NBA on ABC
Nationally television broadcasts of National Basketball Association (NBA) games first aired on ABC from 1965 to 1973. In 2002, NBA games returned to ABC as part of a contract signed with the league, along with cable sister network ESPN. After the ABC Sports division was merged into ESPN Inc. by parent company Disney in 2006, broadcasts have since been produced by ESPN, and have primarily used the NBA on ESPN branding and graphics instead of the NBA on ABC branding.
| NBA on ABC | |
|---|---|
| Genre | NBA game telecasts |
| Presented by | Mike Breen Doris Burke Lisa Salters Ryan Ruocco JJ Redick Richard Jefferson Mark Jones Dave Pasch Hubie Brown Malika Andrews Stephen A. Smith Michael Wilbon Bob Myers Adrian Wojnarowski |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Spanish |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 150 minutes or until the game ends |
| Production companies | ABC Sports (1965–1973, 2002–2006) ESPN (2006–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 3, 1965 – present |
| Related | |
| NBA Countdown NBA Saturday Primetime NBA Sunday Showcase | |
ABC's regular season schedule includes Christmas Day games; NBA Saturday Primetime games on selected weekends from December or January, to March or April; and NBA Sunday Showcase games on selected afternoons from January to April. ABC then airs selected games during the first five weeks of the NBA playoffs and is the exclusive broadcaster of the NBA Finals.