Olympic Highlights, it was truly a golden moment!
This week a starry gathering helped kick off the most anticipated event of the summer. On a sunny morning at Rockefeller Center, the brightest names came out to get ready for Peacock’s epic summer with the Paris Olympics.
The inaugural “What to Watch” bash at 620 Loft & Garden in New York was très bien with the likes of Kenan Thompson (Olympic Highlights), Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback), Adam Pally (Mr. Throwback), Jabari Banks (Bel-Air), Matt Iseman (Gold Zone) and Scott Evans (Access Hollywood). The grand day also celebrated the upcoming fall season of programming that will be full of laughter and thrills as big as the Olympics themselves.
Peacock will provide fans with the most comprehensive Olympic streaming destination in U.S. media history. In a Summer Games first for Peacock, it will stream every sport and event, including all 329 medal events, as well as simulcasts from NBC, Telemundo, USA Network and more!
Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, the commentary series on Peacock hosted by comedians Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, will showcase their signature hilarious insights as they recap the best and most unexpected moments throughout the Games.
The 8-episode series will roll out with 2-3 episodes per week beginning July 26 on Peacock, the same day as the Opening Ceremony. Hart and Thompson will be one-of-a-kind guides throughout the Paris Olympics, covering a mix of Olympic-themed in-studio competitions, conversations, and interviews. Streams on Peacock 2-3x a week, from July 26 – August 11.
Alex Cooper, the multi-hyphenate creator, host, and executive producer of “Call Her Daddy,” the most listened-to podcast by women globally, will be at the Paris Olympic Games this summer to host Watch with Alex Cooper, a series of live interactive watch parties streaming on Peacock. With her signature style, Cooper, who will be joined by special guests, will regale viewers with her take on some of the most high-profile Team USA events at the Olympics, including women’s soccer and gymnastics.
Watch with Alex Cooper interactive program will feature Cooper and friends live in a seamless picture-in-picture view sharing their thoughts and insights on the Olympic event and answering questions from fans on social in real time – all of which will add to the communal viewing experience and excitement around the Games.
Gold Zone is a whip-around show that will stream for the first time live on Peacock during NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Paris Olympic Games from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET each day from July 27 – Aug. 10. With up to 40 events happening simultaneously during the Games, Gold Zone will present viewers with the best and most compelling moments happening at any time.
The daily live show will guide fans through the excitement, triumphs, and emotion of the Games, scanning all the events that day to provide viewers with the most exhilarating moments and key races, routines, and finishes as they unfold live.
Gold Zone’s daily offering will provide viewers with the most comprehensive and all-encompassing live whip-around coverage of any Olympic Games to date. Streams live daily on Peacock from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, from July 27 – August 10.
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