Inside the NBA' returns on ESPN this season with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and Ernie Johnson. Here's the schedule.

Here's what to know about "Inside the NBA" in 2025-26 as it transitions from the TNT era onto ESPN's airwaves.

Dedicated viewers will observe that TNT has been booted off entirely after 40 years of broadcasting the league. “Inside the NBA,” TNT’s poster broadcast, has been moved off Tuesdays and Thursdays and replaced by NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime, respectively.

The studio program to serve as pregame, halftime and postgame show for highth-profile NBA events on ESPN and ABC.

The program will continue to be produced by TNT Sports from its Atlanta studios and will feature the longtime cast of host Ernie Johnson and analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith.

The legendary show felt exactly the same on its new network. And our columnists say that is exactly the point.

Now that the analysts at the beloved "Inside the NBA" program are syndicated at ESPN, their schedule will look very different with the new TV deal.

Johnson Jr. is the widely respected, six-time Sports Emmy Award-winning host and anchor of Inside the NBA. Beyond the NBA, he is the lead host for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament coverage on CBS/Turner and has covered numerous other major sporting events, including the MLB, NFL, and the Olympics.

ESPN has confirmed a 20-episode Inside the NBA schedule for the 2025–26 season, with Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O'Neal being relegated to their original roles.

Fans tuning into the NBA this season will have to adjust their viewing habits to new networks and a seven-day-a-week national TV schedule.