Archives for November 2017

Coverage Begins with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET

Dallas Cowboys Host Washington Redskins Tomorrow On NBC’s Thursday Night Football; Coverage Begins With Football Night in Dallas at 7:30 p.m. ET

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App to Live Stream All Sunday Night Football Games to Desktops, Tablets, and Connected TVs

NBCSN Presents Two-Hour Pro Football Talk Weekdays at 7 a.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – November 29, 2017 – NBC’s Sunday Night Football features a battle of NFC heavyweights, as Carson Wentz and the NFL-best Philadelphia Eagles (10-1) travel to Seattle, Wash., to face Russell Wilson and the Seahawks (7-4). Coverage begins with Football Night in America this Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. ET, on NBC.

Eagles-Seahawks on NBC’s Sunday Night Football will play a pivotal role in determining NFC Playoff seeding with just five weeks remaining in the regular season. The Eagles currently hold the No. 1 seed with three conference games remaining, including a Week 14 showdown with the Los Angeles Rams (8-3). The Seahawks sit behind Atlanta (7-4) for the second wild card spot in the NFC. The Falcons defeated Seattle in Week 11.

Philadelphia carries a nine-game winning streak into Seattle following a 31-3 win over Chicago on Sunday. Wentz has thrown for 2,657 yards, a league-high 28 touchdowns and five interceptions. He is the third quarterback in NFL history to have thrown for 28 touchdowns and no more than five interceptions through 11 games, joining Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. The Eagles have also won their last three games by more than 28 points – a first in franchise history.

Seattle responded from its Week 11 loss to Atlanta with a 24-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Over the past five seasons, Seattle (19-5) owns the best record in the final month of the regular season, which also includes regular-season games played in January. With the victory, Wilson improved to 23-4 in his career in games following an in-season loss, the best record by a starting quarterback in that category since the 1970 merger. The Seahawks are one of five teams in the NFL to rank in the top 10 in both offense (8^th) and defense (8^th). Bobby Wagner ranks first among all linebackers with a grade of 98.5 and has missed just one tackle all season (fewest in NFL), according to Pro Football Focus.

Sunday’s game marks the 16^th game between the two franchises and the first time they will meet on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Seattle holds the edge in the all-time series, 8-7, and has won the last three games.

Calling Eagles-Seahawks are seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his record 32^nd season as the voice of the NFL’s premier primetime package; 16-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth; and two-time Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

NBC’s coverage of Sunday Night Football is led by Emmy Award-winning producer Fred Gaudelli and Emmy Award-winning director Drew Esocoff.

Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by Mike Tirico, who will report on-site from CenturyLink Field, and Dan Patrick, who will host from Studio 1 at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Patrick is joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, and Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com and PFT Live on NBCSN and NBC Sports Radio. Paul Burmeister will report from Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Panthers-Saints.

Week 13 kicks off tomorrow on NBC, as Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins travel to Arlington, Texas, for an NFC East showdown with Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys from AT&T Stadium on Thursday Night Football. Both teams are 5-6 and need a victory to stay in the NFC Playoff race. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. ET with Football Night in Dallas on NBC, the only network with two primetime NFL packages.

NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all NBC games to desktops, tablets, and connected TVs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC’s broadcasts. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox. (NOTE: NBC Sports does not have NFL live streaming rights to mobile devices.)

PFT LIVE – WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

Mike Florio and co-host Chris Simms bring fans the latest NFL news and interviews with players and coaches every weekday morning with PFT Live on NBCSN at 7 a.m. ET.  The two-hour PFT Live provides all-encompassing coverage of the NFL, including the most current news and analysis, thought-provoking debates, and interviews with a wide variety of NFL newsmakers. The program is a simulcast of NBC Sports Radio’s PFT Live national program that airs daily beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA

• SNF ON FACEBOOK:  – At nearly 3.5 million LIKES strong, the Sunday Night Football Facebook page provides social-first stories, photos and video every week. In addition, the SNF Facebook page will feature weekly Facebook Live interviews with Michele Tafoya and player from each team leading up to the game, and Facebook Live Q&A’s with Tony Dungy on Sundays.
• SNF ON TWITTER:  Using tweets, photos, and videos, @SNFonNBC provides unique content with SNF talent, production crew and NFL players. Additionally, Michele Tafoya will provide real-time tweets from the sideline to provide followers with updates all game long.
• SNF ON INSTAGRAM: Going into its sixth season, Sunday Night Football gives the SNF fan a look at photos through the filters of Instagram. Fans get a look around each SNF city, as well as access inside the production trucks, the locker rooms, on the field and on the sideline, as our social media producer captures the best photos of Sunday night and posts in real time. In addition, SNF on Instagram will utilize Instagram stories to maximize fans’ exposure to the Sunday Night Football footprint.
• SNF ON SNAPCHAT: For the second season, NBC Sports’ Snapchat account will be creating content on the platform at each Sunday Night Football game, including Kickoff and from the SNF The NBC Sports Snapchat account will take fans behind the scenes to the FNIA set and around cities where Sunday Night Football comes to town, utilizing lenses and filters to customize content specifically for the Snapchat audience.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BUS RETURNS FOR 2017 NFL SEASON 

NBC Sports Group’s Sunday Night Football bus returns this season to travel the country, visiting the host cities of select Sunday Night Football games. The bus will bring the Vince Lombardi Trophy to various SNF locations, before arriving at its final destination, Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, Minn., in February. Fans will get a closer look at behind-the-scenes action of SNF broadcasts on the bus, which will take fans from the field, to the studio and in the production trucks. Features of the bus include an, a replica of the Football Night in America desk, highlights wall, the ability to see what it’s like to be a camera person through four different camera views, and more.

The bus will arrive in each city two to three days prior to the game, making stops at local landmarks and events before heading to the game site. Once at the stadium, the Sunday Night Football bus will give fans the opportunity to interact with America’s most-watched primetime television show with exclusive activities.

NBC SPORTS RADIO

NBC Sports Radio will surround the 2017 NFL season with daily coverage across more than 425 radio affiliates, highlighted by PFT Live, featuring NFL insider and Football Night In America commentator Mike Florio daily from 6-9 a.m. ET; Safety Blitz with Rodney Harrison and Dan Schwartzman; featuring three-time All Pro and two-time Super Bowl-winner Rodney Harrison; Going Deep with Amani and Dan, featuring former Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer; and NFL Insider Michele Tafoya.

To listen to a live stream of NBC Sports Radio, or find your local affiliate, visit www.NBCSportsRadio.com

NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS

NBC Sports Regional Networks, which serve top NFL markets such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and San Francisco, will surround the 2017 NFL season with in-depth news, analysis and original programming on the teams that matter most in more than 35 million U.S. households.

SNF IS NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM ON TELEVISION, WITH NBC/NFLN TNF RANKING NO. 2

NBC Sunday Night Football finished the 2016-17 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for a record sixth consecutive year – tying American Idol for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on live plus same day data provided by The Nielsen Company. NBC Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic for the seventh consecutive TV season. SNF’s six-year run at the top marks the only six times on record that a sports series has been the highest-rated and most-watched show of the primetime TV season In addition, NBC/NFL Network Thursday Night Football ranked as primetime TV’s No. 2 show in average viewers and household rating, and No. 3 among Adults 18-49.

REMAINING 2017 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
*Sun. Dec. 3	Week 13	Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks
*Sun. Dec. 10	Week 14	Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Dec. 17	Week 15	Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders
Sat. Dec. 23	Week 16	Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Dec. 31	Week 17	TBD

 *Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game

2017 NBC THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE*
Thurs. Nov. 30	Week 13	Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Thurs. Dec. 7	Week 14	New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Thurs. Dec. 14	Week 15	Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
**Mon. Dec. 25	Week 16	Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans

*Games will be simulcast on NFL Network and streamed live on Amazon Prime
**Game at 4:30 p.m. ET

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING: Flexible scheduling will be used in Weeks 10-15 and 17. Additionally, in Weeks 5-9, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. In Weeks 5-15, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights.

A flexible scheduling move would be announced at least 12 days before the game. For Week 17, the Sunday night game will be announced no later than six days prior to January 1. The schedule does not list a Sunday night game in Week 17, but an afternoon game with playoff implications will be moved to that time slot. Flexible scheduling ensures quality matchups in all Sunday time slots in those weeks and gives “surprise” teams a chance to play their way into primetime.

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Woods Set to Return to Competition at Hero World Challenge with Eight of
Top-10 in the World; Airing on Golf Channel & NBC, Thursday-Sunday

 Garcia, Scott & Leishman Headline Field at Australian PGA Championship,
Airing Wednesday-Saturday in Primetime on Golf Channel

 Oosthuizen, Clarke Lead Field at AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

 ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 28, 2017) – Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf this week at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, where he’ll make his first professional start since withdrawing from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February. Eight of the top-10 players in the world are among the elite 18-man field, including World No. 1 Dustin Johnson. Golf Channel will carry the first two rounds on Thursday-Friday, along with early-round coverage on the weekend leading into live coverage on NBC. Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman headline the field at the Australian PGA Championship, airing Wednesday-Saturday on Golf Channel, live and in primetime. Louis Oosthuizen and Darren Clarke lead the field at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritiues Open in an event co-sanctioned by the European and Sunshine Tours.

Hero World Challenge
Dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Venue: Albany Resort, Albany, Bahamas

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday         12:30-4:30 p.m. (Live) / 5:30-9:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday              12:30-4:30 p.m. (Live) / 5:30-9:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday          Noon-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 5:30-9:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday            11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live) / 5-10 p.m. (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern)
Saturday          2:30-5 p.m. (Live)
Sunday            1-4 p.m. (Live)

Golf Central Pre and Post Round Coverage on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. / 4:30-5:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday              11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. / 4:30-5:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday          10 a.m.-Noon / 5-5:30 p.m. (Live)
Sunday            10-11 a.m. / 4-5 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Woods set to return: Tiger Woods will make his first competitive start this week since withdrawing from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February. Also serving as tournament host this week, Woods returns following spinal fusion surgery earlier this year.
Elite field: The 18-man field features eight of the top-10 players in the world for the 72-hole event that features no cut.
Matsuyama defends: Hideki Matsuyama finished two shots ahead of Henrik Stenson to win last year’s event.
Headlining the field: Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose, Hideki Matsuyama, Henrik Stenson, Brooks Koepka, Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar, Daniel Berger, Kevin Chappell, Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Charley Hoffman, Alex Noren and Francesco Molinari.

NBC Sports Group Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Steve Sands (Golf Channel) / Terry Gannon (NBC)
Analyst: Curt Byrum (Golf Channel) / Gary Koch (NBC)
Tower: Peter Jacobsen / Todd Lewis (Weekend, Golf Channel)
On-Course: Notah Begay / Jim Mackay / Arron Oberholser (Golf Channel)
Interviews: Todd Lewis (Golf Channel) / Steve Sands (NBC)

PGA TOUR AUSTRALASIA 

Australian PGA Championship
Dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Venue: RACV Royal Pines Resort (Championship Course), Gold Coast, Australia

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday     8 p.m.-1 a.m. (Live)
Thursday         9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. (Live)
Friday              9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Saturday          9:30 p.m.- 1 a.m.

Broadcast notes:
Varner defends: Harold Varner III won by two shots over Andrew Dodt to claim his first European Tour victory.
Headlining the field: Sergio Garcia, Marc Leishman, Adam Scott, Harold Varner III, Cameron Smith, Curtis Luck, Jonas Blixt, Brett Rumford, Mike Weir and Matt Jones.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Host: Jay Townsend
Play by Play: Patrick Walsh
Analyst: Wayne Grady / Ewan Porter / Grant Dodd
On-Course: Alison Whitaker / Todd Woodbridge

EUROPEAN TOUR

AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Venue: Heritage Golf Club, Domaine de Bel Ombre, Mauritius

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         1:30-3:30 a.m. / 5:30-8:30 a.m. (Live)
Friday              1:30-3:30 a.m. / 5:30-8:30 a.m. (Live)
Saturday          3:30-7:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday            3:30-7:30 a.m. (Live)

Broadcast notes:
Headlining the field: Louis Oosthuizen, Darren Clarke, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, George Coetzee, Scott Hend, Sam Horsfield, Gregory Havret and Darren Fichhardt.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Dom Boulet
Analyst: Tony Johnstone / Denis Hutchinson
On-Course: Dale Hayes

-NBC Sports Group-

Mike Tirico & Cris Collinsworth in the Booth, Joined By Sideline Reporter Heather Cox

Liam McHugh, Tony Dungy & Rodney Harrison on Location for Football Night in Dallas Pregame Show Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Universo to Televise Live, Exclusive Spanish-Language NFL Games This Season Continuing This Thursday with Redskins-Cowboys

NBCSports.com & NBC Sports App to Live Stream Thursday Night Football

NBC is Only Network with Two NFL Primetime Packages

STAMFORD, Conn. – November 28, 2017 – Week 13 kicks off with Thursday Night Football on NBC this Thursday, Nov. 30, as Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys host NFC East rival Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins to stay in the hunt for an NFC Wild Card spot at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. ET with Football Night in Dallas on NBC, the only network with two primetime NFL packages.

Thursday Night Football will also be televised by NFL Network and Universo, and streamed live on Amazon Prime Video, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, NFL Mobile from Verizon, Watch NFL Network, the NFL app on Microsoft, and NFL Game Pass (International).

Both teams are 5-6 and need a victory to stay in the NFC Playoff race. Washington is coming off a 20-10 victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving night, as the Redskins’ defense held the Giants to 170 total yards. Cousins, who ranks second in the NFL with 3,038 passing yards, threw two touchdown passes, including one to WR Jamison Crowder, who racked up a career-high 141 receiving yards.

Dallas aims to bounce back following a 28-6 Thanksgiving Day loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Cowboys look to win their fourth consecutive matchup against the Redskins following a 33-19 victory at Washington in Week 8.

Calling Redskins-Cowboys are Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and 16-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, joined by sideline reporter Heather Cox.

Liam McHugh will serve as the host of the Football Night in Dallas pregame show from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. He will be joined on-site by Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison.

Sam Flood is executive producer of NBC Sports and NBCSN. Fred Gaudelli is the executive producer of NBC’s Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football. Drew Esocoff is director of SNF and TNF. Rob Hyland is coordinating producer of Thursday Night Football.

TELEMUNDO DEPORTES & UNIVERSO TO ONCE AGAIN PRESENT LIVE, EXCLUSIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE NFL GAMES THIS SEASON, INCLUDING SUPER BOWL LII

NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Deportes will offer seven exclusive Spanish-language NFL telecasts on Universo, the fastest growing Hispanic entertainment cable network, continuing this Thursday, with Thursday Night Football featuring the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys, and culminating with Super Bowl LII live on Universo on Sunday, Feb. 4., from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. This marks the fourth consecutive season Universo will televise NFL games, and the second consecutive time it will air an NBC Super Bowl. Prior to Super Bowl LII, Universo will air three NBC Thursday Night Football games, Giants-Redskins on Thanksgiving, and two playoff contests.

NBC’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FEATURES SPECIAL THEME MUSIC, SHOW OPEN & GRAPHICS

Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Pentatonix will perform the Thursday Night Football show open. The show open celebrates the start of the NFL weekend, with game highlights and player cameos.

The Thursday Night Football theme music was composed and produced by Grammy Award-nominated producer and songwriter Jimmy Greco, and features the string section from the orchestra of Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster Hamilton under the direction of violinist and Hamilton concertmaster Jonathan Dinklage.  The new music – entitled “Can’t Hold Us Down” – is a high energy, melodic piece combining a modern pop musical arrangement, mixed with a traditional anthemic feeling found in classic sports themes.

In addition, TNF on NBC will feature a special graphics package, defined by bright colors, highly energized motion design and vibrant neon trimmed logos. The graphics package was designed to shine at its brightest in the game broadcast, extending from pre-game through to post-game, and was uniquely created to help celebrate Thursday night as the kickoff of the NFL Weekend.

NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all of NBC’s Thursday Night Football games to desktops, tablets, and connected TVs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC’s TNF broadcasts. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox. (NOTE: NBC Sports does not have NFL live streaming rights to mobile devices.)

PFT LIVE – WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

Mike Florio and co-host Chris Simms bring fans the latest NFL news and interviews with players and coaches every weekday morning with PFT Live on NBCSN at 7 a.m. ET.  The two-hour PFT Live provides all-encompassing coverage of the NFL, including the most current news and analysis, thought-provoking debates, and interviews with a wide variety of NFL newsmakers. The program is a simulcast of NBC Sports Radio’s PFT Live national program that airs daily beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

NBC SPORTS RADIO

NBC Sports Radio will surround the 2017 NFL season with daily coverage across more than 425 radio affiliates, highlighted by PFT Live, featuring NFL insider and Football Night In America commentator Mike Florio daily from 6-9 a.m. ET; Safety Blitz with Rodney Harrison and Dan Schwartzman; featuring three-time All Pro and two-time Super Bowl-winner Rodney Harrison; Going Deep with Amani and Dan, featuring former Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer; and NFL Insider Michele Tafoya.

To listen to a live stream of NBC Sports Radio, or find your local affiliate, visit www.NBCSportsRadio.com

NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS

NBC Sports Regional Networks, which serve top NFL markets such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and San Francisco, will surround the 2017 NFL season with in-depth news, analysis and original programming on the teams that matter most in more than 35 million U.S. households.

SNF IS NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM ON TELEVISION, WITH NBC/NFLN TNF RANKING NO. 2

NBC Sunday Night Football finished the 2016-17 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for a record sixth consecutive year – tying American Idol for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on live plus same day data provided by The Nielsen Company. NBC Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic for the seventh consecutive TV season. SNF’s six-year run at the top marks the only six times on record that a sports series has been the highest-rated and most-watched show of the primetime TV season In addition, NBC/NFL Network Thursday Night Football ranked as primetime TV’s No. 2 show in average viewers and household rating, and No. 3 among Adults 18-49.

NBC-produced game schedule in Thursday Night Football package:

Date	Game	Network
Thurs. Nov. 30	Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys	NBC, NFLN **
Thurs. Dec. 7	New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons	NBC, NFLN **
Thurs. Dec. 14	Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts	NBC, NFLN **
Sat. Dec. 16	Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions	NFLN

** Live streamed on Amazon Prime Video, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com

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NBC Primetime Coverage Live Across All Time Zones For First Time For Winter Games

NBC Broadcast Network Begins 176 Hours of Coverage on Thursday, Feb. 8 – One Night Before Opening Ceremony – With Live Figure Skating in Primetime

NBC Primetime Plus Presents Live Late-Night Coverage For First Time at Winter Games

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 28, 2017 – NBCUniversal will present more than 2,400 hours of coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea, across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network, NBCOlympics.com, and the NBC Sports app. The 2,400 hours are the most ever for a Winter Olympics.

NBC’s coverage of the PyeongChang Games begins in primetime on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. ET – one night before Opening Ceremony coverage on Friday, Feb. 9 – and continues until the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 25. For the first time for a Winter Games, NBC will present Olympic primetime coverage live across all time zones.

“There will be more live hours of Winter Olympics coverage in PyeongChang than ever before, and for the first time at a Winter Games, NBC will broadcast live across all time zones to the entire country, creating a unique national collective experience for this event – and we will be everywhere – from broadcast and cable television, to digital streaming and social media.” said Jim Bell, President, NBC Olympics Production and Programming. “The Games will once again provide a positive example of the world coming together in spirited competition and offering a message of unity, peace, and hope.”

Television coverage of the PyeongChang Games begin on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 11 p.m. ET, on NBCSN, with coverage of mixed doubles curling. All coverage of the PyeongChang Games will be streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app, beginning Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. ET, for authenticated users.

“The Olympics command America’s attention for 18 days unlike anything else because of the athletes and their stories,” said Bell. “There will be familiar names – like Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Shaun White. There will be new faces – like Chloe Kim and Nathan Chen. And there will be unforgettable stories, like the Nigerian bobsled team and, we anticipate, the North Korean figure skating pairs team.”

Following are highlights from NBCUniversal’s comprehensive coverage of the upcoming XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang:

• NBCUniversal is presenting its 16^th Olympic Games and 10^th consecutive, both the most by any U.S. media company;

 

• The NBCUniversal platforms – NBC (176 hours), NBCSN (369), CNBC (46), USA Network (40.5) and NBCOlympics.com/NBC Sports app (1,800+) – will offer the most in-depth coverage in Winter Olympics history. The 2,400+ hours is comparable to the coverage of the past two Winter Games combined (Sochi; 1,600+) and Vancouver (835);

 

• NBCUniversal’s 631.5 hours of linear television coverage across four networks is the most ever for a Winter Olympics, eclipsing Sochi (541) in 2014;

 

• NBC’s primetime coverage begins on Thursday, Feb. 8, one night before Opening Ceremony coverage, highlighted by live figure skating, qualifying in the men’s and women’s moguls competitions, and qualifying in men’s ski jumping;

 

• NBC’s schedule is divided into three dayparts – daytime, primetime and primetime plus – for a total of 176 hours over 18 days. For the first time ever, NBC will present live coverage during its late-night primetime plus window;

 

• NBCSN – NBC Sports Group’s Emmy Award-winning 24/7 sports network – will present 369 hours of coverage, including live primetime coverage of a Winter Olympics for the first time ever, and 10 days of 24-hour programming;

 

• CNBC – NBCUniversal’s fully-distributed cable business channel – will present 46 hours of coverage, again highlighted by its popular evening curling telecasts, beginning on Feb. 12;

 

• USA Network – NBCUniversal’s fully distributed cable entertainment channel – will present 40.5 hours of hockey and curling coverage throughout the Games, the majority of which will be shown live;

 

• com and the NBC Sports app, which are powered by NBC Sports’ Playmaker Media, will deliver more than 1,800 hours of live-event and TV simul-stream coverage for the PyeongChang Olympics. In a Winter Games first, NBC broadcast network content will be live streamed, including the daytime, primetime and primetime-plus shows;

 

• Mike Tirico will make his debut as NBC’s Olympic primetime host at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, following Bob Costas’ run as NBC primetime host for a U.S. TV record 11 Olympics;

 

• Over the 19 days of the PyeongChang Games (Feb. 7-25), NBCUniversal’s coverage will average over 126 hours per day – nearly triple the entire coverage of the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics (43.5) on ABC.

 

A breakdown of platform-by-platform coverage follows, highlighted by coverage airing on NBC:

 

NBC TO AIR 176 HOURS OF WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE FROM PYEONGCHANG

 

NBC will present 176 hours of Olympic Winter Games coverage from PyeongChang over 18 days, beginning with primetime coverage on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. ET, and concluding with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 25. Coverage of the Opening Ceremony begins on Friday, Feb. 9, in primetime.

NBC’s PyeongChang Games coverage highlights:

• NBC will begin its primetime coverage of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 8, one night before the broadcast network provides its traditional primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 9;

 

• For the first time ever for a Winter Games, NBC will present live primetime Olympic coverage across all time zones. Primetime begins each night at 8 p.m. ET, except for Sundays (7 p.m. ET). Primetime will be highlighted by live coverage of alpine skiing, figure skating, snowboard/freestyle skiing, and short track;

 

• For the first time ever, NBC’s late-night “primetime plus” coverage will air live across all time zones every night following primetime. Primetime plus will feature many of the same events airing in primetime and performances by top U.S. Olympians, including 17-year-old snowboarding phenom Chloe Kim, who is expected to make Olympic debut in the women’s halfpipe on primetime plus on Sunday, Feb. 11;

 

• Daytime coverage on NBC will begin at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 10, highlighted by speed skating, ski jumping, cross country, biathlon, and luge. NBC’s daytime coverage will air from 3-5 p.m. ET on weekdays, and 3-6 p.m. ET on weekends across all time zones;

 

• NBC will be the exclusive home of alpine skiing during the PyeongChang Olympics. Eleven of 18 nights of primetime will feature live alpine skiing, and all alpine skiing will air live either in primetime or primetime plus on NBC. Olympic gold medalists Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn are slated to make their PyeongChang debuts in the giant slalom in primetime on Sunday, Feb. 11. Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety is expected to be a top contender in the men’s giant slalom, airing live in primetime on Saturday, Feb. 17;

 

• Figure skating will be prominently featured during NBC’s primetime coverage, airing on 12 of 18 nights, and opens NBC’s primetime coverage from PyeongChang on Thursday, Feb. 8, with the team competition. 2017 U.S. champion Nathan Chen is slated to compete in primetime in the men’s competition on Thursday, Feb. 15, and Friday, Feb. 16; siblings Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani are scheduled to compete in the ice dance competition Sunday, Feb. 18, and Monday, Feb. 19; and three-time U.S. champion Ashley Wagner is expected to lead the American contingent in the ladies’ competition on Tuesday, Feb. 20, and Thursday, Feb. 22.

 

NBCSN, CNBC & USA NETWORK TO CARRY MORE THAN 450 HOURS OF PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE

NBC Olympics will again utilize fully-distributed NBCUniversal cable channels NBCSN, CNBC, and USA Network to televise more than 450 hours of coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games this February from PyeongChang, South Korea.

NBCSN will serve as the cable home of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, televising 369 hours of coverage, including 10 days of wall-to-wall 24-hour coverage. Gold medal finals on NBCSN include hockey, snowboarding, short track, luge, and bobsled. For the first time ever, NBCSN will present live primetime coverage of a Winter Olympics, airing nearly every night throughout the Games.

CNBC will present 46 hours of coverage, again highlighted by its popular evening curling telecasts. USA Network will air live curling and hockey as part of its 40.5 hours of live programming. Click here for more info on Olympic coverage airing on NBCSN, CNBC and USA Network.

NBC OLYMPICS TO LIVE STREAM 1,800 HOURS OF 2018 PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS

NBC Olympics will live stream 1,800 hours of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea this February, a record for a Winter Olympics. PyeongChang will be the first Winter Games to offer live streaming of the NBC broadcast network, including primetime and primetime plus programming.

Digital coverage will include live streaming of all competition on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app across desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs for authenticated users; TV simul-stream coverage of five television networks; streaming on connected TVs, a Winter Games first; and an enhanced viewing experience for select sports. In addition, Olympic fans will be able to access three digital-only programs, live streams of practices, and an active news desk that will regularly publish Olympic updates throughout each day. Click here for more info.

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA TO PRESENT 24/7 NEWS COVERAGE DURING PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – a partnership between the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and NBCUniversal – will complement NBCUniversal’s extensive coverage of the PyeongChang Olympics this February, with wall-to-wall programming featuring 20 hours of news and highlights provided daily by Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS); live Olympic medal ceremony coverage from the PyeongChang Medal Plaza; and a daily studio show featuring 13-time Emmy Award winner Jimmy Roberts. Coverage begins Saturday, Feb. 10, and concludes Saturday, Feb. 24. Click here for more info.

ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal’s Olympic Games coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032.

–PYEONGCHANG 2018–