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What Sports are on Peacock?

By Jim Kimble / Published July 25, 2023

The Peacock streaming service has a roster of live sports, including coverage from NBC and NBC Sports. Some of the largest live sports events, including the Super Bowl, and Beijing Winter Olympics, have already been streaming on Peacock.

It’s an inexpensive way to watch a variety of NBC Sports, including Sunday Night Football, Premier League, and Notre Dame Football during the regular season. 

And there have been reports that regional NBC Sports networks could soon be added to the lineup. Aside from live sports, Peacock has original sports specials, documentaries and series such as “The Dan Patrick Show” in its on-demand library. 

Here is a summary of all the sports on Peacock, or you can read through all your options.

How to Watch Sports on Peacock

All you need to start streaming sporting events from NBC and NBC Sports is a Peacock premium subscription. A subscription is $5.99 per month.

Subscribers can watch Peacock on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast with Google TV, Apple TV, NVIDIA Shield and Xfinity Flex.

You can watch Peacock on Smart TVs by Hisense, LG, Samsung, Sony, and Vizio. Smart TVs running on Android TV and Google TV are likewise supported. 

Game consoles including Xbox and PlayStation support watching live TV events on Peacock.

Sports fans can watch Peacock on more than just your TV. 

Peacock has apps on a variety of devices, including iPhones and iPads with current iOS. Android mobile devices and tablets have the Peacock app. And you can watch Peacock on just about any web browser. 

What sports are on Peacock Premium?

New subscribers can pick between two plans, Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus. 

Peacock Premium costs $5.99 per month. This ad-supported plan has all the live sports offered on Peacock. 

Peacock Premium subscribers get live sporting events produced by NBC Sports, including Cycling, NFL football, Notre Dame football, Golf, horse racing, MLB games, Motorsports, Premier League soccer, IndyCar and WWE.

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The Sports hub on Peacock. (Photo credit: Jim Kimble / The Cord Cutting Report)

Peacock Premium Plus has fewer ads, and streams live NBC stations for $11.99 per month. Premium Plus subscribers can download a selection of on-demand programs. This plan was once deemed ad-free, but that’s no longer the case now that it includes a local NBC station.

NBCUniversal stopped offering a free tier of its Peacock streaming service at the beginning of 2023. A Peacock subscription allows you to watch more than just sports without cable. 

The streaming service has a library of movies, Peacock originals such as “Poker Face” and TV shows from NBC.

What Cycling races are on Peacock?

The biggest cycling event on Peacock in 2023 will be live coverage of the 110th Tour de France. You can watch Criterium du Dauphine 2023, and the same coverage known as “Cycling on NBC” that the broadcaster has been airing for years.

Can I watch football on Peacock for free?

Peacock no longer has a free plan. But you can watch the NFL’s Sunday Night Football and Notre Dame games for $5.99 per month on Peacock’s Premium plan. You can look over Peacock’s NFL schedule to see which games are coming up.

Can you watch Golf on Peacock?

Yes. You can watch live TV coverage from the PGA Tour, USGA, LPGA Tour, and FedEx Cup playoff tournaments. NBC currently airs 8 PGA Tour tournaments per season. 

The PGA Tour tournaments on NBC and Peacock include:

  • Sentry Tournament of Champions  
  • The Honda Classic  
  • Arnold Palmer Invitational  
  • The Players Championship  
  • WGC-Dell Match Play  
  • Valero Texas Open  
  • The Open Championship  
  • Valspar Championship  

NBC has been airing golf tournaments since 1954. Comcast owns the Golf Channel, and NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC.

You will not find a live feed of the Golf Channel on Peacock, but the network is responsible for producing all golf events for NBCUniversal, including Peacock. You can see the upcoming schedule of Golf on Peacock.

Is the Kentucky Derby on Peacock?

Peacock essentially simulcasts coverage from NBC when it comes to the horse races that comprise the Triple Crown of thoroughbred horse racing. With a Peacock subscription, you can now watch the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. 

Peacock already has a number of other horse racing events for their 2023 schedule. They include: Royal Ascot (June 20-24); Stephen Foster Stakes (July 1); Haskell Stakes (July 22); and Ricoh Woodbine Mile (September 16). 

You can see Peacock’s horse racing schedule on its website.

Can you watch MLB games on Peacock?

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Yes. Peacock has exclusive Sunday morning games, called the “MLB Sunday Leadoff”, throughout the regular season. The games typically start between 11:35 a.m. and 12:05 p.m., between April and early September. 

You can look over Peacock’s MLB Sunday Leadoff schedule for more information.

Is IndyCar on Peacock?

Yes. Race fans can watch the IndyCar series throughout the year on Peacock. NBC Sports produces the IndyCar series and by extension has been providing coverage that airs on NBC and streams live on Peacock. 

You can look over the 2023 IndyCar Race Schedule on Peacock. 

Does Peacock have all Premier League games?

Peacock Premium subscribers can watch roughly half of Premier Leagues games that are broadcast on NBC in the U.S. 

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Any game not streaming on Peacock can usually be found on NBC, USA Network, Telemundo and Universo. Bravo, CNBC, and SyFy carry games on the final matchday.

Peacock publishes its own Premier League schedule so you can see where a game is appearing.

Can you watch WWE live on Peacock?

Yes. Peacock carries all WWE Premium live events such as the Survivor Series, WrestleMania, Summer Slam, Crown Jewel, and Royal Rumble.

Peacock has WCW and ECW Premium live events.

Wrestling fans can watch thousands of hours of on-demand programming. There are original series, documentaries, and shows from the archives.

You can watch every episode of WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown on-demand. Replays of both shows are available 30 days after airing on TV. You can watch Smackdown live on FOX and FOX Deportes. Raw airs live on USA Network. Replays for both shows are available on Peacock Premium.

Wrestling fans can watch all episodes of NXT, including full-episode replays available the next day.

Are there sports on Premium Plus?

Yes. All the live sports available on Peacock Premium are exactly the same Premium Plus. The difference is that Premium Plus plans have fewer ads. Peacock Premium Plus costs $11.99 per month. That’s $6 more a month than Peacock Premium, which is $5.99 per month.

How Watch Sports on Peacock FAQs

These are questions that sports fans ask when researching what kind of games and matches are offered to Peacock subscribers. 

Does Peacock have Fox Sports?

No. Peacock does not carry FOX Sports. Peacock is owned by NBC Universal, and carries live sporting events that are produced by NBC Sports. 

You can subscribe to FOX Sports through DIRECTV STREAM, fubo, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV or YouTube TV to watch Fox Sports networks.

Is NBC Sports on Peacock?

Yes. A number of live sporting events produced by NBC Sports are now on Peacock. You can look for a specific sporting event, game or match under Peacock’s sports hub.

What sports are on Peacock?

Cycling, NFL football, Notre Dame football, Golf, horse racing, MLB games, Motorsports, Premier League soccer, IndyCar and WWE are all available to watch on Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus plans.

You can sign up for Peacock Premium for $5.99 per month. Sports fans can get a Peacock Premium Plus subscription for $11.99 per month. 

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Note: This article was published on June 7, 2023, and has been updated.