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 #YearsSeason premiere dateSeason finale datePilot1995June 28, 19951 1996April 5, 1996June 28, 199621997 January 1, 1997July 2, 199731998December 31, 1997June 24, 199841999February 13, 1999July 31, 1999

Episodes
Season 1 (1996)
Premiere DateEp No.Episode DescriptionApril 5, 19961April 12, 19962April 19, 19963April 26, 19964May 3, 19965May 10, 19966May 17, 19967May 24, 1996 8May 31, 19969June 7, 1996 10June 14, 199611June 21, 199612Report 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 13Coverage of the NBA draft from the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. (LIVE)June 28, 199614

Season 2 (1997)
Premiere DateEp No. Episode DescriptionJanuary 1, 199715January 8, 1997 16January 15, 199717January 22, 199718January 29, 199719 A spotlight on last years slam dunk champion Brent Barry; the career of Boston Celtic Larry Bird.February 5, 199720February 12, 199721 A recap of the NBA All-Star weekend Includes a behind-the-scenes look at the festivities and Interviews.February 19, 199722February 26, 199723March 5, 199724March 12, 199725March 19, 199726March 26, 199727April 2, 199728April 9, 199729April 16, 199730April 23, 1997 31April 30, 199732May 7, 199733May 14, 1997 34May 21, 199735 May 28, 199736June 4, 199737June 11, 199738 June 18, 199739June 25, 199740July 2, 199741

Season 3 (1998)
Premiere DateEp No.Episode DescriptionDecember 31, 199742January 7, 199843January 14, 199844January 21, 199845January 28, 199846February 4, 199847February 11, 199848 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, 199849February 25, 1998 50March 4, 199851 March 11, 199852March 18, 199853 March 25, 199854April 1, 199855 April 8, 199856April 15, 199857April 22, 199858April 29, 199859May 6, 199860May 13, 199861May 20, 199862May 27, 199863June 3, 199864June 10, 1998 65June 17, 199866June 24, 199867

Season 4 (1999)
Premiere DateEp No.Episode DescriptionFebruary 13, 199968 February 20, 199969 February 27, 199970March 6, 199971March 13, 199972March 20, 199973March 27, 199974April 3, 199975April 10, 199976April 17, 199977April 24, 199978May 1, 199979May 8, 199980May 15, 199981May 22, 199982May 29, 199983June 5, 199984June 12, 199985June 19, 199986June 26, 199987July 3, 199988July 10, 199989July 17, 199990July 24, 199991July 31, 199992

 References

Other websites
YTV.com (1997-1998)
YTV.com (2000)
IMDb
Category:1990s Canadian television series
Category:1996 Canadian television series debuts
Category:1999 Canadian television series endings
Category:Television programming blocks in Canada
Category:Canadian English-language television shows
Category:Canadian sports television series
Category:YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming