The largest media event in history: an unprecedented 7,000 hours of coverage, over 5,000 hours of streaming, and 17 consecutive nights of primetime coverage on NBC
How to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics on NBCUniversal
STAMFORD, Connecticut – July 23, 2024 – NBCUniversal’s comprehensive coverage of the Paris Olympics marks the biggest media event in history It will feature 7,000 hours of broadcast, including more than 5,000 hours of streaming, 17 consecutive nights of primetime programming on NBC and all 329 medal events streaming on Peacock, and more than 150 commentators.
NBCUniversal’s unprecedented coverage will feature more programming time than any previous Olympics on the NBC broadcast networks, beginning with live coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 26, on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
Below are some key indicators for NBCU’s presentation of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
- 488 million: Live proceedings from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be available on Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms – More than triple the number of minutes in the 2021 trial (79 million) and the 2016 trial (53 million). Total (132 million)
- 345 million: Followers reached through NBCUniversal brands and commentators sharing across NBCU social platforms.
- 157 million: Number of followers (approximate) NBCU’s “Paris Creator Collective”The company was awarded the ” ” for its coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on major social platforms.
- 250,000: A few feet of fiber optic cable inside NBCU’s facility at the International Broadcasting Center in Paris.
- 115,000: NBC Sports’ integrated facility and warehouse square footage in Connecticut, where nearly all of NBCU’s production and engineering infrastructure will begin its journey to Paris.
- 9,765: Approximate distance between Paris and Tahiti, French Polynesia, Olympic Surfing Event Location.
- Over 7,000: Total programming hours across NBCU’s linear and digital platforms.
- Over 5000: Hours of streaming coverage across NBC Sports’ digital platforms.
- 3,602: The distance (in miles) between NBC Sports’ international broadcast center in Stamford, Connecticut, and Paris’ famous Trocadero. NBCU’s reimagining of Olympic primetime programming Golden Time in Parishosted by Mike Tirico.
- 1964The year NBC broadcast the Tokyo Olympics for the first time.
- 1,800: The approximate number of NBCU Olympics employees based at NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Connecticut.
- 1,200: The approximate number of NBCU Olympics employees on-site in Paris.
- 329The medal events at the Paris Olympics will all be streamed live on Peacock, a first for the Summer Olympics.
- 206: The number of countries and regions that will take part in the opening ceremony parade. More than 90 boats are scheduled to sail down the Seine.
- 150+: Number of commentators NBCU Talent Roster.
- 90: The number of Olympic medals won by NBCU’s Olympic commentators.
- 58%: Increased viewership for swimming, diving, track and field and gymnastics at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials compared to 2021.
- 30A dedicated broadcast booth at NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Connecticut.
- 17The series will be broadcast consecutively in prime time on the NBC broadcast network.
- 8: Number of Olympics broadcast by NBCU’s Olympic Swimming broadcast team Dan Hicks (Live commentary) and Rowdy Gaines (Analysts) will be working with us in Paris and it will likely be a television record.
- 6: The number of hours Paris is ahead of US Eastern Standard Time.
- Four: The number of Muppets on Sesame Street (Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby and Tango) traveled to Paris, Part of NBCU’s comprehensive social and broadcast coverage of the Olympics.
- Four: The total medals won by Argentina and Morocco at the Tokyo Olympics. The men’s soccer matchup will be on Wednesday, July 24 at 9 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, marking the opening match of the Paris Olympics.
- 1: One and only Snoop Dogg Contributing to NBCU’s primetime coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic GamesHe gives his own perspective on what is going on in Paris.
NBC and Peacock will broadcast the show live. Opening ceremony Telemundo will broadcast the show in Spanish starting at 1:00 pm ET. Primetime coverage will begin on NBC and Peacock at 7:30 pm ET/PT. The NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock will be the primary platforms for coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which runs from July 26 to August 11. here See all the ways you can watch NBCUniversal broadcasts here. NBCU owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympics through 2032, with Paris (2024), Milan-Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028) and Brisbane (2032). The host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics has yet to be selected.
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