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NBA confirm 19% increase in 2021-22 regular season viewership

The National Basketball Association have confirmed a 19% year-on-year boost in collective average domestic viewing figures for the 2021-22 regular season.

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NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 19: CJ McCollum #3 of the New Orleans Pelicans shoots the ball during Round 1 Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs against on April 19, 2022 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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The NBA have confirmed its best ratings since the 2018/19 season after confirming a 19% boost for its collective average domestic viewer figures for the recently finished 2021-22 regular season.

Apr 19, 2022; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots the ball while being guarded by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley (22) and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns
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Apr 19, 2022; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots the ball while being guarded by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley (22) and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony TownsChristine TannousUSA TODAY Sports

The NBA claimed an average audience of 1.6 million viewers across the TNT, ABC and ESPN networks-platforms. The growth represents an increase from the pandemic hampered 2020-21 season and an uplift of 3% from the 2019-20 figures.

NBA League Pass success

There was also a significant uplift in subscription sto the NBA’s OTT League Pass with the association confirming a 30% boost in subscriptions over the past years with the NBA also confirming increased social media numbers with it’s YouTube platform securing 13 billion video views, an increase of 7% from 2020-21 with it’s TikTok channel boasting more than 480 million views.