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

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

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

As NBC started up its pre-race coverage before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, however, viewers noticed something was a ...

NBC’s Mike Tirico opened up after he was forced to cut his coverage of the Kentucky Derby short over the weekend due to his ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...