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The Numbers: 2012-13 NBA season

With the NBA season concluded, we take a day-by-day look at the league’s national television viewership.

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Welcome to The Numbers. This will be a frequent segment on Puck the Media, where at the end of a season or a major sports tournament, we give you the TV ratings/viewership numbers for all of the games of that season/tournament. This time around, it’s the 2012-13 NBA season.

The raw data comes to us courtesy of Sports Media Watch. The lone unavailable game was Knicks-Clippers on Mar. 17.

Oct. 30 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Boston vs. Miami: 5.37 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. LA Lakers: 4.29 million

Nov. 1 (TNT)
9:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio: 2.14 million

Nov. 2 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Miami vs. New York: 2.78 million
10:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. LA Lakers: 3.06 million

Nov. 7 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Philadelphia vs. New Orleans: 1.06 million
10:30 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. LA Clippers: 1.33 million

Nov. 8 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. Chicago: 1.84 million
10:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Portland: 1.40 million

Nov. 9 (ESPN)
10:30 p.m. ET, Utah vs. Denver: 1.05 million

Nov. 14 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Memphis vs. Oklahoma City: 1.67 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Miami vs. LA Clippers: 2.24 million

Nov. 15 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Boston vs. Brooklyn: 1.40 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Denver: 1.59 million

Nov. 16 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, Utah vs. Philadelphia: 1.10 million
9:30 p.m. ET, New York vs. Memphis: 2.04 million

Nov. 21 (ESPN)
7:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City: 2.13 million

Nov. 26 (TNT)
7:15 p.m. ET, New York vs. Brooklyn: 1.78 million

Nov. 29 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Miami: 1.98 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Denver vs. Golden State: 1.20 million

Nov. 30 (ESPN)
10:30 p.m. ET, Denver vs. LA Lakers: 1.59 million

Dec. 5 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Denver vs. Atlanta: 1.06 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. LA Clippers: 1.39 million

Dec. 6 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, New York vs. Miami: 2.69 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. Phoenix: 1.18 million

Dec. 7 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, Boston vs. Philadelphia: 1.40 million
9:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Oklahoma City: 2.66 million

Dec. 11 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, New York vs. Brooklyn: 1.71 million
9:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Chicago: 2.02 million

Dec. 12 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. Boston: 1.72 million
10:30 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Utah: 1.52 million

Dec. 13 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Los Angeles vs. New York: 3.04 million
10:30 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Portland: 1.32 million

Dec. 14 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Boston vs. Houston: 1.42 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Memphis vs. Denver: 1.28 million

Dec. 19 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, Brooklyn vs. New York: 1.67 million
9:30 p.m. ET, Milwaukee vs. Memphis: 1.22 million

Dec. 20 (TNT)
7 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. Minnesota: 1.68 million
9:30 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Dallas: 1.99 million

Dec. 25 (ESPN)
12 p.m. ET, Boston vs. Brooklyn: 3.73 million
8 p.m. ET, Houston vs. Chicago: 2.38 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Denver vs. LA Clippers: 2.30 million

Dec. 25 (ABC)
3 p.m. ET, New York vs. LA Lakers: 8.76 million
5:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. Miami: 9.57 million

Dec. 27 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. Oklahoma City: 2.23 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Boston vs. LA Clippers: 2.25 million

Jan. 4 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Miami: 1.83 million
10:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. LA Clippers: 3.06 million

Jan. 9 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. San Antonio: 2.00 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. LA Clippers: 1.76 million

Jan. 10 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, New York vs. Indiana: 1.45 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Portland: 1.37 million

Jan. 11 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. New York: 1.89 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. LA Lakers: 2.30 million

Jan. 16 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Houston vs. Dallas: 1.43 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Golden State: 1.65 million

Jan. 17 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Minnesota: 1.68 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Miami vs. LA Lakers: 3.54 million

Jan. 18 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Boston: 1.95 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. Dallas: 2.17 million

Jan. 21 (ESPN)
1 p.m. ET, Indiana vs. Memphis: 781,000

Jan. 21 (TNT)
7 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Philadelphia: 1.33 million
9:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Chicago: 2.23 million

Jan. 24 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, New York vs. Boston: 2.46 million
10:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Phoenix: 1.40 million

Jan. 25 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Dallas, 1.11 million

Jan. 27 (ABC)
1 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Boston: 4.61 million
3:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. LA Lakers: 6.33 million

Jan. 27 (ESPN)
6:30 p.m. ET, Atlanta vs. New York: 1.54 million

Jan. 30 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Brooklyn: 2.00 million
10:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Phoenix: 2.43 million

Jan. 31 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Memphis vs. Oklahoma City: 1.61 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. Golden State: 1.22 million

Feb. 1 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Indiana: 1.63 million
9:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Minnesota: 2.03 million

Feb. 6
9 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Minnesota: 1.09 million

Feb. 7 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Boston: 2.61 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Denver: 1.32 million

Feb. 8 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Miami: 1.91 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Utah: 1.47 million

Feb. 10 (ABC)
1 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. New York: 3.31 million
3:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Miami: 6.47 million

Feb. 10 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Brooklyn: 1.34 million

Feb. 14 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Oklahoma City: 3.39 million
10:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. LA Lakers: 2.48 million

Feb. 20
8 p.m. ET, New Orleans vs. Cleveland: 1.18 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Boston vs. LA Lakers: 2.25 million

Feb. 21 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Chicago: 2.44 million
10:30 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. LA Clippers: 1.97 million

Feb. 22 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Minnesota vs. Oklahoma City: 1.32 million
10:30 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Golden State: 1.59 million

Feb. 24 (ABC)
1 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Dallas: 2.93 million

Feb. 24 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, Memphis vs. Brooklyn: 1.38 million
9:30 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Oklahoma City: 1.55 million

Feb. 27 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Golden State vs. New York: 1.55 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Denver vs. Portland: 1.37 million

Feb. 28 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Philadelphia vs. Chicago: 1.28 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Minnesota vs. LA Lakers: 1.68 million

Mar. 1 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Memphis vs. Miami: 2.00 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. Denver: 1.98 million

Mar. 3 (ABC)
1 p.m. ET, Miami vs. New York: 4.08 million
3:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. LA Clippers: 4.22 million

Mar. 3 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Indiana, 1.66 million

Mar. 5 (TNT)
7 p.m. ET, Boston vs. Philadelphia: 1.37 million
9:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. Oklahoma City: 3.39 million

Mar. 6 (ESPN)
9 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. San Antonio: 1.43 million

Mar. 7 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. New York: 2.73 million
10:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Denver: 1.73 million

Mar. 8 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Atlanta vs. Boston: 1.52 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Houston vs. Golden State: 1.65 million

Mar. 10 (ABC)
1 p.m. ET, Boston vs. Oklahoma City: 2.90 million
3:30 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. LA Lakers: 4.06 million

Mar. 13 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Utah vs. Oklahoma City: 1.40 million
10:30 p.m. ET, New York vs. Denver: 1.42 million

Mar. 14 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. San Antonio: 1.46 million
10:30 p.m. ET, New York vs. Portland: 1.35 million

Mar. 18 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Boston: 3.78 million
10:30 p.m. ET, New York vs. Utah: 1.59 million

Mar. 20 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Brooklyn vs. Dallas: 983,000

Mar. 25 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Orlando: 1.92 million

Mar. 26 (TNT)
7 p.m. ET, New York vs. Boston: 1.45 million
9:30 p.m. ET, LA Clippers vs. Dallas: 1.62 million

Mar. 27 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Chicago: 3.89 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Brooklyn vs. Portland: 1.51 million

Apr. 2 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, New York vs. Miami: 2.72 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Dallas vs. LA Lakers: 2.31 million

Apr. 3 (ESPN)
7 p.m. ET, New York vs. Atlanta: 997,000

Apr. 4 (TNT)
7 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Brooklyn: 1.05 million
9:30 p.m. ET, San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City: 1.93 million

Apr. 5
8 p.m. ET, Miami vs. Charlotte: 1.25 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Houston vs. Portland: 1.15 million

Apr. 6
7:30 p.m. ET, Philadelphia vs. Miami: 638,000

Apr. 7 (ABC)
1 p.m. ET, New York vs. Oklahoma City: 3.02 million
3:30 p.m. ET, LA Lakers vs. LA Clippers: 4.32 million

Apr. 10 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Brooklyn vs. Boston: 1.19 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Phoenix vs. Denver: 1.27 million

Apr. 11 (TNT)
8 p.m. ET, New York vs. Chicago: 2.13 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma City vs. Golden State: 1.66 million

Apr. 14 (ABC)
1 p.m. ET, Chicago vs. Miami: 3.00 million

Apr. 16
8 p.m. ET, Toronto vs. Atlanta: 774,000
10:30 p.m. ET, Portland vs. LA Clippers: 872,000

Apr. 17 (ESPN)
8 p.m. ET, Utah vs. Memphis: 1.61 million
10:30 p.m. ET, Houston vs. LA Lakers: 2.48 million

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