Skip to main content
Come Fan with UsThursday, August 6, 2026

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.

USA TODAY Sports

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

See More:

More in NBA

NBA
Kevin Durant’s criticism of Klay and Draymond feels like another burner account gone badKevin Durant’s criticism of Klay and Draymond feels like another burner account gone bad
NBA

Kevin Durant probably forgot he wasn’t on his burner account when ripping his former Warriors teammates.

By Ricky O'Donnell
NBA
NBA free agent predictions for biggest names still availableNBA free agent predictions for biggest names still available
NBA

Let’s predict the landing spots for the NBA’s top remaining free agents.

By Ricky O'Donnell
NBA
7 NBA teams who will be way better than last year7 NBA teams who will be way better than last year
NBA

These NBA teams are going to be a lot better in the upcoming season than they were last year.

By Ricky O'Donnell
NBA
Why LeBron James chose the 76ers in NBA free agency, and his big bet on Jaylen BrownWhy LeBron James chose the 76ers in NBA free agency, and his big bet on Jaylen Brown
NBA

LeBron James *really* wanted to play with Jaylen Brown

By Ricky O'Donnell
NBA
NBA Reacts: Are the LeBron Sixers the best team in the East?NBA Reacts: Are the LeBron Sixers the best team in the East?
NBA

The 76ers have more talent than anyone in the Eastern Conference, but will it turn into enough wins to win the East?

By Kyle Thele
NBA
Steph Curry to the Hornets is the wild NBA rumor that might have legsSteph Curry to the Hornets is the wild NBA rumor that might have legs
NBA

This makes so much sense, and it’s so irresponsible.

By James Dator