The average per game attendance (regular season) of the National Basketball Association rose over the years from the 2006/07 season to the 2023/24 season. In 2023/24, an average of 18,315 fans attended NBA games throughout the season.
NBA attendances
The total attendance at regular season games in the NBA also reached its peak in the 2023/24 season, as 22.52 million people attended regular NBA season games during that particular season. The Chicago Bulls had the highest average regular season home attendance among all NBA franchises that year - around 20,600 spectators attended home games in 2023/24. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Miami Heat also recorded some of the highest average home attendances.
NBA TV audiences
Over the last five years, the average TV audience for the NBA's regular season has minimally but steadily decreased. During the 2023/24 season, an average of 1.56 million viewers tuned into each NBA regular season fixture across ABC, ESPN, and TNT. The decline in viewership of the NBA Finals, however, has been more dramatic, with the average audience in the United States nearly halving between 2015 and 2024.
National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2023/24
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Basketball Reference. (July 22, 2024). National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006/
Basketball Reference. "National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2023/24." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006/
Basketball Reference. (2024). National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006/
Basketball Reference. "National Basketball Association Average Regular Season Home Attendance from 2010/11 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006/
Basketball Reference, National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2023/24 [Graph], Basketball Reference, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193632/average-regular-season-home-attendance-per-team-in-the-nba-since-2006/
