The Charlotte Hornets play in the National Basketball Association. NBA broadcasts split between national windows on ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video — and regional sports networks for in-market games. NBA League Pass streams every out-of-market game live or on demand.
Local Charlotte Hornets games are on WSOC-TV Channel 9 in Charlotte and the Carolinas — free over the air with an antenna, and carried by the cable and satellite providers serving that market. A Cox Media Group deal puts the games on WSOC-TV 9 and TV64 - the first time in 27 years Hornets basketball has been free over the air in the region.
Fubo does not carry WSOC-TV Channel 9. Fubo's regional channel list, which is where its own carriage is published, has no Charlotte Hornets channel on it — so Fubo is the wrong subscription if local games are what you want. It is the right one for the national windows on ESPN, ABC, NBC and Prime Video, and it confirms your local channels by ZIP at signup.
Worth saying plainly: the local games cost nothing. An antenna in Charlotte and the Carolinas picks up WSOC-TV Channel 9 for free, and no streaming service is needed for them at all.
Get the national NBA games on Fubo →Preseason tips off in October. Most Charlotte Hornets preseason games are regional broadcasts rather than national windows; anything with a national network is listed below.
| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 6 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Sun, Oct 11 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM ET | at Boston Celtics | RSN / local |
| Fri, Oct 16 · 8:00 PM ET | at Memphis Grizzlies | RSN / local |
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The Charlotte Hornets open the 2026-27 regular season on the road against the Brooklyn Nets on Wed, Oct 21.
13 of the 80 Charlotte Hornets regular-season games listed below currently carry a national TV window — MNMT (4), NBA TV (3), NBC (2), Prime Video (2), ESPN (1), NBCSN (1). The rest are RSN / local broadcasts.
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| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 · 7:30 PM ET | at Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Atlanta Hawks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Miami Heat | RSN / local |
| Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Washington Wizards | MNMT |
| Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM ET | at Detroit Pistons | RSN / local |
| Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Wizards | MNMT |
| Sat, Oct 31 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Philadelphia 76ers | NBA TV |
| Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Detroit Pistons | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM ET | at Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Boston Celtics | RSN / local |
| Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 PM ET | at Phoenix Suns | RSN / local |
| Sun, Nov 15 · 4:30 PM ET | at LA Clippers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Nov 17 · 10:00 PM ET | at Los Angeles Lakers | RSN / local |
| Fri, Nov 20 · 7:00 PM ET | at Atlanta Hawks | RSN / local |
| Mon, Nov 23 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Memphis Grizzlies | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Chicago Bulls | RSN / local |
| Sat, Nov 28 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Mon, Nov 30 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Washington Wizards | MNMT |
| Wed, Dec 2 · 7:30 PM ET | at Boston Celtics | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Wizards | MNMT |
| Mon, Dec 14 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Raptors | RSN / local |
| Wed, Dec 16 · 7:00 PM ET | vs LA Clippers | RSN / local |
| Fri, Dec 18 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Oklahoma City Thunder | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 19 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Portland Trail Blazers | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 21 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Philadelphia 76ers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Dec 23 · 7:00 PM ET | at Orlando Magic | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 26 · 3:30 PM ET | at Atlanta Hawks | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 27 · 6:00 PM ET | at Miami Heat | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 29 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Orlando Magic | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 31 · 1:00 PM ET | vs San Antonio Spurs | NBA TV |
| Sat, Jan 2 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Jan 3 · 5:30 PM ET | at Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Atlanta Hawks | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 7 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Denver Nuggets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 9 · 10:00 PM ET | at Portland Trail Blazers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Jan 10 · 9:00 PM ET | at Sacramento Kings | RSN / local |
| Wed, Jan 13 · 10:00 PM ET | at Golden State Warriors | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 14 · 9:00 PM ET | at Utah Jazz | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 16 · 9:00 PM ET | at Denver Nuggets | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 19 · 8:00 PM ET | at Dallas Mavericks | NBC |
| Fri, Jan 22 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Houston Rockets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 23 · 7:00 PM ET | at Boston Celtics | RSN / local |
| Mon, Jan 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Orlando Magic | RSN / local |
| Wed, Jan 27 · 8:00 PM ET | at San Antonio Spurs | RSN / local |
| Fri, Jan 29 · 9:30 PM ET | at Minnesota Timberwolves | ESPN |
| Sun, Jan 31 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Los Angeles Lakers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 2 · 7:30 PM ET | at Miami Heat | RSN / local |
| Thu, Feb 4 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Boston Celtics | Prime Video |
| Fri, Feb 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Golden State Warriors | RSN / local |
| Sun, Feb 7 · 6:00 PM ET | at Toronto Raptors | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 9 · 7:30 PM ET | at New York Knicks | RSN / local |
| Thu, Feb 11 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 13 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Dallas Mavericks | Prime Video |
| Mon, Feb 15 · 12:00 PM ET | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | NBC |
| Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Raptors | RSN / local |
| Thu, Feb 25 · 7:00 PM ET | at Orlando Magic | RSN / local |
| Fri, Feb 26 · 8:30 PM ET | at Houston Rockets | RSN / local |
| Sun, Feb 28 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Sacramento Kings | RSN / local |
| Wed, Mar 3 · 7:00 PM ET | at Philadelphia 76ers | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 6 · 5:00 PM ET | at Chicago Bulls | RSN / local |
| Mon, Mar 8 · 7:00 PM ET | at Indiana Pacers | NBCSN |
| Wed, Mar 10 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New Orleans Pelicans | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 11 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Indiana Pacers | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 13 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Phoenix Suns | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 16 · 8:00 PM ET | at Oklahoma City Thunder | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 18 · 8:00 PM ET | at New Orleans Pelicans | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 20 · 8:00 PM ET | at Detroit Pistons | RSN / local |
| Mon, Mar 22 · 8:00 PM ET | at Memphis Grizzlies | RSN / local |
| Wed, Mar 24 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Detroit Pistons | RSN / local |
| Fri, Mar 26 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Knicks | NBA TV |
| Sun, Mar 28 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Utah Jazz | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 30 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Miami Heat | RSN / local |
| Thu, Apr 1 · 7:30 PM ET | at New York Knicks | RSN / local |
| Fri, Apr 2 · 8:00 PM ET | at Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Sun, Apr 4 · 3:00 PM ET | at Cleveland Cavaliers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Apr 6 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Indiana Pacers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Apr 7 · 8:00 PM ET | at Chicago Bulls | RSN / local |
| Fri, Apr 9 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Sun, Apr 11 · 6:00 PM ET | at Philadelphia 76ers | RSN / local |
RSN / local: carried by the team's regional sports network in its home market rather than a national window. Fubo carries most RSNs in-market and confirms yours by ZIP at signup.
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NBA broadcasts split between national networks and regional sports networks. National windows air on ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video — open to anyone with the right cable package or live-TV streamer. In-market Charlotte Hornets games are free over the air on WSOC-TV Channel 9 in Charlotte and the Carolinas, which is a better deal than any subscription can offer.
Out-of-market fans rely on NBA League Pass, which streams every regular-season game live and on demand (with limited blackouts on national windows and in-market local games). The provider filters above will surface every upcoming Charlotte Hornets game available on your current subscriptions before you decide whether League Pass is worth adding.
The exact channel for today's the Charlotte Hornets game is shown on the live game card above, pulled from the official NBA schedule. Charlotte Hornets broadcasts air across ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video. In-market games are free over the air on WSOC-TV Channel 9 in Charlotte and the Carolinas.
Today's the Charlotte Hornets start time is shown on the game card above in your local time zone, synced live with the NBA schedule. If the Charlotte Hornets are off today, the next scheduled game is shown instead.
Use the provider filters above to mark the streaming services and cable packages you already pay for — the schedule then highlights every upcoming Charlotte Hornets game you can watch on your current plan. For games outside your local market, NBA League Pass (every out-of-market regular-season game) fills the gap.
No. Live-TV streaming services like Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, and DirecTV Stream carry most of the channels that broadcast Charlotte Hornets games. For the local games you need less than that: WSOC-TV Channel 9 is free over the air in Charlotte and the Carolinas. The provider filters above will show which upcoming Charlotte Hornets games are available on your current streaming setup.
The Charlotte Hornets open the 2026-27 regular season on Wed, Oct 21 at 7:30 PM ET, at the Brooklyn Nets — a RSN / local broadcast. The full schedule, with the TV network for every game the league has assigned one to, is on this page.
WSOC-TV Channel 9, free over the air in Charlotte and the Carolinas. Fubo does not carry it, so a live-TV subscription is not what gets you the local games — an antenna is. Fubo covers the national windows on ESPN, ABC, NBC and Prime Video.