2019-20 Bulls Schedule Released, NBA Doesn't Want Them On National TV

Well, the TNT Bulls will be on hiatus once again, but at least the winning streak will continue for another season because the 2019-20 schedule came out Monday and the NBA wants nothing to do with the Bulls being on national TV.

The #Bulls don't play on TNT in the 2019-'20 regular season, so the #TNTBulls streak lives on.

It still stands at 20 straight regular-season home wins on TNT, dating back to Feb. 28, 2013.

Yes, I do care about this.
— Cody Westerlund (@CodyWesterlund) August 12, 2019

For now the Bulls only have one scheduled appearance on national TV for the 2019-20 season and that will be in January against the 76ers in Philadelphia.

Bulls' lone ESPN appearance: Jan. 17 at 76ers.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) August 12, 2019

You might think Zion Williamson isn’t going to be good, but in terms of national exposure, the number one pick is already making an impact with the Pelicans. They’re scheduled to play in 20 nationally televised games this upcoming season.

The Pelicans have a record 20 (Twenty!) games on TNT, ESPN & ABC.

ABC games: vs Clippers on Jan. 18 & at Rockets on Feb. 2. The franchise’s first network appearances since 2009.

Three of the Pelicans first five games will be nationally broadcast on TNT or ESPN.#ZionEffect
— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) August 12, 2019

You can add 10 more to that 20… if you count NBATV. Wow.
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 12, 2019

As a reminder, all 82 Bulls games will be on NBC Sports Chicago. Here’s the full schedule.

Here's the #Bulls' 2019-'20 regular-season schedule: pic.twitter.com/bgvSWJz4kJ
— Cody Westerlund (@CodyWesterlund) August 12, 2019

Start times for some of the nationally televised games have also been moved up for the 2019-20 season.

Sources: Earlier times for national TV doubleheaders this season: 22 of ESPN’s 36 doubleheaders and 12 of TNT’s 31 doubleheaders to start at 7:30/10 PM ET or 7/9:30 PM ET instead of 8/10:30 PM.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 12, 2019

Won’t have to worry too much about that with the Bulls, though.