Game 2 of Knicks-Spurs averaged over 16 million viewers

The Knicks' 105-104 victory over the Spurs on June 5 was ABC’s most-watched NBA Finals Game 2 since 2018 – according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Game 2 generated an average audience of 16.43 million viewers and peaked with 19.42 million viewers at 11:15 p.m.

Viewership was up 88% from last year’s Game 2.

Game 2 on ABC was the most-watched program of the day across all of television and in all key male and adult demos for June 5.

Through two games, 2026 NBA Finals on ABC are averaging 16.68M viewers, up 89% year-over-year, making it the most-watched Finals through Game 2 since 2018.