Peacock to Stream Tokyo Olympics Coverage Live

Peacock has confirmed that it will launch a Tokyo Olympics destination on July 15 that will feature live coverage of some of the Games’ biggest events, including gymnastics, track and field and the U.S. men’s basketball team.

In addition, Peacock will feature new daily live shows, original programming, Olympics channels, full event replays and curated highlights of NBC Olympics’ coverage. All of Peacock’s Tokyo Olympics programming will be available to stream for free, with exception of U.S. men’s basketball live coverage, which will be available to Peacock Premium subscribers.

Peacock will feature live coverage every morning. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila will host Peacock’s morning show, Tokyo LIVE. Two-time Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez will serve as a studio analyst for gymnastics along with Olympic medalist Bridget Sloan and three-time Olympian John Roethlisberger calling the action live across all men’s and women’s gymnastics events.

Peacock women’s and men’s 100M on July 31 and August 1, respectively. Track and field live coverage also includes the 4 x 100M relay, 4 x 400M relay, 200M and 400M. Bill Spaulding will call track and field play-by-play alongside Olympian analysts Tim Hutchings and Alysia Montano.

Peacock will stream live coverage of men’s basketball throughout the Games, beginning with U.S. vs. France on July 25. Bob Fitzgerald will call basketball play-by-play alongside analysts Fran Fraschilla and Vince Carter, gold medalist and eight-time NBA All-Star.

Amber Ruffin, host, writer and executive producer of Peacock’s late-night series The Amber Ruffin Show, will be on the ground in Tokyo providing her own unique, comedic analyses of the competition, as well as a look-back at her own experiences in the world of sports. Rich Eisen will host Tokyo Gold, a daily, comprehensive look at the most compelling performances of the day, including in-depth stories, expert analysis, and athlete interviews.

Lindsay Czarniak, Lolo Jones and MJ Acosta-Ruiz will host On Her Turf at the Olympics, the first NBC Olympics show dedicated to covering women’s sports at the Games. Katie Ledecky, Allyson Felix, Alex Morgan, April Ross and Alix Klineman will be among athletes featured. Cari Champion and Kenny Mayne will host Tokyo Tonight, which will bring fans into the Games with quick-turnaround highlights as well as interviews and feature stories every evening. Jac Collinsworth will serve as contributor to Tokyo Tonight on-location in Tokyo. Tokyo LIVE, Tokyo Gold, On Her Turf at the Olympics and Tokyo Tonight all stream daily on Tokyo NOW, which will be complemented by five additional channels, including: Great Moments, Meet the Olympians, Must-See Moments, Team USA and Tokyo Flame.

Peacock will curate highlights and full event replays by sport.

In addition to Olympics-focused Peacock Originals already available to stream—The ’96 Effect, Michael Phelps: Medals Memories and More, The Greatest Race, In Deep with Ryan Lochte and My Pursuit: Life, Legacy & Jordan Burroughs—Peacock will continue to roll out new original programming leading up to and throughout the Olympics. These forthcoming originals include Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg, For Ball and Country with the U.S. men’s basketball team, Golden with U.S. gymnasts and The Sister of ‘96: The USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team.