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NBC Shifts December NBA Coverage to 8:00/10:30 ET National Doubleheaders

The network is making a holiday-focused adjustment to maximize earlier primetime reach, easing late-night scheduling conflicts for affiliates.

Overview

  • The Dec. 23, Dec. 29 and Dec. 30 slates will air as full national doubleheaders on NBC and Peacock at 8:00 and 10:30 p.m. ET.
  • On Dec. 23, NBC will air NuggetsMavericks at 8 p.m. ET followed by Rockets–Clippers at 10:30 p.m. ET after moving the late game up from 11:00.
  • On Dec. 29, CavaliersSpurs airs at 8 p.m. ET with MavericksTrail Blazers at 10:30 p.m. ET, also moved up from an 11:00 start.
  • On Dec. 30, 76ers–Grizzlies airs at 8 p.m. ET and PistonsLakers takes the 10:30 p.m. ET national slot in place of the previously scheduled Kings–Clippers.
  • The move brings NBC its first true doubleheaders since Opening Night, follows a 3.2 million-viewer Coast 2 Coast window, and leverages late-December reruns that lessen affiliate conflicts.