peacock Adobe Analytics viewership shows us an interesting platform trend for the Spurs/Thunder Western Conference Final.
Game 1: 7.49 million on NBC (77.9%), 2.13M on Peacock
Game 7: 12.67 million on NBC (79.7%), 3.23M on Peacock
NBA Execs and owners are happy as can be after learning that this year's NBA Playoffs are the most-watched in 28 years with an average of 5.3 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock and Prime Video.
The Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder finished as the most-watched Conference Finals in 24 years with an average of 10.8 million viewers per game on NBC/Peacock.
San Antonio’s victory over Oklahoma City in Game 7 averaged a whopping 15.9 million viewers, peaking with 17.7 million viewers. 😱
The Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder finished as the most-watched Conference Finals in 24 years with an average of 10.8 million viewers per game on NBC/Peacock.
San Antonio’s victory over Oklahoma City in Game 7 averaged 15.9 million viewers, peaking with 17.7 million viewers.
Spurs vs. Thunder Game 7 surpassed 2 billion (!!!) views across social media platforms, becoming the most viewed NBA game of all time on social media, per @NBAPR
CRAZY. 🔥🔥🔥