Two Chicago Bulls Games Added to NBA TV Broadcast Schedule

Despite the young, exciting talent on the Bulls' roster, the historic franchise has just three nationally televised games in 2026-27. Only the Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies — who will each play two games on national TV this season — have fewer.

Chicago will, however, have two more games that will appear on the league-owned network, NBA TV. The NBA announced on Thursday that 60 games will be televised during the regular season, which includes a pair of Bulls matchups.

The first is set to take place on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7:00 p.m. CT, when the Cleveland Cavaliers come to town. Cleveland reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season before being swept by the eventual champion New York Knicks. The Bulls went just 31-51 on the season, but managed to split the series against the Cavs in 2025-26.

Twenty-nine points apiece from Donovan Mitchell and De'Andre Hunter helped Cleveland nab a six-point victory in November, and the Bulls got their revenge a month later with back-to-back wins. The Cavaliers evened the series in March — following Chicago's trade deadline fire sale — although the Bulls ultimately outscored Cleveland by 16 in the four games combined.

Chicago's second of two NBA TV games is also at home on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 4:00 p.m. CT. The Bulls will take on the Philadelphia 76ers, fresh off a summer that saw them land Jaylen Brown in a trade and LeBron James in free agency.

Brown and James will join an already-strong core that features former MVP Joel Embiid, All-Star Tyrese Maxey and promising sophomore V.J. Edgecombe. The 76ers are widely perceived as one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference, although health and team chemistry remain prominent questions.

The Bulls actually won their season series against Philadelphia last year, 2-1, which included a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Nikola Vucevic that sent Chicago to a 6-1 record.

Chicago has three primetime games this season that were previously announced. The Knicks will play in Chicago on Dec. 1 with an NBC broadcast. Following the New Year, the Bulls will face the Pacers in Indianapolis on Jan. 4 (Peacock) and the Nets in Brooklyn on Jan. 20 (ESPN).

The Bulls could certainly see more nationally televised games added to their schedule if rookie No. 4 overall pick Caleb Wilson is as exciting as he looked in Summer League. Breakouts by Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey could also see Chicago broadcasts become highly sought after.