NBC airs its first-ever live morning broadcast of an Olympic Opening Ceremony, live from the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The Parade of Nations — with delegations encouraged to have one male and one female flag bearer — will have a slightly tweaked order. Greece, which always goes first as the Olympics’ birthplace, will be followed […]
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The Summer Olympics soon arrives in Tokyo, and with it, the Opening Ceremony on July 23 will display the pageantry, pomp and circumstance showcasing Japanese culture. The entire spectacle is meant to be a representation of global unity. The irony is it will all unfold in front of a sparse amount of people inside the […]
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NBC has opted against a fourth season of supernatural drama “Manifest”, which ironically has ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for the past three days on Netflix. Debuting in September 2018 and originally pitched as a six season entry, “Manifest” from Warner Bros. Television and Universal TV follows the crew and passengers of a commercial plane who […]
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NBC Sports presents live coverage of 2021 Roland-Garros matches (a.k.a. French Open), beginning with the first round in Paris, France, Sunday, May 30, at Noon ET exclusively on Peacock and Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. ET on NBC. Live coverage culminates with the women’s final on Saturday, June 12 at 9 a.m. ET and […]
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Throughout the month of June 2021, NBC Olympics will present more than 85 hours of U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage (with 50+ of those hours in primetime) across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and NBC Sports digital platforms. Four sports will be in focus — swimming, gymnastics, track & field, and diving. […]
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NBC Cancels Freshman Drama ‘Debris’
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NBC, which was on the fence about a second season of drama “Debris” when it announced its programming plans two weeks ago, has announced the series has been canceled. The now series finale aired on May 24. The series, from “Fringe” creator J.H. Wyman and hailing from Legendary TV and Universal TV starred Jonathan Tucker and Riann […]
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The National Football League (NFL) announced on Wednesday, May 12 its 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule for 2021, which runs from September 9, 2021 through January 9, 2022. Jump to: Thursdays, Sundays, Mondays Jump to: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week […]
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For the 16th consecutive year, NBC Sports presents the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, with all games being shown nationally. NBC Sports will feature roughly 20 game and studio commentators throughout the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. NHL Live will feature hosts Liam McHugh and Kathryn Tappen and analysts Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones, Anson Carter, Patrick Sharp, Dominic […]
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NBC will revive the live musical format in primetime with “Annie Live!” from Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron this coming holiday season in December. “As we look to drive big live audiences for NBC, we could think of no better way than to bring back the network’s holiday musical tradition,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman of Entertainment […]