E.W. Scripps signs local television media rights with Detroit Pistons

E.W. Scripps (SSP)- Scripps Sports announced a new local media television rights agreement with the Detroit Pistons beginning with the 2026-27 NBA season. The move returns Pistons basketball to free, over-the-air television for fans throughout Detroit, metro Detroit and the state of Michigan. Per team policy, terms of the partnership were not disclosed. Under the agreement, WMYD TV20 Detroit, owned and operated by E.W. Scripps, will become the official local broadcast home of the Detroit Pistons. TV20 Detroit will produce and air all locally available pre-season and regular season games. The agreement marks the Pistons’ return to a primarily local broadcast television home for the first time since 2005. The agreement also includes a weekly, half-hour Pistons show.