2024-25 U.S. Figure Skating Broadcast Schedule on NBC Universal & Peacock

[BaileyCatts]

Does anyone else see 4CCs and the Youth Olympics from last year still on Peacock? Do we know why those are still there but everything else from the 23-2024 is gone?

I have a guess, but if someone knows, that would be great.

What's your guess? But I have no idea why either.

 

[pairsicedance]

Is the E! broadcast of the FD from Skate America available anywhere for catch up?

 

[Karen-W]

Is the E! broadcast of the FD from Skate America available anywhere for catch up?

It's available on Peacock. I watched it last night.

 

[MacMadame]

What's your guess? But I have no idea why either.

My guess was that it has to do with the difference in copyright (and related) laws. China is notorious for all the copying that goes on there.

However, a little research shows that both countries have similar copyright laws to ours, so on paper there shouldn't be much of a difference.

 

[kwanette]

Copied from NBCSports.com:

Schedule will be added to as the season progresses. Dates, times, platforms subject to change.

Date	Competition	Time (ET)	Platform
Oct. 18	Skate America Pairs’ Short	6:55 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate America Day 1	7 p.m.	E! | Peacock
	Skate America Women’s Short	8:20 p.m.	Peacock
Oct. 19	Skate America Rhythm Dance	2 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate America Pairs’ Free	3:40 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate America Men’s Short	6:10 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate America Day 2	7 p.m.	E! | Peacock
	Skate America Women’s Free	8 p.m.	Peacock
Oct. 20	Skate America Men’s Free	12 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate America Day 3	12 p.m.	NBC | Peacock
	Skate America Day 3	2 p.m.	E! | Peacock
	Skate American Free Dance	2:20 p.m.	Peacock
Oct. 25	Skate Canada Pairs’ Short	4:55 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate Canada Women’s Short	6:20 p.m.	Peacock
Oct. 26	Skate Canada Rhythm Dance	12:10 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate Canada Men’s Short	1:50 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate Canada Pairs’ Free	4:30 p.m.	Peacock
	Skate Canada Women’s Free	6:05 p.m.	Peacock
Oct. 27	Skate Canada Men’s Free	10:30 a.m.	Peacock
	Skate Canada Day 3	12 p.m.	NBC | Peacock
	Skate Canada Free Dance	12:35 p.m.	Peacock

 

[kwanette]

Peacock is incorrect on the tiles for SC on the 27th..Twitter X rep does not understand..Praying that my VPN works..

 

[Sylvia]

Peacock is incorrect on the tiles for SC on the 27th..Twitter X rep does not understand..

Twitter/X Peacock rep is most likely a bot. Men's Free Skate (World/ISU Feed) is the livestream for the full event. "Men's FS" scheduled for noon is the NBC TV (taped) recap for SCI.

ETA - from NBC Sports (Oct. 21):

2024 Skate Canada Broadcast Schedule (all times Eastern)

Day	Event	Time (ET)	Platform
Friday	Pairs’ Short	4:55 p.m.	Peacock
	Women’s Short	6:20 p.m	Peacock
Saturday	Rhythm Dance	12:10 p.m.	Peacock
	Men’s Short	1:50 p.m.	Peacock
	Pairs’ Free	4:30 p.m.	Peacock
	Women’s Free	6:05 p.m.	Peacock
Sunday	Men’s Free	10:30 a.m.	Peacock
	Highlights	12-2 p.m.	NBC | Peacock
	Free Dance	12:35 p.m.	Peacock

 

[Sylvia]

According to the SCI24 colored time schedule, the FD is scheduled to end at 15:41 Atlantic/2:41 pm Eastern time on Sunday so NBC's recap will not include the ice dance final results.

 

[A.H.Black]

Have we seen anything on who the commentators will be for Peacock? I'm assuming it may not be Tara and Johnny, since the NBC broadcast is only highlights.

 

[Sylvia]

Ted Barton said at the end of the Skate America gala livestream that Chris Howarth will handle the ISU world feed/Peacock commentary for Skate Canada Int'l.

ETA:

IIRC, when they're not on site, Gannon, Lipinski & Weir usually tape their commentary at NBC Sports' studio in Stamford, CT. NBC Sports' press release with this info hasn't been published online yet.

 

[Sylvia]

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[Sylvia]

NBC is showing Alysa's SP right now (50 mins. into their recap) in my Eastern time zone.

ETA: For Peacock subscribers, it's labeled "Men's Free Skate."

And now I can enjoy Rino Matsuike's FS again!

 

[Sylvia]

I recently came across this Oct. 13 reply by Mark Hanretty on X re. his Grand Prix scheduled commentary for the ISU/world feed (that Peacock uses): https://x.com/Mark_Hanretty/status/1845398024744239589
"I’ll be covering Finland France and China plus the final!"

Chris Howarth did the Skate Canada Int'l commentary (remotely) for the world feed and said at the end of yesterday's livestream that he would also be back for NHK Trophy.

 

[A.H.Black]

And now I can enjoy Rino Matsuike's FS again!

Oh, thank heavens. It really is one of the most beautiful skates I have seen. I was so scared I would lose it tonight when Peacock deleted that event. I'm still going to watch it several more times there as I don't trust the NBC commentary. I was happy to hear Chris Howarth. Mark Hanretty will be fine too.

 

[Sylvia]

Oh, thank heavens. It really is one of the most beautiful skates I have seen. I was so scared I would lose it tonight when Peacock deleted that event. I'm still going to watch it several more times there as I don't trust the NBC commentary. I was happy to hear Chris Howarth. Mark Hanretty will be fine too.

Scroll down to post #743 in the Japanese news thread for a copy of Rino Matsuike's FS video that was posted on X: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...eason-news-updates.111942/page-3#post-6671898

NBC started their recap broadcast with Jason's FS (not unexpected, of course). ETA that the other men's free skates shown were the top 4 - Cha, Yamamoto, Sato, Malinin.

 

[A.H.Black]

Thank you very much. I can now share it. Love the Golden Skate translation of her comments as well.

 

[Sylvia]

Sorry - forgot to post here before the start of the competition:

2024 Grand Prix France Broadcast Schedule (from NBC Sports) - check your local TV listings on Sunday:

Day	Event	Time (ET)	Platform
Friday	Women’s Short Program	9 a.m.	Peacock
	Rhythm Dance	11 a.m.	Peacock
	Men’s Short Program	12:45 p.m.	Peacock
	Pairs’ Short Program	2:45 p.m.	Peacock
Saturday	Women’s Free Skate	8:30 a.m.	Peacock
	Men’s Free Skate	10:40 a.m.	Peacock
	Free Dance	12:50 p.m.	Peacock
	Pairs’ Free Skate	2:40 p.m.	Peacock
Sunday. Nov. 3	Exhibition Gala	8:30 a.m.	Peacock
	Highlights [singles focus]	12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	NBC

ETA: Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 3 - remember to "fall back" one hour overnight if it applies to where you are.

 

[Sylvia]

Somehow I missed seeing the actual NBC Sports press release (Oct. 30): https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/...d-prix-france-this-weekend-on-nbc-and-peacock

"For Sunday’s coverage on NBC, 1998 Nagano Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir will be on the call."

Sun., Nov. 3	Exhibition Gala	8:30 a.m.	Peacock [LIVE]
Encore Presentation: Men’s and Women’s Free Skates*	Noon	NBC, Peacock

*Taped Coverage

 

[Sylvia]

About to start on NBC…(eta) leading off with Amber’s SP! (This broadcast is presented by AmberLactin. )

 

[BaileyCatts]

Don't know what thread to post this in so trying here.

When Johnny talks about the benchmark score in Mens is 100-200-300, what would that pattern look like for Womens, Pairs and Dance as the 'benchmark score'?

 

[Sylvia]

When Johnny talks about the benchmark score in Mens is 100-200-300

That's really just NBC's "formula" for being in contention for medals at Worlds and not realistic for most GP competitors.

ETA: Men's free skates shown on NBC: Adam, Koshiro, Andrew , Boyang . Mikhail Shaidorov's historic first 3A+4T was featured in a clip.

 

[Karen-W]

Don't know what thread to post this in so trying here.

When Johnny talks about the benchmark score in Mens is 100-200-300, what would that pattern look like for Womens, Pairs and Dance as the 'benchmark score'?

That's really just NBC's "formula" for being in contention for medals at Worlds and not realistic for most GP competitors.

Yup, that's what you're looking for if you want to be in contention for the podium at Worlds.

Women & Pairs are pretty similar - benchmark 75-145-220 would be Ilia/Yuma level scores; a bit lower - 70-135-205 is really good and likely top 5 at Worlds in either discipline. Pairs may be a bit lower, if you look at the past couple seasons, but the quality has really been improving since 2023, so my guess is that's about where the scores will need to be this season.

Dance - 90-135-225 is tiny bit higher than what ChoBat managed at Worlds the past two years; a bit lower - 85-125-210 is usually good enough for top 5 at Worlds. There's a bit of variation and some teams may score a little lower in the RD but make up the difference in the FD and vice versa.

 

[Karen-W]

Now it says event had ended. When you click on the event, it says replay available soon. Someone is up in the night.

That, plus some of the tiles for NHK are up but not all and not in order.

All the NHK tiles except the Women's FS (last event of the comp) are up now.

Finally, shouldn't we be seeing tiles for sectionals sometime very soon?

Wednesday, Nov. 13 will be the first Senior or Junior event at Sectionals on Peacock - Junior Men at Pacific Coast.

This season the tiles seem to be appearing a week ahead of time, so I'd expect the Sectionals tiles to show up this Wed or Thursday at the earliest.

 

[Jonas]

Here's hoping the replays from Grand Prix France are available again soon. I thought I had 72 hours from the conclusion of the event to catch the clips.

 

[A.H.Black]

Free programs for Grand Prix France are back up. Says they are available for 10 hrs. Not long enough, but something.

Thanks Sylvia - and others.

 

[Sylvia]

Free programs for Grand Prix France are back up. Says they are available for 10 hrs. Not long enough, but something.

Thanks Sylvia - and others.

Woo-hoo, I'll gladly take the credit.

@Allskate @Jonas @A.H.Black FWIW, I tweeted at PeacockTVCare/NBC Sports/USFS today to ask about the "Events can be accessed on Peacock for 72 hours following their conclusion." We'll see if I get a response...

ETA: BevPOregon tweeted (at Peacock) after I did - PeacockTVCare replied to her and I'm fine with that... just glad we get 10 more hours!

 

[Sylvia]

NBC Sports' press release for NHK Trophy (Nov. 6):

TWO-TIME REIGNING WORLD CHAMPIONS MADISON CHOCK AND EVAN BATES HEADLINE NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF 2024 GRAND PRIX JAPAN THIS WEEKEND ON NBC AND PEACOCK

Every Skater in Every Discipline Streams Live on Peacock; Live Competition Begins This Thursday, Nov. 7, at 10:30 p.m. ET on Peacock

www.nbcsports.com

2024 Grand Prix Japan LIVE Coverage Schedule

All times Eastern, check local listings, subject to change.

Day Event Time (ET) Platform

Thurs., Nov. 7
Rhythm Dance 10:35 p.m. Peacock

Fri., Nov. 8
Pairs’ Short 12:35 a.m. Peacock
Men’s Short 2:10 a.m. Peacock
Women’s Short 5 a.m. Peacock
Free Dance 10 p.m. Peacock

Sat., Nov. 9
Pairs’ Free 12 a.m. Peacock
Men’s Free 2:35 a.m. Peacock
Women’s Free 5:30 a.m. Peacock
Exhibition Gala 11:05 p.m. Peacock

Sun., Nov. 10
Highlights (Taped Coverage) Noon NBC

"For Sunday’s coverage on NBC, 1998 Nagano Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir will be on the call."

 

[A.H.Black]

Tiles are up for Finlandia. Nothing yet for sectionals. Is there an official list of competitors for sectionals yet? The results sites don't have them.

 

[Sylvia]

Is there an official list of competitors for sectionals yet? The results sites don't have them.

No, we have to wait for the 3 Sectional starting orders to be published online. The skaters/teams with byes to Nationals in Senior and Junior are posted in each of the 4 U.S. news threads by discipline in GSD. ETA: I’ve also shared a list of the top Senior men projected to be in each Sectional.

 

[A.H.Black]

Saw that. Thanks.