Maria Taylor Wastes No Time Messaging Fans After NBA on NBC Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The return of NBA on NBC is scheduled for next season, welcome news for fans of the popular television show, which debuted back in October of 1954.

Maria Taylor has officially been named NBC Sports’ lead studio host for the NBA and WNBA. Coverage of the NBA tips off this October on NBC and Peacock. Taylor will host NBC Sports’ NBA studio programs on Sunday and Tuesday nights alongside analysts Carmelo Anthony and Vince Carter.

Taylor also signed a multiyear contract extension with NBC Sports that will have her with the company deep into the 2020s, the source said.