The average per game attendance during the 2025/26 regular season of the National Basketball Association stood at *. This marked a slight decrease from the previous season, however, was the third-highest average attendance recorded in the last sixteen years.
NBA attendances
The total attendance at regular season games in the NBA also dipped marginally in the 2025/26 season, however, remained over an aggregate total of ** million. The Chicago Bulls had the highest average regular season home attendance among all NBA franchises that year - over * spectators attended home games in 2025/26. Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks also recorded some of the highest average home attendances.
NBA TV audiences
Between 2021/22 and 2024/25, the average TV audience for the NBA's regular season minimally but steadily decreased. However, in 2025/26, average attendance picked up markedly, reaching **** million viewers per game. This can perhaps in part be explained by a change in Nielsen's methodology.
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Basketball Reference. (June 15, 2026). National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2025/26 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006/
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