Jayson Tatum led the Celtics to victory against Luka Dončić and the Lakers on Saturday, March 8.
ESPN’s coverage of the Boston Celtics 111-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on the March 8 edition of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop averaged 4,605,000 viewers, making it the most-watched regular season NBA game in seven years, since 2018 (excluding Christmas). The broadcast was up 92 percent from last year’s comparable game window.
Lakers-Celtics averaged 4.61 million viewers on NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC, making it the most-watched regular season game in seven years (excluding Christmas Day) and up 92% vs. the comparable window. The game peaked at 5.3 million viewers and was the most-watched program in… pic.twitter.com/Z5OWNGIOIS
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According to Nielsen, NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop – the premier, national NBA game of the week – broadcast peaked with 5,342,000 viewers from 9:15-9:29 p.m. ET. The Celtics vs. Lakers game was available across ABC, ESPN+ and Disney+.
The Celtics vs. Lakers game on ABC was the most-watched program in primetime for Saturday March 8. ESPN’s NBA viewership for the 2024-25 regular season is even with last year.
The Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry host the New York Knicks and Karl Anthony-Towns on the March 15 edition of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by Wingstop at 8:30 p.m. ET. Mike Breen and analysts Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson will provide commentary with Lisa Salters reporting.
