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

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

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

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

Saturday's live coverage of the 151st Kentucky Derby delivered its largest audience for NBC since 1989 with an average of ...

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

Sovereignty’s win in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby averaged 17.7 million fans on NBC and Peacock, the largest audience for the ...

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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 ...

Tirico has been a lead broadcaster for NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage for several years, among other sporting events. Ahmed ...

NBC Sports' milestone 25th presentation of the Kentucky Derby delivered an NBC Sports-record average of 17.7 million viewers on NBC and Peacock -- marking the largest Kentucky Derby audience since ...

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 ...