Tuesday 6 August 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery: truTV to Exclusively Televise Five Friday Night Savannah Bananas Games, Starting Aug. 16

Story from Warner Bros. Discovery:

TNT Sports’ programming block on truTV continues to expand its offerings, today announcing five consecutive weeks of live Friday night action from the Savannah Bananas’ Banana Ball World Tour this August and September.

“The Greatest Show in Sports” will make a stop at Harbor Park Stadium in Norfolk, VA on Friday, Aug. 16, with truTV’s coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

truTV will continue Banana Ball World Tour coverage throughout the rest of the summer on Friday nights:

Date > Time (ET) > Stadium Location

August:
  • 16th > 7 p.m. > Harbor Park Stadium Norfolk 
  • 23rd > 7 p.m. > Historic Grayson Stadium Savannah, GA
  • 30th > 9 p.m. > Smith’s Ballpark Salt Lake City, UT

September:
  • 6th > 8 p.m. > Principal Park Des Moines, IA
  • 13th > 7 p.m. > Historic Grayson Stadium Savannah, GA

The Banana Ball World Tour showcases exhibition contests played by The Savannah Bananas and The Party Animals, two independent professional baseball teams whose entertaining Banana Ball brand of baseball includes choreographed team dances, over-the-top walk-ups by batters, epic scoring celebrations and more wacky moments that have taken social media by storm.

TNT Sports will televise nearly 1,000 hours of sports programming on truTV in 2024. Beginning this October, viewers will see TNT Sports branding and graphics dynamically integrated into the network’s primetime programming lineup. Additional Fall programming will include live games and event coverage from MLB Postseason, NBA, NHL, U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams, Mountain West football, MotoGP and more.

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