NBA on ABC
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| Genre | American basketball game telecasts |
| Directed by | Mike Schwab |
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| Theme music composer | Eric Hall (game coverage) Trevor Rabin (Pregame, halftime and postgame) |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Producer | Phil Dean |
| Production locations | Various NBA arenas (game telecasts) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 210 minutes or until game ends (inc. adverts) |
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| Release | January 3, 1965 – May 10, 1973 |
| Release | December 25, 2002 – present |
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Television broadcasts of the National Basketball Association (NBA) games were first broadcast by American broadcast network ABC from January 3, 1965 to May 10, 1973. Broadcasts returned on December 25, 2002, this time utilizing the NBA on ABC branding. After the ABC Sports division was merged into ESPN by parent company Disney in 2006, the said branding was rarely used.
ABC's regular season schedule includes Christmas Day games; NBA Saturday Primetime games on selected weekends from December or January to March; and NBA Sunday Showcase games on selected afternoons from February to March. ABC then airs selected games during the first five weeks of the NBA playoffs and is the exclusive broadcaster of the NBA Finals.