How to Watch Milano Cortina 2026 on NBC
What you need to know
Cost: Free with antenna or cable/satellite subscription
- Prime-time nightly coverage (8 PM–midnight ET) with studio analysis
- Select live morning events on weekends
- Opening and Closing Ceremonies broadcast
Full features
- Prime-time nightly coverage (8 PM–midnight ET) with studio analysis
- Select live morning events on weekends
- Opening and Closing Ceremonies broadcast
- High-profile medal events featured in prime time
Gotchas
Prime-time coverage is tape-delayed for West Coast viewers — events that happened live in the morning air at 8 PM PT.
Not all events are shown — NBC selects the most popular events for broadcast.
If you want to watch a specific sport, check if it airs on NBC or only on Peacock/USA Network.
Morning live windows vary by day — check the schedule for specific times.
Device compatibility
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Other ways to watch
Picture this: it’s 8 p.m., you’re on the couch, and you just want to turn on the TV and watch the Olympics without downloading anything. That’s NBC.
NBC’s broadcast network carries the prime-time Olympic show every night of the Games, plus live coverage of the Opening Ceremony (February 6) and Closing Ceremony (February 22). If you have an antenna, you’re set — no subscription, no login, no app.
What NBC’s Prime-Time Show Actually Is
It’s important to understand what you’re getting. NBC’s nightly broadcast (typically 8–11 p.m. ET, sometimes extending to 11:30) is a produced show, not a raw live feed. Producers select the most dramatic events of the day, package them with athlete profiles and backstories, and air them in an order designed for maximum entertainment.
Most of what you see already happened hours earlier. Since Milano Cortina is six hours ahead of Eastern Time, a figure skating final at 8 p.m. Italian time finished at 2 p.m. ET — long before the NBC show begins.
That said, NBC will carry some events live when the timing works, particularly late-afternoon European sessions that land around 11 a.m.–1 p.m. ET.
How to Get NBC
- Antenna: A $20–$40 digital antenna picks up NBC for free in most U.S. markets. Use antennaweb.org to check signal strength in your ZIP code.
- Cable / Satellite: NBC is included in every basic cable and satellite package.
- Live TV streaming: YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV, Sling TV (Blue plan), and DirecTV Stream all carry NBC.
- Peacock: NBC’s live broadcast is simulcast on Peacock Premium.
The Spoiler Problem
NBC’s biggest drawback is timing. By 8 p.m. ET, results are everywhere — news alerts, social media, even your coworker’s Slack status. If watching the prime-time show “fresh” matters to you, aggressively mute notifications starting in the early afternoon.