How to Watch Everything On the 2026 Fall Sports Lineup Across NBCUniversal
With the fall sports season underway, NBCUniversal offers viewers a comprehensive guide to the games, matches, and events airing across NBC, Peacock, NBCSN, and Telemundo.
October 07, 2026
From the NFL and college football to the WNBA Finals and the second season of the NBA on NBC and Peacock - plus exclusive coverage of the Major League Baseball Wild Card Round, Premier League, President’s Cup, Breeders’ Cup, and more - NBCUniversal has sports fans covered. In 2026 alone, NBC Sports will have delivered approximately 5,000 hours of sports programming excluding the Olympics.
NBA’s second season on NBC and Peacock
The NBA’s return to NBC and debut on Peacock set new viewership milestones last season, with that momentum continuing through the postseason. Across 28 NBA playoff games, NBC and Peacock averaged 7.2 million viewers, up 72% versus comparable coverage the previous season, and delivered nine of the 10 most-watched NBA playoff games outside the NBA Finals. The Western Conference Finals averaged 10.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched conference finals since 2002.
Building on that successful first season, the NBA is back on NBC and Peacock for the 2026-27 season with 100 regular-season games across three marquee nights of the week: Peacock NBA Monday, beginning Oct. 26; Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, beginning Oct. 27; and Sunday Night Basketball, beginning Jan. 24, 2027. This season will feature seven Sunday Night Basketball doubleheaders on NBC and Peacock, further establishing NBC Sports as the premier NBA destination for the biggest matchups on the brightest stage.
NBC Sports’ 2026-27 slate begins in historic fashion with the first-ever American Express NBA Tip-Off tripleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and features a robust collection of national ‘Holiday Hoops’ games in late December, the first-ever quadrupleheader on Presidents’ Day, the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day quadrupleheader, 2027 All-Star Weekend, and comprehensive playoff coverage.
Where to watch NBA games across NBCUniversal?
All NBA games presented by NBC Sports will stream live on Peacock, and all Peacock-exclusive games on Monday nights will also be presented on NBCSN.
Telemundo, NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language broadcast network, will present 10 Sunday Night Basketball games as well as the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 21, 2027.
NBC Sports’ 2026-27 NBA fall schedule on NBC and Peacock
Following is NBC Sports’ fall 2026 NBA regular-season schedule (all times ET):
Date | Game | Time (ET) | Platform |
Tues., Oct. 20 | Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons | 3 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks | 7 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs | 9:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Oct. 26 | Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets | 10 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tues., Oct. 27* | Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers | 11 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Nov. 2 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers | 7 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Mon., Nov. 9 | Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons | 7 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tues., Nov. 10 | Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers | 11 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Nov. 16 | Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics | 7 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tues., Nov. 17 | Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers | 11 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Nov. 23 | Brooklyn Nets at Minnesota Timberwolves | 7:30 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tues., Nov. 24 | Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets | 10 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Nov. 30 | Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets | 7:30 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tues., Dec. 1 | New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Utah Jazz at Golden State Warriors | 11 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Dec. 7 | TBD | TBD | Peacock, NBCSN |
Mon., Dec. 14 | Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic | 7 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tues., Dec. 15 | San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers | 11 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Dec. 21 | New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers | 7 p.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tues., Dec. 22 | Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors | 10:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Mon., Dec. 28 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets | 10:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
Tues., Dec. 29 | Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks | 8 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers | 10:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
*For all Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games, the 8 p.m. ET game will usually be presented to NBC stations in the Eastern and Central time zones in most markets, and an 8 p.m. PT game to NBC stations in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. Check local listings each week. Both games will stream live nationwide on Peacock.
The complete 2026-27 NBA season schedule on NBC is available here.
The WNBA Postseason on NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN
WNBA playoffs arrive following a strong regular season for NBC Sports, which averaged 1.75 million viewers across seven WNBA games on NBC and Peacock, up 35% versus comparable coverage last season.
The Aug. 23 Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky Sunday Night Basketball matchup averaged 3.31 million viewers across NBC and Peacock and peaked at 3.82M viewers. It is the most-watched WNBA regular-season game since the opening weekend of the league’s inaugural 1997 season and the third most-watched WNBA regular-season game ever.
NBC Sports will continue its WNBA coverage throughout the postseason, with games across the Semifinals and Finals.
How to watch the WNBA Playoffs on Peacock?
Peacock will stream select WNBA Playoff games.
For Games 2-3 and 5-7 of the WNBA Finals, Peacock will simulstream USA Network’s coverage produced by Versant’s USA Sports.
Game | Date | Time | Network |
Semifinals Game 1 | 10/4/26 | TBD | NBC, Peacock |
Semifinals Game 2 | 10/7/26 | TBD | Peacock, NBCSN |
Semifinals Game 3 | 10/9/26 | TBD | Peacock, NBCSN |
Semifinals Game 4 | 10/11/26 | TBD | NBC, Peacock |
Semifinals Game 5 | 10/14/26 | TBD | Peacock, NBCSN |
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Finals Game 1 | 10/17/26 | 3:30pm ET | NBC, Peacock |
Finals Game 4 | 10/24/26 | 3:30pm ET | NBC, Peacock |
For Games 2-3 and 5-7 of the Finals, Peacock will simulstream USA’s network coverage produced by Versant’s USA Sports.
The 21st season of Sunday Night Football on NBC and Peacock
NBC Sports kicked off the 21st season of Sunday Night Football – primetime’s #1 show for an unprecedented 15 consecutive years – following a record-setting 2025 season that averaged approximately 23.5 million viewers, the highest season average in SNF history.
That momentum has continued into 2026, with NBC and Peacock’s first two regular-season NFL games each averaging more than 25 million viewers. The Patriots-Seahawks NFL Kickoff Game on Sept. 9 averaged 25.1 million viewers, marking the fourth consecutive NFL Kickoff Game to top 25 million, while the Cowboys-Giants SNF season opener on Sept. 13 averaged 25.7 million viewers, the most-watched SNF opener since 2015. It also marked the first time since 2015 that both NBC’s NFL Kickoff Game and Sunday Night Football opener topped 25 million viewers.
Across the 2026 season, NBC and Peacock will present 22 regular-season games and three postseason games, including two Wild Card games and one Divisional Playoff game.
Who is the on-air talent for Sunday Night Football coverage?
The Sunday Night Football on-air team of Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark, and rules analyst Terry McAulay return for their fifth season together.
Where to watch NFL games across NBCUniversal?
Peacock will stream all NBC NFL games, including the playoffs, and the Football Night in America studio show. The exclusive Peacock Sunday Night Football Final returns with expanded postgame coverage following SNF each week.
Telemundo Deportes will again provide exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the entire NBC Sunday Night Football package and three playoff games across Telemundo/Universo and Peacock. Games will also be available on live stream via the Telemundo app.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will provide a full HD-quality video stream of all NBC games to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs.
Sunday Night Football 2026 schedule
Wed. Sept. 9 | NFL Kickoff | New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks |
Sun. Sept. 13 | Week 1 | Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants |
Sun. Sept. 20 | Week 2 | Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs |
Sun. Sept. 27 | Week 3 | Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos |
Sun. Oct. 4 | Week 4 | Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers |
*Sun. Oct. 11 | Week 5 | Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons |
*Sun. Oct. 18 | Week 6 | Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers |
*Sun. Oct. 25 | Week 7 | Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks |
*Sun. Nov. 1 | Week 8 | Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders |
*Sun. Nov. 8 | Week 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears |
*Sun. Nov. 15 | Week 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals |
# Sun. Nov. 22 | Week 11 | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers |
**Thurs. Nov. 26 | Week 12 | Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills |
*Sun. Nov. 29 | Week 12 | New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers |
*Sun. Dec. 6 | Week 13 | Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers |
*Sun. Dec. 13 | Week 14 | Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers |
*Sun. Dec. 20 | Week 15 | Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings |
*Sun. Dec. 27 | Week 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys |
Sat. Jan. 2 (4:30 p.m. ET) | Week 17 | From Saturday Pool |
Sat. Jan. 2 | Week 17 | *PEACOCK EXCLUSIVE* From Sat. Pool |
*Sun. Jan. 3 | Week 17 | Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers |
*Sun. Jan. 10 | Week 18 | NFL #Game272 – TBD |
# NFL International Game in Mexico City
* Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING: This season, “flexible scheduling” for NBC’s Sunday Night Football may be used up to twice between Weeks 5-10, and in the NFL’s discretion during Weeks 11-17. For more information about NFL Flexible Scheduling, please visit https://www.nfl.com/schedules/flexible-scheduling-procedures
NBCUniversal's College football – Big Ten and Notre Dame
NBC Sports’ 2026 college football coverage features more than 25 Big Ten and Notre Dame games across NBC and Peacock. The Sept. 13 Wisconsin-Notre Dame “Shamrock Series” matchup was NBC Sports’ third-most-watched Notre Dame football game since 2005, continuing a strong start to the season.
Who is the on-air talent for college football coverage?
NBC Sports’ Big Ten coverage features Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge and Kathryn Tappen, alongside Paul Burmeister, Jason Benetti, Dave Flemming, Yogi Roth, Matt Cassel and Ashley ShahAhmadi, who makes her NBC Sports college football debut this season.
Notre Dame games are called by Dan Hicks, analyst Jason Garrett and sideline reporter Caroline Pineda. Ahmed Fareed hosts College Countdown Presented by Genesis alongside Chris Simms, Joshua Perry, Nicole Auerbach and Connor Rogers.
NBCUniversal’s 2026 Big Ten and Notre Dame college football schedule
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform(s) |
Sat., Oct. 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Stanford at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Oct. 10 | 7:30 p.m. | USC at Penn State | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Oct. 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern at Michigan St | Peacock, NBCSN |
Sat., Nov. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Miami at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Nov. 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Boston College at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Sat., Nov. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
Fri. Nov. 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Minnesota at Wisconsin | NBC, Peacock |
NBCUniversal's Premier League Soccer
The 2026-27 Premier League season is underway across the platforms of NBCUniversal and Versant’s USA Network, following a record-setting 2025-26 season for NBC Sports. NBC delivered its most-watched Premier League season ever on the broadcast network, averaging 1.2 million viewers, with 18 matches averaging at least 1 million viewers, up 50% from the prior season.
Fans also consumed 18.33 billion minutes of Premier League coverage across English- and Spanish-language platforms, up 7% year over year, while Peacock delivered two of the seven most-streamed Premier League matches ever in the U.S. during the season.
NBC Sports has now delivered 48 of the 50 most-watched live Premier League matches ever in the U.S. since beginning its coverage in 2013.
The new season kicked off Friday, Aug. 21, with NBC Sports’ Premier League Live studio team of Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe, and Tim Howard in the U.K. for special on-site, pitch-side shows during opening weekend.
Showcasing more FIFA World Cup players than any other league, the 2026-27 Premier League season features some of football’s biggest stars. More than 165 Premier League players across all 20 clubs were represented at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including last season’s Golden Boot winner and Norway star Erling Haaland, as well as new Manchester City midfielder Elliot Anderson, who starred for England at the tournament.
Where to watch the 2026-27 Premier League season
Throughout the 2026-27 season, Premier League coverage will be featured across NBC, Peacock and USA Network. Peacock continues its expansive coverage of the Premier League this season – including exclusive matches, all games airing live on the NBC broadcast network, studio shows, full replays of matches on NBC and Peacock, and more, and USA Network continues as the cable home of the PL. Telemundo, Universo and Peacock will provide extensive Spanish-language coverage.
Multiview will be available for Premier League matches for the 2026-27 season and is one of Peacock’s innovative and popular features that enhance the live viewing experience, including Catch Up with Key Plays and Live Actions.
For the complete 2026-27 Premier League season schedule including where to watch, visit here.
NBCUniversal's Thoroughbred Racing – The Breeders’ Cup
NBC Sports presents 10+ hours of live coverage of the 43rd Breeders’ Cup World Championships – the richest two days of horse racing in the United States – on Oct. 30-31 on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network. The event, at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., features 14 Grade 1 races with more than $34 million in prize money at stake. Headlining coverage is the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic – North America’s richest horse race – on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
From football and basketball to soccer, baseball and horse racing, NBCUniversal’s fall sports calendar reflects the scale and breadth of its sports portfolio across broadcast, streaming and Spanish-language platforms. With approximately 5,000 hours of sports programming in 2026 outside of the Olympics, NBC Sports continues to bring some of the biggest events in sports to audiences across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo and beyond.
