NBA Dunk Street

***NBA Dunk Street*** is the branding used for the presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games on Canadian discretionary specialty channel YTV, which aired from April 1996 until July 1999.

In July 2023, it was announced that Corus Entertainment had officially regained the rights to NBA content under a new contract beginning in the 2024–25 season, which will see coverage on YTV and subsidiary network Teletoon.

## Presenters

The show was originally hosted by Adrian Pryce and Shauna MacDonald with fellow correspondent Scott Yaphe. MacDonald left the programme in 1997 and was replaced with Eva Preger. For Season 4, the show was hosted by Aaron Alexander and Heather Lin. The show is currently presented by James Rzeznik, Hannah Quejo, Cody Taylor, Michael Aufrich, and Orlando White.

## Seasons

|Season #|Years|Season premiere date|Season finale date|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Pilot|1995|colspan="2"|June 28, 1995|
|1|1996|April 5, 1996|June 28, 1996|
|2|1997|January 1, 1997|July 2, 1997|
|3|1998|December 31, 1997|June 24, 1998|
|4|1999|February 13, 1999|July 31, 1999|

### Season 1 (1996)

|Premiere Date|Ep No.|Episode Description|
| --- | --- | --- |
|April 5, 1996|1||
|April 12, 1996|2||
|April 19, 1996|3||
|April 26, 1996|4||
|May 3, 1996|5||
|May 10, 1996|6||
|May 17, 1996|7||
|May 24, 1996|8||
|May 31, 1996|9||
|June 7, 1996|10||
|June 14, 1996|11||
|June 21, 1996|12|Report from the recent exhibition game between the Canadian and United States women's Olympic teams. Preview of the NBA draft.  Profile of Thomas Scott, 10-year-old son of the Vancouver Grizzlies' Byron Scott.|
|June 26, 1996|13|Coverage of the NBA draft from the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. (LIVE)|
|June 28, 1996|14||

### Season 2 (1997)

|Premiere Date|Ep No.|Episode Description|
| --- | --- | --- |
|January 1, 1997|15||
|January 8, 1997|16||
|January 15, 1997|17||
|January 22, 1997|18||
|January 29, 1997|19|A spotlight on last years slam dunk champion Brent Barry; the career of Boston Celtic Larry Bird.|
|February 5, 1997|20||
|February 12, 1997|21|A recap of the NBA All-Star weekend Includes a behind-the-scenes look at the festivities and Interviews.|
|February 19, 1997|22||
|February 26, 1997|23||
|March 5, 1997|24||
|March 12, 1997|25||
|March 19, 1997|26||
|March 26, 1997|27||
|April 2, 1997|28||
|April 9, 1997|29||
|April 16, 1997|30||
|April 23, 1997|31||
|April 30, 1997|32||
|May 7, 1997|33||
|May 14, 1997|34||
|May 21, 1997|35||
|May 28, 1997|36||
|June 4, 1997|37||
|June 11, 1997|38||
|June 18, 1997|39||
|June 25, 1997|40||
|July 2, 1997|41||

### Season 3 (1998)

|Premiere Date|Ep No.|Episode Description|
| --- | --- | --- |
|December 31, 1997|42||
|January 7, 1998|43||
|January 14, 1998|44||
|January 21, 1998|45||
|January 28, 1998|46||
|February 4, 1998|47||
|February 11, 1998|48|Sspotlight the Charlotte Hornets All-Star Glen Rice. Review of the Raptors' progress with the Big "o" Oliver Miller. Madison Square Garden to meet the man who makes the music at the Knicks Game. Rookie Jacque Vaughn. Back stage at the TeamUp Special with Kobe Bryant and Spike Lee.|
|February 18, 1998|49||
|February 25, 1998|50||
|March 4, 1998|51||
|March 11, 1998|52||
|March 18, 1998|53||
|March 25, 1998|54||
|April 1, 1998|55||
|April 8, 1998|56||
|April 15, 1998|57||
|April 22, 1998|58||
|April 29, 1998|59||
|May 6, 1998|60||
|May 13, 1998|61||
|May 20, 1998|62||
|May 27, 1998|63||
|June 3, 1998|64||
|June 10, 1998|65||
|June 17, 1998|66||
|June 24, 1998|67||

### Season 4 (1999)

|Premiere Date|Ep No.|Episode Description|
| --- | --- | --- |
|February 13, 1999|68||
|February 20, 1999|69||
|February 27, 1999|70||
|March 6, 1999|71||
|March 13, 1999|72||
|March 20, 1999|73||
|March 27, 1999|74||
|April 3, 1999|75||
|April 10, 1999|76||
|April 17, 1999|77||
|April 24, 1999|78||
|May 1, 1999|79||
|May 8, 1999|80||
|May 15, 1999|81||
|May 22, 1999|82||
|May 29, 1999|83||
|June 5, 1999|84||
|June 12, 1999|85||
|June 19, 1999|86||
|June 26, 1999|87||
|July 3, 1999|88||
|July 10, 1999|89||
|July 17, 1999|90||
|July 24, 1999|91||
|July 31, 1999|92||

## Other websites

- YTV.com (1997-1998)
- YTV.com (2000)
- IMDb

## Infobox (television)

- **image**: NBA_Dunk_Street_-_Title_Card.webp
- **genre**: National Basketball Association, NBA telecasts
- **presenter**: Cody Taylor
James Rzeznik
Hannah Quejo
Orlando White
Michael Aufrich
- **theme music composer**: Blue Ridge
- **open theme**: "Slam Dunk"
- **end theme**: "Slam Dunk"
(Instrumental)
- **composer**: Blue Ridge
- **country**: Canada
- **language**: English
- **num seasons**: 4
- **num episodes**: 92
- **camera**: Multi-camera setup, Multi-camera
- **runtime**: 120 minutes
- **company**: YTV Sports
- **network**: YTV