TNT’s coverage of the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 1 – Golden State’s blowout victory over Dallas – averaged 6.5 million total viewers on Wednesday night to deliver the network’s most-watched NBA Conference Finals Game since 2018.

The network’s Mavericks/Warriors telecast – which delivered the most watched NBA Playoff game on cable this year – is up 21% over TNT’s presentation of the 2021 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 (Hawks/Bucks, 5.4 million viewers) and 38% when compared with last year’s WCF Game 1 (Clippers/Suns, 4.7 million viewers).

TNT continues to have its most watched NBA Playoffs coverage since 2018, averaging 3.8 million total viewers (38 telecasts).