How to Watch the NBL in 2026–27: TV, Streaming and Free-to-Air Games

Every game this season has a broadcaster listed in the NBL's official fixture. This guide explains the options and pulls the numbers straight from that fixture, so the tables below stay current as games are added or moved.

The short answer (Australia)

• Every game: ESPN. The whole regular season is listed on ESPN, which you can stream on Disney+. It is a subscription service.
• Free-to-air games: Channel 9 and 9Now. A selection of games each round is also shown free on Nine's channels and its 9Now streaming app.
• Preseason: NBL+. Preseason games, like the NBL Blitz, have been listed on NBL+, the league's own streaming platform.

Broadcast deals change, and a service may also be available through other pay-TV packages, so check with your provider or on the NBL's site before you subscribe. Viewers in New Zealand and elsewhere should check what is available where they live.

This season's broadcast split

Across the NBL27 fixture listed so far (175 games, excluding preseason), the NBL's own schedule lists these broadcasters. 50 of those games are also free to air.

Upcoming free-to-air NBL games

Every game page shows where to watch before tip-off. The full NBL schedule has every game in your own time zone.

Can't watch? Follow it live

If you are at work or on the move, each game on this site has a live game centre that refreshes during the game, with the score, who is on court, a lead tracker, the box score, a shot chart and play-by-play. After the final siren you get a written recap and the key moments.

Never miss a tip-off

Subscribe to the full NBL fixture in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook, or subscribe to just your team from its team page. Times update automatically if a game is rescheduled.