The Detroit Pistons 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 Detroit Pistons games are on TV20 Detroit in Detroit and Michigan — free over the air with an antenna, and carried by the cable and satellite providers serving that market. A Scripps Sports deal returns the Pistons to free over-the-air television for the first time since 2005; Grand Rapids gets the games on The Spot 17 and FOX 17.
Fubo does not carry TV20 Detroit. Fubo's regional channel list, which is where its own carriage is published, has no Detroit Pistons 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 Detroit and Michigan picks up TV20 Detroit 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 Detroit Pistons preseason games are regional broadcasts rather than national windows; anything with a national network is listed below.
| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Phoenix Suns | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Wizards | MNMT |
| Wed, Oct 14 · 8:00 PM ET | at Minnesota Timberwolves | RSN / local |
| Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Raptors | RSN / local |
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The Detroit Pistons open the 2026-27 regular season at home against the Boston Celtics on Tue, Oct 20, airing on NBC.
25 of the 80 Detroit Pistons regular-season games listed below currently carry a national TV window — NBC (7), ESPN (5), NBA TV (5), Prime Video (5), NBCSN (2), MNMT (1). The rest are RSN / local broadcasts.
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| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Boston Celtics | NBC |
| Fri, Oct 23 · 8:00 PM ET | at Miami Heat | RSN / local |
| Sun, Oct 25 · 7:30 PM ET | at Philadelphia 76ers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM ET | at New York Knicks | NBC |
| Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Charlotte Hornets | RSN / local |
| Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM ET | at Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM ET | at Charlotte Hornets | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Philadelphia 76ers | ESPN |
| Sun, Nov 8 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Los Angeles Lakers | NBA TV |
| Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Washington Wizards | NBCSN |
| Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Wizards | MNMT |
| Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM ET | at Miami Heat | NBA TV |
| Tue, Nov 17 · 8:00 PM ET | at San Antonio Spurs | NBC |
| Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM ET | at New Orleans Pelicans | RSN / local |
| Fri, Nov 20 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Toronto Raptors | Prime Video |
| Sun, Nov 22 · 3:30 PM ET | at Atlanta Hawks | RSN / local |
| Tue, Nov 24 · 7:00 PM ET | at Orlando Magic | RSN / local |
| Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Sun, Nov 29 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Orlando Magic | RSN / local |
| Mon, Nov 30 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Denver Nuggets | RSN / local |
| Wed, Dec 2 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Memphis Grizzlies | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 13 · 5:00 PM ET | at Indiana Pacers | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 14 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Wed, Dec 16 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Phoenix Suns | RSN / local |
| Fri, Dec 18 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 PM ET | at Boston Celtics | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 22 · 8:00 PM ET | at Oklahoma City Thunder | NBC |
| Wed, Dec 23 · 7:00 PM ET | at Atlanta Hawks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 26 · 8:00 PM ET | at Chicago Bulls | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 27 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Portland Trail Blazers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Dec 30 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New Orleans Pelicans | RSN / local |
| Fri, Jan 1 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Orlando Magic | NBA TV |
| Sun, Jan 3 · 5:00 PM ET | at Denver Nuggets | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 5 · 10:00 PM ET | at Sacramento Kings | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 7 · 10:00 PM ET | at Golden State Warriors | RSN / local |
| Fri, Jan 8 · 10:00 PM ET | at Los Angeles Lakers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Jan 10 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Utah Jazz | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 12 · 7:30 PM ET | at Toronto Raptors | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 14 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Dallas Mavericks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 16 · 8:30 PM ET | at Houston Rockets | RSN / local |
| Mon, Jan 18 · 12:00 PM ET | at Cleveland Cavaliers | NBC |
| Fri, Jan 22 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Indiana Pacers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Jan 24 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 26 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Atlanta Hawks | RSN / local |
| Wed, Jan 27 · 7:00 PM ET | at Cleveland Cavaliers | ESPN |
| Fri, Jan 29 · 8:00 PM ET | at Dallas Mavericks | RSN / local |
| Sun, Jan 31 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Sacramento Kings | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 2 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Chicago Bulls | RSN / local |
| Wed, Feb 3 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Knicks | ESPN |
| Fri, Feb 5 · 7:00 PM ET | at Philadelphia 76ers | Prime Video |
| Sun, Feb 7 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Golden State Warriors | NBA TV |
| Tue, Feb 9 · 10:30 PM ET | at LA Clippers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Feb 10 · 9:00 PM ET | at Phoenix Suns | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 13 · 3:30 PM ET | at Portland Trail Blazers | RSN / local |
| Mon, Feb 15 · 9:00 PM ET | at Utah Jazz | RSN / local |
| Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Knicks | ESPN |
| Thu, Feb 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Miami Heat | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 27 · 5:30 PM ET | vs Oklahoma City Thunder | Prime Video |
| Mon, Mar 1 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Chicago Bulls | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 2 · 8:00 PM ET | at Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Fri, Mar 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Boston Celtics | ESPN |
| Tue, Mar 9 · 8:00 PM ET | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | NBC |
| Thu, Mar 11 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 13 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Brooklyn Nets | RSN / local |
| Sun, Mar 14 · 5:00 PM ET | at Toronto Raptors | NBA TV |
| Tue, Mar 16 · 8:00 PM ET | at Indiana Pacers | NBC |
| Thu, Mar 18 · 8:00 PM ET | at Milwaukee Bucks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 20 · 8:00 PM ET | vs Charlotte Hornets | RSN / local |
| Mon, Mar 22 · 9:30 PM ET | at Minnesota Timberwolves | NBCSN |
| Wed, Mar 24 · 7:00 PM ET | at Charlotte Hornets | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Houston Rockets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 27 · 3:00 PM ET | vs San Antonio Spurs | Prime Video |
| Mon, Mar 29 · 7:00 PM ET | vs LA Clippers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Mar 31 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Raptors | RSN / local |
| Fri, Apr 2 · 8:00 PM ET | at Chicago Bulls | RSN / local |
| Sun, Apr 4 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Miami Heat | RSN / local |
| Tue, Apr 6 · 8:00 PM ET | at Memphis Grizzlies | RSN / local |
| Wed, Apr 7 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Indiana Pacers | RSN / local |
| Fri, Apr 9 · 7:00 PM ET | at New York Knicks | Prime Video |
| Sun, Apr 11 · 6:00 PM ET | at Washington Wizards | 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 Detroit Pistons games are free over the air on TV20 Detroit in Detroit and Michigan, 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 Detroit Pistons game available on your current subscriptions before you decide whether League Pass is worth adding.
The exact channel for today's the Detroit Pistons game is shown on the live game card above, pulled from the official NBA schedule. Detroit Pistons broadcasts air across ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video. In-market games are free over the air on TV20 Detroit in Detroit and Michigan.
Today's the Detroit Pistons start time is shown on the game card above in your local time zone, synced live with the NBA schedule. If the Detroit Pistons 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 Detroit Pistons 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 Detroit Pistons games. For the local games you need less than that: TV20 Detroit is free over the air in Detroit and Michigan. The provider filters above will show which upcoming Detroit Pistons games are available on your current streaming setup.
The Detroit Pistons open the 2026-27 regular season on Tue, Oct 20 at 3:00 PM ET, vs the Boston Celtics, airing on NBC. The full schedule, with the TV network for every game the league has assigned one to, is on this page.
TV20 Detroit, free over the air in Detroit and Michigan. 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.