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This article is about current sports broadcasts on USA Network, produced by NBC Sports. For the former sports division of USA Network, see USA Sports.

NBC Sports on USA Network
NetworkUSA Network (2007–present)
LaunchedApril 8, 2007 (2007-04-08)
Country of originUnited States
Owner
  • NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group
Key peopleMark Lazarus
(Chairman,
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York
Major broadcasting contracts
Sister network
Sports

Following the dissolving of

English Premier League
season.

On January 22, 2021, an internal memo sent by NBC Sports president Pete Bevacqua announced that

Stanley Cup Playoffs and NASCAR races, before NBCSN's shutdown.[1][2] The move was cited by industry analysts as a response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sports and television industries, the acceleration of cord-cutting, as well as formidable competition from rival sports networks such as ESPN and Fox Sports 1, noting the company saw an overall revenue drop by 19% to $6.72 billion.[2][3]

History

USA Sports (2004–2007)

Further information: USA Sports

In 2003,

The Masters, the Ryder Cup, and the US Open tennis tournament
.

In early 2006, it was announced that USA was outbid by Golf Channel for its early-round PGA Tour rights, with USA's final season being 2006. NBC Universal traded away the network's Friday Ryder Cup coverage through 2012 to ESPN for the rights to sign

ice hockey at the Winter Olympics
.

Special cases (2007–2021)

Following the dissolving of USA Sports into

English Premier League
season.

USA Network offered daily coverage of the

NBC Sports Network, which would replace USA Network's summer Olympic coverage.[4]

The Ryder Cup contract, which stipulated cable coverage air on USA, was still controlled by NBC even after it granted ESPN the rights to Friday cable coverage (normally the only day of the event covered on cable). However, in 2010, rain on Friday pushed the singles matches to Monday, necessitating that they air on cable. With NBC having granted only Friday rights to ESPN, the singles matches aired on USA. Four months later, NBC merged with Golf Channel, making Golf Channel NBC's primary cable outlet for golf.

USA Network returned to NBC Sports's

Winter Olympics coverage in 2010, which has continued every year since. In 2010, USA aired 41 hours of coverage;[5] in 2014 USA aired 43 hours of coverage;[6] in 2018 USA aired 40.5 hours of coverage.[7]

As part of a 2011 contract renewal,

NHL Network as the overflow channels for the first four years of the contract. In 2015, Comcast announced that USA would carry some games in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, mainly on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, returning the NHL to USA for the first time in 30 years (1985).[8]

USA also aired a limited amount of

Manchester United on September 11 when Manchester United took on Newcastle
.

On January 26, 2016, NASCAR announced that the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen from Watkins Glen International would air on USA Network due to NBC and NBCSN's commitments to the Summer Olympics.[11]

USA Network returned to NBC Sports's

Summer Olympics coverage in 2021. That year, USA Network had 388.5 hours of coverage. The main sports featured were swimming, track and field, diving, beach volleyball, volleyball, cycling, triathlon, team sports basketball, soccer and water polo.[12]

USA Network aired a limited amount of NBC Sports's Notre Dame college football coverage in 2020. USA would carried the September 19 college football game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and University of South Florida Bulls.[13] It was the first Notre Dame football game broadcast on USA, sister network NBC has owned rights to every Fighting Irish home game since 1991. It was also the first American football game broadcast on the network since World Bowl '92. Notre Dame's double-overtime win against Clemson on November 7, 2020, was moved temporarily to USA Network, due to coverage of Joe Biden's acceptance speech after being declared consensus winner of the 2020 presidential election.[14]

Cable home of NBC Sports (2022–present)

Following the dissolving of

CNBC),[18] and regular Premier League matches, as well as Premier League Mornings.[19]

For the 2022 Winter Olympics, USA Network became the de facto cable home of the games, replacing the defunct NBCSN. The network featured 400 hours of Olympic programming, broadcasting all Olympic sports.[20]

In April 2022, USA Network became NBC Sports's cable home for

United States Football League (USFL) coverage,[21] which it announced it would not continue after the 2023 season.[22] In 2023, NBC Sports produced overnight coverage of Day 1 and Day 2 of the Ryder Cup returned to USA for the first time since 2010.[23]

Programming

Current programs

Former programs

See also

References

  1. ^ Pallotta, Frank (January 22, 2021). "NBC Sports Network to shut down by the end of the year". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Flint, Joe; Rizzo, Lillian (January 22, 2021). "Comcast's NBCUniversal to Shut Down Sports Cable Channel NBCSN by Year-End". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dade (January 22, 2021). "Cable Network NBCSN To Go Dark By Year-End, With Live Sports Telecasts Shifting To USA Network, Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "NBC's planned Olympic coverage, on TV and online - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  5. ^ "NBC divvies up 835 hours of Winter Olympics action over TV & online, how much curling can you watch?". Engadget.
  6. ^ "NBCUNIVERSAL TO PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE OF 2014 SOCHI OLYMPICS". December 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "NBCSN, CNBC & USA NETWORK TO CARRY MORE THAN 450 HOURS OF PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE". November 6, 2017.
  8. ^ Pedersen, Erik (April 1, 2015). "USA Network To Air NHL Playoff Games For First Time In 30 Years". Deadline. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "USA NETWORK TO TELEVISE WEEKLY PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH THROUGHOUT 2015-16 SEASON". August 6, 2015.
  10. ^ "NBC SPORTS WRAPS UP MASSIVE PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON WITH "CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY" ON NETWORKS OF NBCUNIVERSAL & PEACOCK, THIS SUNDAY, MAY 23 AT 11 A.M. ET". May 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "JAYSKI's? Silly Season Site - Nextel Cup News Page". www.jayski.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2005.
  12. ^ "NBCUNIVERSAL TO PRESENT UNPRECEDENTED 7,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS THIS SUMMER". June 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Notre Dame football announces home kickoff times for the 2020 season". September 2020.
  14. ^ "Clemson-ND thriller hits high despite election". Sports Media Watch. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "NBC Sports to move some USGA, R&A golf programming to USA Network". November 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2022 NASCAR TELECAST SCHEDULE". November 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP TV AND STREAMING SCHEDULE". IMSA.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "NBC SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2022 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS SEASON FEATURES RECORD PROGRAMMING ON NBC". NBC Sports Group. November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "CHRISTIAN PULISIC & CHELSEA HOST MOHAMED SALAH & LIVERPOOL SUNDAY, JAN. 2 AT 11:30 A.M. ET ON USA NETWORK & TELEMUNDO". December 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "HOW TO WATCH THE 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES". January 12, 2022.
  21. ^ Hayes, Dade (December 15, 2021). "NBC To Broadcast USFL Games Along With Fox Under New Multi-Year Rights Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "NBC won't carry USFL, XFL games". Sports Business Journal.
  23. ^ "How to watch: TV schedule for Ryder Cup, LPGA in NW Arkansas". Golf Channel. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  24. ^ a b "NTT IndyCar Series announces 17-race schedule for 2022". Racer. September 19, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  25. ^ "How to watch 2022 World Track & Field Championships". NBC Sports. July 23, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  26. ^ "Kentucky Oaks 2022 live stream, channel, field, odds". Fansided. May 6, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  27. ^ "KeHow to watch the Rolex 24 at Daytona and 2022 IMSA season on NBC Sports". NBC Sports. January 28, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  28. ^ "NBC SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2022 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS SEASON FEATURES RECORD PROGRAMMING ON NBC". NBC Sports. November 18, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  29. ^ "NBC SPORTS, PEACOCK AND SUPERMOTOCROSS LEAGUE ANNOUNCE 2023 SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE". NBC Sports. December 20, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  30. ^ Henderson, Cydney (April 17, 2022). "2022 Boston Marathon: Race schedule, TV and streaming info for Monday's marathon". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  31. ^ "Tour de France 2022 schedule: Start time, stages, length, dates, how to watch live stream, route, TV coverage, highlights". NBC Sports. July 15, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

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