How to watch the NBL1's best in the Hungry Jack's NBL27 Season

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Fresh off a record-breaking Hungry Jack’s NBL26 Season, in which the competition experienced unprecedented growth across attendance, broadcast, digital and commercial performance, the 2026-27 campaign is looming as the biggest in the competition’s history.

Live game streaming across ESPN platforms grew by 21 per cent season-on-season, marking back-to-back years of 20 per cent growth, while average audiences on the competition’s previous free-to-air partner increased by 18 per cent compared with last season.

Excitingly, the Hungry Jack’s NBL27 Season will see the NBL1 strongly represented nationwide.

The NBL1 has served as a pipeline for athletes to work towards the top level of basketball in Australia, and amazingly, this year will see over 50 NBL1 athletes listed on an NBL roster.

Now, with the announcement that the NBL is teaming up with the 9Network, the sky is the limit for the Australian competition.

On the back of this exciting announcement, the viewing of NBL1 talent on Australia’s biggest basketball stage will be more accessible than ever to all the country’s hoops fans, with all games live on ESPN and the Saturday night double-header simulcast on the 9Network.

As well as the latter, the 9Network will also be showing the NBL Finals Series, broadcasting the weekly NBL Overtime program and incorporating a 9Now integration, allowing fans to watch highlights of current and past games.

Here’s everything you need to know to watch all the action and catch the NBL1’s best in NBL27.

Hungry Jack’s NBL27 Season

Australia
Every game: Live on ESPN
Saturday games: Live and free on 9Network

How to watch Saturdays on 9

NBL fans can watch Saturday games live and free via 9Network.

5.30pm (AEST/AEDT) games: 9Network
8pm (AEST/AEDT) games: 9Network

Stream both Saturday games live and free via the 9Now.

How to watch ESPN

ESPN is available via the following platforms:

Disney+
Foxtel & Foxtel Now
Kayo
Fetch
Sky (New Zealand audiences)

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International Audiences

Arena Sport - Croatia, Slovenia
https://tvarenasport.hr/

Douyin - China
https://www.douyin.com/

Euroleague TV - Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Italy, UK, USA, UAE, France, Portugal, Romania, Poland, Lithuania
https://euroleague.tv/home

Leisu Sports - China
https://www.leisu.com/

Maincast - Ukraine
https://maincast.tv/

NBA TV - USA, Canada
https://www.nba.com/watch/nba-tv

Penguin Sports / QIE.TV - China
https://www.qie.tv/

Sportklub - Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro
https://sportklub.com/

The Sports Channel - Israel
https://www.sport5.co.il/

TV Start - Russia
https://en.tvstart.ru/