NBC Sports is a division of NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games (through 2012), the NFL, the NHL, Notre Dame Football, the PGA Tour, the USGA Championships, Wimbledon, the French Open, RCA Tennis Championships, the Dew Action Sports Tour, and more.
Programs throughout the years[]
Current programs[]
- NFL on NBC [1939; 1955-1963 (NFL); 1970-1998 (AFC); 2006-present NBC Sunday Night Football]
- Super Bowls: V, VII, IX, XI, XIII, XV, XVII, XX, XXIII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX, XXXII, XLIII, and XLVI
- American Football League broadcast rights (1965-1969)
- Super Bowls I (shared with CBS) & III
- College football: Notre Dame Football (1991-present), Bayou Classic (1990-present)
- Olympic Summer Games (1964, 1980, 1988-present)
- Olympic Winter Games (1972, 2002-present)
- The NHL on NBC [1966, 1972-1975, 1990-1994 (All Star Game), 2006-present]
- Kentucky Derby (2001-present)
- Preakness Stakes (2001-present)
- Hambletonian (2007-present)
- Tennis
- Wimbledon (1969-present)
- French Open (1981-present)
- Golf
- Ryder Cup (1991-present)
- U.S. Open (1995-present)
- PGA Tour (1999-present)
Former programs[]
- Major League Baseball (1947-1989, 1994-2000: World Series on NBC presented by Gillette 1947-ca.1965, NBC Game of the Week 1956-1964, 1966-1989, Baseball Night in America 1994-1995, Major League Baseball on NBC 1996-2000)
- 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1995 (Games 2, 3, & 6), 1997, and 1999 World Series
- Major League Baseball: An Inside Look (1979-1989)
- The NBA on NBC (1955-1962; 1990-2002)
- NASCAR on NBC (1999-2006)
- College football: Rose Bowl (1952-1988), Sugar Bowl (1958-1970), Orange Bowl (1965-1995), Fiesta Bowl (1982-1995), Cotton Bowl (1953-1957; 1993-1995), Gator Bowl (1996-2006)
- College Basketball (1969-1993)
- NCAA Tournament (1969-1981)
- WNBA (1997-2002)
- Breeders' Cup (1984-2005)
- Belmont Stakes (2001-2005)
- XFL (2001)
- The AFL on NBC (2003-2006)
- Champ Car World Series (1979-1988, Michigan 500, Pocono 500, Meadowlands Grand Prix 1989-1991, Toronto Grand Prix 1994, 2005-2007)
- Professional Bowlers Association (fall tour events) 1984-1991
The Bayou Classic is notable in that it is the only NCAA Division I-Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA) football game currently carried nationwide on broadcast television.
Notable personalities[]
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Main Competitors[]
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Sports television in the United States |
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Broadcast sports divisions: CBS Sports • ESPN on ABC • Fox Sports • NBC Sports National cable/satellite networks: ESPN • ESPN2 • ESPN Classic • ESPNEWS • Fox Sports Net • Versus Specialty networks: Big Ten Network • CSTV • ESPNU • Fox College Sports • Fox Soccer Channel • Fuel TV • GOL TV • Horse Racing TV • MountainWest Sports Network • NBA TV • NFL Network • NHL Network • Setanta Sports • SPEED Channel • The Golf Channel • Outdoor Channel • The Tennis Channel • TVG • Ski Channel (launches 1st qtr 2008) Occasional broadcasts: HBO • Showtime • Spike TV • Superstation WGN • TBS • TNT • USA Network • Sci Fi Channel • The CW • ION Television • MyNetworkTV Regional sports networks: Fox Sports Net • 4SD • Altitude • Buckeye Cable Sports Network • Catch 47 • Columbus Sports Network • Comcast SportsNet • CSS • CL • CST • MASN • MSG • NESN • SportSouth • SNY • STO • Sun Sports • YES • Time Warner Sports 26 • Time Warner Sports Milwaukee • Metro Sports • Fighting Sioux Sports Network Syndicators: ESPN Plus • LF Sports • Raycom Sports • America One Spanish language: ESPN Deportes • Fox Sports en Español Broadband services: ESPN360 Defunct networks: C-SET • CNNSI • Empire • Football Network • Mizlou • OnTV • SCORE • SportsChannel America • PRISM • SportsChannel Los Angeles • Sports Time • TVS • Victory Sports One • Home Sports Entertainment • Prime Network • PASS Sports • Royals Sports Television Network |
NBC Sports television programs | |
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American Football: | The AFL on NBC · NFL on television · Football Night in America · NBC Sunday Night Football · NFL on NBC |
Anthology programs: | Gillette Cavalcade of Sports · Sportsworld |
Auto Racing: | NASCAR on NBC |
Baseball: | The Baseball Network · Major League Baseball Game of the Week · Major League Baseball on NBC · Major League Baseball: An Inside Look |
Basketball: | NBA on NBC · NBA Showtime |
Hockey: | NHL on NBC |
Horse Racing: | Thoroughbred Racing on NBC |
See Also: United States sports broadcasting lists |
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