At the risk of burying the lede, I’ll share with you the most intriguing passage from a press release NBC Sports Philadelphia sent out, announcing their 2019 postseason broadcast schedule.

Paragraph four:

The Sixers finished the season averaging a 2.7 household rating on NBC Sports Philadelphia and NBC Sports Philadelphia+, up 12% compared to the 2017-18 regular season.  NBC Sports Philadelphia’s streaming coverage of the 76ers season averaged 18,000 unique devices per game and 1.1 million minutes streamed, up +50% and 63% respectively over the previous season.

Solid stuff for NBCSP. Execs will hope those numbers continue into the playoffs, where first round games will again be simulcasted locally if you prefer to watch Marc Zumoff, Alaa Abdelnaby, and Serena Winters instead of a national TV crew.

Also from the release, after the jump:

…NBC Sports Philadelphia will air all games, with Sixers Pre and Postgame programs, Sixers Outsiders, plus exclusive coverage on NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com, and across all social media platforms.

The broadcast team of Marc Zumoff, Alaa Abdelnaby and Serena Winters will call the action on NBC Sports Philadelphia for all games. Amy Fadool will host a special hour-long edition of Sixers Pregame Live with Jim Lynam and Marc Jackson. Immediately after the game, the trio return for Sixers Postgame Live, followed by Sixers Outsiders with Tyrone Johnson and Krystle Rich.  Fans can also check out the all-new Sixers Talk podcast with Danny Pommells and Paul Hudrick.

Here’s the full schedule for the opening round:

Game One – Saturday, April 13*

  • 1:30pm        Sixers Pregame Live
  • 2:30pm        Sixers host Nets
  • 5:00pm        Sixers Postgame Live
  • 6:00pm        Sixers Outsiders
  • *Phillies vs. Marlins airs on NBC Sports Philadelphia+, coverage begins at 5:00pm

Game Two – Monday, April 15*

  • 2:00pm        The Mike Missanelli Show
  • 6:30pm        Sixers City
  • 7:00pm        Sixers Pregame Live
  • 8:00pm        Sixers host Nets
  • 10:30pm      Sixers Postgame Live
  • 11:30pm      Sixers Outsiders
  • *Phillies vs. Mets Airs on NBC Sports Philadelphia+, coverage begins at 6:30pm

Game Three – Thursday, April 18*

  • 2:00pm        The Mike Missanelli Show
  • 6:30pm        Sixers City
  • 7:00pm        Sixers Pregame Live
  • 8:00pm        Sixers at Nets
  • 10:30pm       Sixers Postgame Live
  • 11:30pm      Sixers Outsiders
  • *Phillies vs. Rockies Airs on NBC Sports Philadelphia+, coverage begins at 8:00 pm

Game Four – Saturday, April 20

  • 2:00pm        Sixers Pregame Live
  • 3:00pm        Sixers at Nets
  • 5:30pm        Sixers Postgame Live
  • 6:30pm        Sixers Outsiders

Schedules for games five, six, and seven will be released when/if those games become necessary.