{"id":10036,"date":"2020-07-15T10:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/peacock-officially-launches-u-s\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T10:29:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:29:32","slug":"peacock-officially-launches-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/peacock-officially-launches-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacock Officially Launches in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBCUniversal has officially launched its Peacock streaming service in the U.S., with a free tier that features more than 13,000 hours of programming and a premium offer boasting more than 20,000 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a historic moment for our company as we proudly introduce Peacock to consumers nationwide\u2014a groundbreaking vision that was brought to life by an incredible team of people from across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky,&#8221; said Matt Strauss, chairman of Peacock. &#8220;From current, classic and original movies and shows, to live news, sports, curated channels and trending content from around the world, Peacock is the only free, premium ad-supported streaming service that brings together everything consumers love about television and streaming\u2014all in one place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Peacock programming roster is sourced from networks and studios such as NBC, Bravo, USANetwork, SYFY, Oxygen, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Universal Kids, A&amp;E, ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, HISTORY, Nickelodeon, Showtime, Universal Pictures, DreamWorks, Focus Features, Illumination, ViacomCBS, Paramount, Lionsgate, Warner Bros. and Blumhouse. In addition, the service will feature Peacock Original movies and shows; more than 30 curated channels; current season series and specials from NBC and Telemundo; live news and sports; as well as daily trending highlights from <em>TODAY<\/em>, <em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>, <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, <em>Noticias Telemundo<\/em>, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, <em>E! News<\/em> and<em> Access Hollywood<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The free tier features a library of popular movies that includes<em>\u00a0<\/em>the<em> Bourne<\/em>\u00a0franchise<em>,<\/em>\u00a0the Jurassic<em> Park<\/em>\u00a0franchise,<em>\u00a0The Matrix <\/em>films,<em> Psycho<\/em>,<em> Do the Right Thing<\/em>,<em> Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas<\/em>,<em> Fried Green Tomatoes<\/em>,<em> One True Thing<\/em>,<em>\u00a0Gosford Park<\/em>,<em> Dracula\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Dragnet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The free tier will offer new episodes of\u00a0NBC current-season series\u00a0one week after they air, including\u00a0<em>This Is Us<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Blacklist<\/em><em>,<\/em>\u00a0sample episodes of\u00a0Peacock Originals, and hundreds of iconic shows including comedies like\u00a0<em>30 Rock<\/em>,<em> Parks and Recreation<\/em>,<em> Saturday Night Live<\/em>,<em> Saved by the Bell<\/em>\u00a0and<em>\u00a0The\u00a0Johnny Carson Show<\/em>; dramas like\u00a0<em>Friday Night Lights<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>, <em>Battlestar Galactica<\/em>,<em> Columbo<\/em>\u00a0and<em>\u00a021 Jump Street<\/em><em>;\u00a0<\/em>reality series like\u00a0<em>Below Deck<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Southern Charm<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Pawn Stars<\/em>,<em> Storage Wars<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Undercover Boss<\/em>;\u00a0and competition series such as<em>\u00a0Top Chef Masters<\/em>,<em> Hell&#8217;s Kitchen<\/em>,<em> Hollywood Game Night<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>American\u00a0Ninja Warrior Jr<\/em><em>. <\/em>There&#8217;s also a roster of\u00a0kids; series, including\u00a0<em>Kong The Animated Series<\/em>,<em> Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures<\/em>,<em> Fievel&#8217;s American Tails\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Woody Woodpecker<\/em>,\u00a0as well as Spanish-language titles like\u00a0<em>Betty en NY<\/em>,\u00a0<em>I Love\u00a0Jenni<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Mi Familia Perfecta<\/em>,<em> Quien es Quien<\/em>,<em>\u00a0Victoria\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Donde Esta Elisa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Live sports in the free tier include four\u00a0exclusive Premier League matches, coverage of the\u00a0U.S. Open Championship and Women&#8217;s Open Championships, an\u00a0NFL Wild Card Playoff Game, and select events from the upcoming\u00a0Tokyo\u00a0and Beijing Olympics. In addition, sports fans will enjoy on demand replays of events like\u00a0Triple Crownhorse races, daily highlights from\u00a0NBC Sports,\u00a0and hundreds of hours of sports series, documentaries and films.<\/p>\n<p>Peacock Premium features everything in the free tier plus the\u00a0full catalog of Peacock Originals, including\u00a0<em>Brave New World<\/em>,<em> The Capture<\/em>,<em> Intelligence<\/em>,<em> Psych 2<\/em>,<em> Lassie Come Home<\/em>,<em> DreamWorks Where&#8217;s Waldo?<\/em>,<em> DreamWorks Cleopatra In Space\u00a0<\/em>and\u202f\u00a0<em>Curious George<\/em>;\u00a0all library series\u00a0such as\u00a0<em>Two and a Half Men<\/em>,<em> Everybody Loves Raymond<\/em>,<em>\u00a0King of Queens<\/em>,<em> Superstore<\/em>,<em> Frasier<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Cheers<\/em>,<em>\u00a0House<\/em>,<em> Law &amp; Order<\/em>,<em> Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>American\u00a0Ninja Warrior<\/em>; kids&#8217; series such as\u00a0<em>DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Care Bears<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot<\/em>;\u00a0and the entire movie collection, including\u00a0<em>Shrek<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Lone Survivor<\/em>,<em> Ted<\/em>,<em> Identity Thief<\/em>,<em> Children of Men<\/em>,<em>\u00a0Charlie Wilson&#8217;s\u00a0War<\/em>,<em> Forgetting Sarah Marshall<\/em>,<em> Frankenstein<\/em>,<em> Kicking and Screaming<\/em>,<em>\u00a0Larry Crowne\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>You, Me &amp; Dupree<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The premium tier will also provide earlier access to programming, such as next-day access to new episodes of current season\u00a0NBC\u00a0shows such as\u00a0<em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em>,<em> Blindspot<\/em>,<em> Zoey&#8217;s Extraordinary<\/em> <em>Playlist<\/em>, <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU, <\/em>the<em> Chicago <\/em>franchise,<em> New Amsterdam<\/em>,<em> Manifest<\/em>,<em>\u00a0World of Dance<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Days of Our Lives<\/em>,\u00a0and\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0series, including\u00a0<em>100 D\u00edas Para Enamorarnos, Celia, Cennet, Enemigo Intimo, La Do\u00f1a, Minuto Para Ganar\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Noticias Telemundo.\u00a0<\/em>Exclusive access to\u00a0<em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u00a0<\/em>at\u00a08 p.m. will only be available on Peacock Premium when the shows return to in-studio production.<\/p>\n<p>The premium tier will also feature access to a growing catalog of live and on-demand sports programming, including more than\u00a0175 exclusive\u00a0Premier League\u00a0matches for the 2020-2021 season; coverage of elite cycling events like the\u00a0Tour De France\u00a0from\u00a0August 29 to September 20, and\u00a0La Vuelta\u00a0from\u00a0October 20 to November 8; and more than 100 hours of\u00a0WWE\u00a0content coming in August.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the nine Peacock Originals available on the service at launch, Peacock has lined up more original series to debut in the coming weeks, including\u00a0<em>A.P. Bio<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Departure<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Five Bedrooms<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Hitmen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Peacock is currently available on Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices including Android, Android TV devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; and VIZIO SmartCast TVs and LG Smart TVs. Comcast&#8217;s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers, as well as eligible Cox Contour customers, enjoy Peacock Premium included with their service at no additional cost. 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