Veteran sportscaster Mike Tirico was a late scratch at the 2025 Kentucky Derby because of a nut allergy reaction.

When NBC carried the Kentucky Derby for the first time in 2001, the broadcast lasted only 90 minutes. On Saturday, when it ...

Audience for NBC Sports’ 25th presentation of the race peaked at 21.8 million viewers; led by Peacock, the Run for the Roses ...

The 151st Kentucky Derby delivered its largest audience for NBC since 1989 with an average of 17.7 million viewers.

NBC delivered a solid Kentucky Derby broadcast, with host Ahmed Fareed unexpectedly having to sub in for a sick Mike Tirico.

The 58-year-old sportscaster appeared at Churchill Downs to help cover the horse race but had to abruptly leave early ...

Broadcaster Mike Tirico stepped away from NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage Saturday, and his replacement pointed to illness as ...

It is the second time in four years the owner and trainer of the Derby champion opted to skip the Preakness in favour of the Belmont Stakes in June. Rich Strike also bypassed the Preakness in 2022 ...

The NFL season is over, and Thanksgiving is months away, but NBCUniversal has turned the spring horse race into a multi-hour ...

Mike Tirico has earned a reputation as a jack-of-all-trades personality for NBC, handling everything from "Sunday Night ...

The 2025 Kentucky Derby, won by Sovereignty, drew an average of 17.7 million viewers across NBC and Peacock. This viewership is the highest for the Kentucky Derby since 1989 and a record for NBC ...

NBC News is ramping up its sports coverage, something that in the past has not been the province of national TV news ...