NBA Tip-Off Hits 5.6 Million Viewers on NBC

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NBA’s First Night on NBC Dunks Biggest Tip-Off Doubleheader Audience in 15 Years With 5.6 Million Viewers
The games brought in the largest average audience for the NBA tip-off doubleheader since 2010, which averaged 5.7 million viewers as LeBron James made his debut with the Miami Heat in the opener.

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NBA's Return to NBC Averages 5.61M Viewers, Most-Watched October Opening Night in 15 Years
NBA Tip-Off Hits 5.6 Million Viewers on NBC, Biggest Audience in More Than 10 Years and Up 87% From Last Year
LARGEST AUDIENCE FOR “NBA TIP-OFF” DOUBLEHEADER SINCE 2010 AS NBA RETURNED TO NBC AND DEBUTED ON PEACOCK
The NBA returned to NBC and debuted on Peacock in thrilling fashion on Tuesday night with the first “NBA Tip-Off” double overtime game in 20 years and star-studded performances across a pair of Weste...

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Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder live updates, score, highlights tonight, Oct. 23
NBA Opening Night 2025: 5 Hot Take Reactions, Including Rockets Forgetting Kevin Durant
NBA's Rockets-Thunder opener nearly ends on a huge blunder from Kevin Durant
On the final possession of the first overtime period, OKC star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's would-be game-winner was blocked by Tari Eason and landed in the hands of Kevin Durant, who was making his debu...

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Why Vince Carter’s Dunk Contest Changed The NBA’s Global Appeal

Vince Carter participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2000 and shocked everyone with his powerful and inventive dunks. People had never seen such skill, control, and energy in a single dunk. Even the other players were shocked by the loud cheers from ...

A new way to judge NBA dunks. Plus, we preview the Rockets and Magic

In reality, we’re probably just seeing more and more midrange shots eliminated, but we know we love dunks. There might not be a more visceral moment in sports than a basketball player leaving the terrain and dunking all over a defender who decided to stop him in mid-flight.
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