NBC abruptly cut its 2026 Kentucky Derby coverage to shift to NBA playoffs, causing horse racing fans to miss the garland of roses ceremony.

NBA playoff viewership is up 20% through the first week-and-a-half, while NHL playoffs viewing has leaped by 82% through the first nine days, with 1.1 million on ESPN and TNT Sports.

Playoff games on the league's broadcast partners are averaging 3.91 million viewers per game in the first round.

NBC Sports has featured a robust offering of incredible programming across NBC and Peacock this year, from the Winter Olympics to the end of the 2025-2026 NFL season to, as of a few weeks ago, the return of Major League Baseball. Through it all, the NBA on ...

The 2026 NBA Playoffs are airing on ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video under a new long-term broadcast deal, requiring multiple services for complete viewing. Prime Video holds exclusive rights to the Play-In Tournament and a portion of early ...

After NBC got the chance to break the news of an incredibly tight NBA Rookie of the Year win by Dallas’ Cooper Flagg on Monday night, Carmelo Anthony took the opportunity to revisit one of the league’s most ridiculous stories of the past year.

Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons drives against Ja'Kobe Walter of the Toronto Raptors during the first half of their NBA game. The NBA is officially back on NBC and Peacock, with exclusive games every week across broadcast and streaming featuring ...

Rising star forward Cooper Flagg was named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday ahead of the Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic game on Peacock and NBC Sports.