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History suggests NHL won’t see Olympic viewership bump

USA gold medal hockey win over Canada nets 18.6 million viewers on NBC

Viewership peaked at 26.0 million during Jack Hughes' overtime goal.

Kenny Albert heard from literally everyone after U.S. hockey gold medal-winning calls

"It’s the most texts I’ve ever gotten in one day."

This is why the NHL should always send players to the Olympics

Let's be clear, the NHL will not gain many viewers because of this. But that shouldn't matter.

NBC airs USA-Canada gold medal game commercial-free

"Terrific viewing experience!"

NBC’s Olympics hockey coverage has included several own goals

"Why not put the NBC production front-and-center on Peacock?"

How big could ratings be for US-Canada men’s hockey gold medal game?

The 2010 Winter Olympics game is the third most-watched hockey game in U.S. history.

NBC’s Kenny Albert nailed call of USA’s Olympic women’s hockey gold game-winner

"Just play it over and over and over"

Winter Olympics audience on NBC remains well ahead of Beijing pace

NBC is averaging 23.8 million viewers for its combined live + primetime window.

NBC Olympics president addresses whether network puts too much pressure on athletes

"Does NBC exacerbate that pressure up to the point where they’re unable to perform at their true potential? I don’t know."

Peacock airing ‘Snoop-Cast’ for U.S. hockey quarterfinal against Sweden

Snoop Dogg will hold down an altcast during the third period of the game.

Olympic lead-in, lead-out lifts NBA All-Star Game to 15-year high

8.8 million viewers watched the game across NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo.

NBC removes footage after 2026 Winter Olympics feed commentators misgendered Swedish trans athlete

"Today, we streamed an international feed with non-NBCUniversal commentators who misgendered Olympian Elis Lundholm."

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Nicole Auerbach talks ski jump scandals and cross-country skiing in first NBC Olympic assignment

2026 Winter Olympics most-watched since 2014 through opening days

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina are seeing significant ratings growth, continuing the momentum from Paris.

NBC categorically denies editing crowd boos of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast

"We did not edit any crowd audio for our presentation of the Opening Ceremony."

NBC’s Olympic Super Bowl lead-out stands to rebound timeslot’s recent slump

Lindsey Vonn and "Quad God" Ilia Malinin will star in primetime Olympics coverage after the Super Bowl.

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Knapp Time: NBC’s Olympic curling announcer on why the sport is anything but a snoozer

Mary Carillo to replace Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s Opening Ceremony coverage

"Our hearts go out to Savannah and the entire Guthrie family."

Savannah Guthrie reportedly drops out of NBC Olympics coverage as mom reported missing

Guthrie was scheduled to co-host the Opening Ceremony for the fourth time in her career.

NBC sticking with Winter Olympics in post-Super Bowl timeslot

NBC will air Winter Olympics coverage after Super Bowl LX instead of entertainment programming for the second time since 2022.

Lindsey Vonn’s remarkable Olympic return likely a boon for NBC

This isn't another Philip Rivers situation. Vonn has a real chance of glory in 2026.

NBC reveals SportsDesk reporters for upcoming Winter Olympics

Headlining the crew is Mary Carillo, who will be contributing coverage to her 14th Olympics on NBC and 17th Olympics overall.

Andrew Siciliano, Lindsay Czarniak to host Olympic coverage on USA Network

Trenni Casey, Carolyn Manno, and George Savaricas will also serve as hosts across USA and CNBC.