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NBA Unveils 2025-26 Schedule Under New Broadcast and Streaming Deal

NBC will carry the most broadcast games as streaming partners control a majority of exclusive national windows.

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Mar 5, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Mike Tirico, left, broadcast the game between the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers with NBC Sports Boston analyst Brian Scalabrine during the first quarter at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • NBC’s new partnership will air 58 regular-season games, including 42 “Coast 2 Coast Tuesdays,” the largest single broadcast load on network television.
  • Broadcast television exposure jumps to 80 games (38 airing nationwide), up from a cable-dominated package last season.
  • Prime Video and Peacock combine for 101 exclusive streaming games, nearly double the 55 national TV exclusives slated for ESPN.
  • The league imposed calendar protections to prevent back-to-back games before opening-week national windows, Emirates NBA Cup contests, Christmas Day, MLK Day, ABC weekend slots and NBC Sunday shows.
  • Opening Night on Oct. 21 pits the champion Thunder against the Rockets and postseason rights split places the Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN/ABC and the Western Conference Finals on NBC.