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Spurs' Win over Knicks Was Most-Watched NBA Finals Game 3 Since 1998 with 23.8 Million Viewers
Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points as the game averaged 23.8 million viewers and peaked at 26.3 million, according to Nielsen.
- On Monday, San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points to lead his team to a 115-111 victory over the New York Knicks, cutting New York's series lead to two games to one.
- The Knicks returned to the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years and seek to end a 53-year title drought, though the Spurs' Game 3 victory at Madison Square Garden has tightened the matchup.
- Nielsen data shows the telecast averaged 23.8 million viewers, peaking at 26.3 million at 11:15 p.m. ET, marking the highest-rated NBA Finals Game 3 in 28 years.
- This year's series is averaging 19.1 million viewers, more than double the 2025 figures, and Game 3 ranks as the most-watched broadcast program since Super Bowl 60 on Feb. 8.
- Game 4 tips off Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. ET in New York, where the Knicks aim to take a commanding 3-1 series lead and move closer to their first championship since 1973.
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Knicks-Spurs Game 3 viewership hit over 26 million in huge NBA Finals ratings win
The NBA league office must be salivating over the TV ratings for the NBA Finals. Monday’s Game 3 broadcast between the Knicks and the Spurs was the most-watched NBA Finals Game 3 in nearly three decades, averaging 23.8 million viewers, data released by Nelsen showed on Wednesday.
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right5Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Left
44% Left
L 44%
C 37%
R 19%
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