MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) - The Milwaukee Bucks’ 2026-27 schedule has been released, and you can catch all but two of their games this year on over-the-air TV.
The Bucks’ season starts on Wednesday, October 21, with a 6 p.m. matchup with the Wizards in Washington D.C.
Their home opener is the first of 16 weekend games at Fiserv Forum, with the Chicago Bulls making the trip north for a 7 p.m. tip-off. Of the 16 weekend home games, 7 are on Friday, 4 are on Saturday, and 5 are on Sunday.
For the first time in 31 years, the Bucks will be broadcast statewide on over-the-air TV. WBAY 2.3 will carry all non-nationally televised games this season, which means a total of 80 games will be televised by WBAY.
The Bucks have two nationally televised games, and both of them are against the Heat. The Nov. 18 game in Miami will be on ESPN, and the Jan. 28 game in Milwaukee will be on Amazon Prime. All Bucks games are also on Bucks Radio Network across the state.
The Bucks’ group for the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup has been revealed, with Brooklyn, Detroit, Orlando, and Toronto comprising the group stage matchups that begin on Nov. 6. The NBA Cup quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at the start of December, and the championship matchup is scheduled for December 11th at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
[You can view the entire season schedule here.](https://www.nba.com/bucks/schedule)
Milwaukee’s preseason will start on Monday, Oct. 5, against the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7 p.m. They’ll head to Oklahoma City to play the Thunder on Oct. 7 and Charlotte to play the Hornets on Oct. 11, then return home to play the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. and finish the preseason in Indiana on Oct. 16.
[Tickets go on sale on Friday at 12 p.m.](https://www.nba.com/bucks/tickets), with the team offering several ticket plans in addition to full and half-season tickets.
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