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In the 1990s, the NBA Finals ratings were stellar, with the exception of 1999 Finals. In 1998, the NBA set a Finals ratings record, with an 18.7 household rating for the second Chicago Bulls–Utah Jazz series, the last championship run by the Michael Jordan-led Bulls. The very next year (after a lockout which erased part of the season), the ...
The pre-game show for NBC's NBA telecasts was NBA Showtime, a title that was used from 1990 until 2000, with the pre-game being unbranded afterward. Showtime was originally hosted by Bob Costas from the inaugural season of the 1990 contract to the 1995–96 season ; Hannah Storm took over as host beginning with the 1996–97 season , who in ...
During NBC's partnership with the NBA in the 1990s, the league rose to unprecedented popularity, with ratings surpassing the days of Johnson and Bird in the mid-1980s. Upon expiration of the contracts in 2002 , the NBA signed a six-year, $2.4 billion ($400 million/year) deal with Disney -owned ABC and ESPN .
Pages in category "NBA on television history" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... NBA on television in the 1990s;
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Steve "Snapper" Jones – game analyst (1990–2002) Andrea Joyce – sideline reporter; Jim Lampley – play-by-play; Lisa Malosky – sideline reporter; Joel Meyers – sideline reporter; Bob Neal – play-by-play (1999) Ahmad Rashad – sideline reporter, studio host (1990–2002) Pat Riley – studio analyst, game analyst (1990–1991)
Regular features included a pre-game show that consisted of mini-teams of celebrities, and active and former NBA players competing against each other, and a halftime show called Horse. The NBA eventually took notice of the criticisms and managed to persuade CBS to eliminate its original halftime show. In its place, came human-interest shows ...
The NBA on TBS is an American presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season and playoff game telecasts that aired on the American cable and satellite network TBS. The games were produced by Turner Sports , the sports division of the Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary of Time Warner , TBS's corporate parent.