Knicks Spurs – Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals—where the Knicks erased a 29-point deficit to take a 3-1 lead—averaged 20.9 million viewers on ABC and peaked at 23.2 million at 11:15 p.m. ET. The Finals are now the most-watched through four games since 1998, while Game 4 has al
When the scoreboard kept refusing to change, Knicks fans had to keep staring at the same harsh number. The kind that turns belief into something you protect quietly.
Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals delivered exactly that kind of shock. The New York Knicks completed the biggest Finals comeback ever. recovering from a 29-point deficit to put themselves on the brink with a 3-1 lead over the San Antonio Spurs. Then, as the game swung the other way, it didn’t just ignite a crowd—it electrified a national audience.
On ABC, Game 4 averaged 20.9 million viewers, the largest NBA Finals Game 4 audience since 1998. The broadcast peaked at 23.2 million viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET.
The numbers tell the story of momentum: the 2026 NBA Finals have been the most-watched NBA Finals through four games since 1998. Through four games, the Finals are also ABC and ESPN’s most-watched ever, averaging 19.6 million viewers.
But this comeback didn’t stay inside living rooms. Game 4 is now the most-viral NBA game ever on social media, generating more than 3 billion views and counting. The series itself has now generated 8 billion views and counting.
All of it builds toward Game 5, set for Saturday, June 13, in San Antonio. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 ET on ABC.
The picture forming is hard to miss: a record-setting television audience matched by social-media scale, all anchored to the same night when a 29-point hole stopped looking like an end and started looking like a turning point.
Knicks Spurs 2026 NBA Finals Game 4 viewership 20.9 million NBA Finals most-watched since 1998 3-1 lead 29-point comeback ABC ESPN ratings Game 5 June 13 8:30 ET most-viral NBA game 3 billion views