''NBA Inside Stuff'' is a television program previously aired on
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from 1990 to 2002, then on
ABC
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and
NBA TV
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, featuring behind the scenes activities of
NBA
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players. The program also includes features on fitness and fundamentals of basketball. Previously hosted by
Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore; November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Moor ...
(and once co-hosted by
Julie Moran
Julie Moran (née Bryan, born January 10, 1962) is an American journalist, television host, and sportscaster. She was the first female solo host for '' Wide World of Sports'' following in the footsteps of first woman co-anchor Becky Dixon. She ...
, and then
Willow Bay
Willow Bay (born Kristine Carlin Bay; December 28, 1963) is an American television journalist, editor, author, and former model. In 2017, she became dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism having earlier served as direct ...
) and
Summer Sanders, the show was later hosted by former NBA star
Grant Hill
Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who is a co-owner and executive of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Duke University and is widely considere ...
and
Kristen Ledlow
Kristen Melissa Ledlow (born January 18, 1988) is an American sports anchor. She currently works for NBA TV as the host of '' NBA Inside Stuff''. She currently is a courtside reporter for the NBA on TNT. She has also served as a sports anchor for ...
.
Overview
''NBA Inside Stuff'' served as a sort of recap and analysis show reviewing the week's previous games in the NBA, complete with top plays and special moments. The hosts would also interview top NBA players outside of game situations, often discussing issues relevant to them.
The show first aired on October 27, 1990 and ended on January 15, 2006. After a seven-year hiatus, NBA TV brought back ''Inside Stuff'' with new hosts and a new look. The revamped show began airing on November 2, 2013 on NBA TV and concluded in 2016.
Broadcast history
''NBA Inside Stuff'' was usually the bridge program for NBC between
TNBC
TNBC (or Teen NBC) was an American teen-oriented television programming block that aired on NBC from September 12, 1992, to September 28, 2002. The Saturday morning block featured live-action series – primarily in the form of scripted teen si ...
(or, in its first two seasons, its Saturday morning cartoon lineup) and Saturday afternoon programming, usually sports. In the late 1990s, the program received some adaptation in order to meet the FCC's
educational and informational requirements. In 2002, ABC took over the show from NBC after the latter network's contract with the NBA as the exclusive network rights-holder had expired.
When it moved to ABC in the fall of 2002, it aired at the tail end of the network's
ABC Kids Saturday morning block, serving as a bridge between that and their afternoon sports programming (occasionally being moved to Sundays during
college football season).
For its first two years there, the show suffered from a decline in viewership. When asked why he thought the show had gotten off track, Rashad had said, “because ABC locked us into a timeslot that didn’t fit the content, causing the show to suffer in the ratings.” Many of the 18- to 34-year-old viewers who were drawn to the show on NBC throughout the ’90s failed to follow it to its new home on ABC. In the fall of 2004, as an effort to boost ratings, the show was moved to Sunday afternoons, still leading into sports programming.
''NBA Inside Stuff'' last aired on January 15, 2006. It was then replaced with the similarly themed ''
NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad'' (which ran on ABC until 2011). As its name implies, Rashad was the host. Reruns of ''Inside Stuff'' were moved at that time to NBA TV.
In 2013, NBA TV announced that after a seven-year hiatus, ''NBA Inside Stuff'' would return with Grant Hill and Kristen Ledlow as hosts, with Shaq as a sometimes fill-in host. The commercial for the then-newly resurrected ''NBA Inside Stuff'' later aired on NBA TV.
This version ended in 2016.
Hosts
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Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore; November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Moor ...
(1990–2004)
*
Julie Moran
Julie Moran (née Bryan, born January 10, 1962) is an American journalist, television host, and sportscaster. She was the first female solo host for '' Wide World of Sports'' following in the footsteps of first woman co-anchor Becky Dixon. She ...
(1990–1991)
*
Willow Bay
Willow Bay (born Kristine Carlin Bay; December 28, 1963) is an American television journalist, editor, author, and former model. In 2017, she became dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism having earlier served as direct ...
(1991–1998)
*
Summer Sanders (1998-2004)
*
Grant Hill
Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who is a co-owner and executive of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Duke University and is widely considere ...
(2013-2016)
*
Kristen Ledlow
Kristen Melissa Ledlow (born January 18, 1988) is an American sports anchor. She currently works for NBA TV as the host of '' NBA Inside Stuff''. She currently is a courtside reporter for the NBA on TNT. She has also served as a sports anchor for ...
(2013-2016)
*
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greates ...
(fill-in host) (2013-2016)
See also
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''Run It Back'' – a show related to ''Inside Stuff'', aired on
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
.
References
External links
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2000s American children's television series
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American Broadcasting Company original programming
English-language television shows
NBC original programming
Inside Stuff
NBA TV original programming
American sports television series
American television series revived after cancellation