NBA Countdown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

NBA Countdown serves as the primer for game telecasts on both ABC and ESPN. It features a less-scripted format, highlighted by a lively round-table discussion and debate of the top story lines around the league. Seats at the table are reserved for host Sage Steele and analysts Doug Collins and Jalen Rose. The latter two impart wisdom based on many years of combined playing and coaching experience. Doris Burke contributes analysis on the program's Wednesday editions.

Series details

• Title: NBA Countdown
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2007-04-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ESPN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 37 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7558

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen A. Smith — NBA Analyst
• Michael Wilbon — NBA Analyst
• Malika Andrews — Host
• Kendrick Perkins — NBA Analyst
• Bob Myers — NBA Analyst
• Brian Windhorst — Senior NBA Writer
• Chiney Ogwumike — Basketball Analyst
• Shams Charania — Senior NBA Insider
• Richard Jefferson — NBA Analyst
• Michael Malone — NBA Analyst
• Kenny Smith — NBA Analyst
• Hannah Storm — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-04-21; final listed air date 2007-04-21.
• Season 9: premiered 2015-05-19; final listed air date 2015-12-18.
• Season 10: premiered 2016-01-08; final listed air date 2016-06-19; episode order: 37.
• Season 11: premiered 2016-10-19; final listed air date 2017-06-12.
• Season 2021: premiered 2020-12-25; final listed air date 2021-12-25.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-01-05; final listed air date 2023-05-22; episode order: 91.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-10-08; final listed air date 2023-12-25.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-03; final listed air date 2024-12-25; episode order: 54.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-15; final listed air date 2025-11-26.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-01-07; final listed air date 2026-10-28; episode order: 50.

Source and licence

Adapted from NBA Countdown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.