JOE REEDY
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay holds the Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
NBC's Tirico looks to finish Olympics after Super Sunday

By Joe Reedy Feb. 15, 2022 06:54 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tirico has traveled over 12,500 miles in the air over the

SoFi Stadium stands Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The stadium is the site of NFL football's Super Bowl 56, scheduled to be played Feb. 13. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Super Bowl 56: A viewer's guide to get you through Sunday

By Joe Reedy Feb. 08, 2022 04:03 PM EST
The Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at SoFi

Fireworks, forming the Olympic rings, illuminate the sky during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (Li Xin/Xinhua via AP)
Several factors contribute to NBC's lower Olympic ratings

By Joe Reedy Feb. 08, 2022 03:24 AM EST
NBC’s Mike Tirico began Friday’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony by saying, “just

FILE - Leslie Jones arrives at the People's Choice Awards on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Jones is free to take to social media to give her commentary about the Olympics after a misunderstanding with some of her posts. NBC spokesman Greg Hughes said Monday night, Feb. 7, 2022, that some of Jones’ videos that were blocked were the result of a “third-party error” and not NBC. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Jones free to post Olympics after 3rd-party error resolved

By Joe Reedy Feb. 07, 2022 10:24 PM EST
Leslie Jones is free to take to social media to give her commentary about the

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico works the sidelines during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Tirico is about to give new meaning to double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics and Super Bowl next month. Tirico will anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Beijing Games, but will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)
NBC's Tirico coming back from Beijing earlier than planned

By Joe Reedy Feb. 06, 2022 08:50 PM EST
NBC prime-time Olympic host Mike Tirico will have a shorter stay in Beijing than

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico works the sidelines during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Tirico is about to give new meaning to double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics and Super Bowl next month. Tirico will anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Beijing Games, but will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)
Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC

By Joe Reedy Feb. 06, 2022 06:15 PM EST
Super Sunday has morphed into Super Gold Sunday for NBC. Next Sunday’s

A puck slides over the Olympic rings during a hockey practice at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Remote Games: NBC announcers ready to call action from US

By Joe Reedy Feb. 02, 2022 07:03 PM EST
Dan Hicks had a short drive from his home to NBC Sports headquarters in Stamford,

A person wearing a face shield walks past the Olympic rings inside the main media center at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
NBC will not send announcers to Beijing for Winter Games

By Joe Reedy Jan. 19, 2022 08:54 PM EST
NBC will not be sending its announcers and most hosts to the Beijing Olympics due to

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico works the sidelines during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Tirico is about to give new meaning to double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics and Super Bowl next month. Tirico will anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Beijing Games, but will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)
Double duty: Tirico to host NBC's Olympic, Super Bowl shows

By Joe Reedy Jan. 13, 2022 03:17 PM EST
Mike Tirico will be doing international double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics

In this photo provided by the Olympic Information Service, United States Paralympic team athletes Melissa Stockwell and Charles Aoki lead the team during the athletes parade at the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Joel Marklund for OIS via AP)
Paralympic coverage airs on NBC for the first time on Sunday

By Joe Reedy Aug. 28, 2021 03:22 AM EDT
NBC's Olympics coverage has long been built on a foundation of human-interest

NBC's Tirico reflects on Tokyo Games, looks ahead to Beijing

By Joe Reedy Aug. 07, 2021 05:03 PM EDT
Like many, Mike Tirico had some doubts about whether the Tokyo Games would go

In this screengrab provided by NBC Sports, from left to right: Terry Gannon, Nastia Liukin and Tim Daggett call gymnastics for NBC Sports during the Tokyo Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021. Gannon has become the voice of some of the most-watched sports at the Olympics. (NBC Sports via AP)
NBC's Gannon adds Olympic gymnastics to versatile resume

By Joe Reedy Jul. 26, 2021 05:35 PM EDT
Terry Gannon has become the voice of some of the most-watched sports at the

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, ESPN's Maria Taylor works from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Miami and Florida in Orlando, Fla. Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Taylor had been with ESPN since 2014 but her contract expired Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Her last assignment for the network was Tuesday night at the NBA Finals, where she was the pregame and postgame host for the network's “NBA Countdown” show. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
NBC quickly hires Maria Taylor after her departure from ESPN

By Joe Reedy Jul. 23, 2021 05:34 PM EDT
Maria Taylor has joined NBC less than a week after her contract with ESPN

The US women Volleyball team practice during a team training session at Ariake Arena at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Sounds of the Games: NBC doesn't plan on adding crowd noise

By Joe Reedy Jul. 22, 2021 10:17 AM EDT
One of Molly Solomon's favorite memories from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics was

Swimmers line up to competes in the 100-meter backstroke during wave 1 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
NBC's Olympics coverage shifts into higher gear with trials

By Joe Reedy Jun. 11, 2021 04:35 PM EDT
The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics is six weeks away but NBC's

NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage

By Joe Reedy Jun. 07, 2021 02:42 PM EDT
NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo

Tirico to host NBC coverage of Tokyo Games from outdoor set

By Joe Reedy Apr. 13, 2021 07:10 AM EDT
Mike Tirico won't be anchoring NBC's primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 file photo, Roderick Townsend performs in the men's long jump final at the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships, in New York. NBC will air coverage of the Paralympics for the first time in primetime later this summer when the Summer Paralympic Games take place in Tokyo. NBCUniversal announced on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 that 1,200 hours of programming will air across NBC's linear and digital channels. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
NBC to air Paralympic coverage in prime time for first time

By Joe Reedy Feb. 24, 2021 06:47 PM EST
NBC will air coverage of the Paralympics during prime time for the first time

A man walks by logos of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Pressure is building on Japanese organizers and the IOC to explain exactly how they plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics in the midst of a pandemic. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremonies will air live in US

By Joe Reedy Feb. 10, 2021 08:31 AM EST
U.S. viewers will get to watch the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 1932, file photo, American athlete Jean Shiley, from Philadelphia and captain of the U.S. Women's track and field team, clears the bar at 5 feet, 5 ¼ inches to break the Olympic and world record during at Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles, during the Summer Olympic Games. (AP Photo/File)
Los Angeles' first Olympics set template for future Games

By Joe Reedy Jul. 30, 2020 02:28 PM EDT
Even though the 1932 Summer Olympics were held during the Great Depression, Los