Overview

• Kravitz’s weekly open, filmed in Philadelphia with NBC Sports creative director Tripp Dixon, will be exclusive to Sunday Night Basketball in a format modeled on NBC’s NFL primetime presentation.
• The Feb. 1 premiere features a doubleheader: the Los Angeles Lakers at the New York Knicks followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Denver Nuggets.
• An hourlong, on-site studio show titled Basketball Night in America will precede each of the 11 Sunday Night Basketball broadcasts, hosted by Maria Taylor with analysts including Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady.
• NBC and Peacock begin regular-season coverage Oct. 21 and will air up to 100 games, with Monday streams on Peacock and Tuesday ‘Coast 2 Coast’ doubleheaders; the iconic Roundball Rock returns for broader NBA coverage.
• NBC’s talent lineup includes Mike Tirico on play-by-play with Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford, while the network reports robust ad demand with nearly all regular-season inventory committed.