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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN on ABC will televise eight prime-time games on Saturday next season, the network announced.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saturday Night NBA on ABC will debut on Jan. 23, with games starting at 8:30 p.m. ET. A pregame show will start 30 minutes earlier.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN says the games will showcase the game\u2019s biggest stars and feature marquee matchups.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The new schedule means ABC and ESPN will air games four days per week, and will cut its usual Sunday doubleheader down to one game. The NBA Sunday Showcase games will start at 3:30 p.m. ET starting on Jan. 31.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CThe creation of Saturday Night NBA on ABC is an important moment in the long, successful relationship between ESPN and the NBA,\u201D ESPN president John Skipper said. \u201CThe NBA\u2019s massive popularity continues to open doors for new, collaborative opportunities, and this new series demonstrates ESPN\u2019s commitment to showcase the NBA as often\u2014and across as many platforms\u2014as possible.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;DEITSCH: ESPYS ratings rise as Jenner receives Ashe Courage Award&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ABC\u2019s coverage of the NBA will start with two games on Christmas Day. The full 2015-16 season schedule is slated to be released next month.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Scooby Axson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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