Knicks’ title run draws 24.5M viewers, tops Finals since 1998
New York’s first NBA championship in decades delivered record TV numbers and capped the most-watched playoffs in league history.
5 million viewers across the Finals, the highest figure for the league’s marquee series since 1998. The record haul capped a playoffs season where the Knicks-Spurs series became the most-watched Finals in more than 20 years. The league’s push to expand its audience paid off, with the title run drawing casual and hard-core fans alike.
