NBA Showtime

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NBA Showtime
Also known asBasketball Night in America (for Sunday night telecasts, 2025–present)
StarringMaria Taylor
Ahmed Fareed
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30-60 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 10, 1990 (1990-10-10) –
June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12)
NetworkNBC
NBCSN
Peacock
ReleaseOctober 21, 2025 (2025-10-21) –
present
Related
NBA on NBC

NBA Showtime is a pre and post game studio show that airs before and after each NBA on NBC telecast. The program, a half-hour in length, aired during NBC's 12-year run of NBA coverage from the 1990–91 season to the 2001–02 season. In 2025, with NBC reacquiring rights to the league, NBC announced that it would revive the NBA Showtime studio show for its coverage; Sunday night editions are instead branded as Basketball Night in America and modeled after its Football Night in America pregame show for NBC Sunday Night Football.[1]

Personalities

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Further information: NBA_on_NBC § Announcers

Current

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Hosts
  • Maria Taylor: Basketball Night in America and Tuesday host (2025-present)
  • Ahmed Fareed: Monday and fill-in Basketball Night in America host (2025-present).[1]
  • Jordan Cornette: fill-in host (2025-present)
Analysts Contributors

Former

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Hosts

The show was initially hosted by Bob Costas. Costas left in the mid-1990s and became lead play-by-play voice of The NBA on NBC in 1997. Hannah Storm replaced Costas and hosted Showtime until Ahmad Rashad replaced her as host of the pregame show when Storm went on maternity leave in 2001. Storm returned in 2002 which meant that her and Rashad would alternate as hosts throughout the season.

Analysts

Arcade game

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Midway Games created an NBA Showtime arcade game in 1999.[6] The game was an update to the NBA Jam series, and used the same opening music and presentation style as the television show.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "HOW TO WATCH THE NBA ACROSS NBCUNIVERSAL". NBC Sports. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  2. ^ "CARMELO ANTHONY TO JOIN NBC SPORTS AS NBA STUDIO ANALYST BEGINNING THIS FALL" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. May 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference VinceCarter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "TRACY MCGRADY TO JOIN NBC SPORTS AS NBA STUDIO ANALYST BEGINNING THIS FALL" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. July 29, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference NBA NBC July 24th 2025 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Game Informer News". Game Informer. May 8, 1999. Archived from the original on May 8, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
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