FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
NBC SPORTS AND U.S. FIGURE SKATING ANNOUNCE BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR GRAND PRIX SERIES
STAMFORD, Conn. & COLORADO SPRINGS – Oct. 13, 2020 — NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating announced today the broadcast schedule for the 2020 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, featuring more than 20 hours of coverage between October and the end of the year.
Coverage will kick off with the broadcast of 2020 Skate America, which begins in primetime on NBCSN on Friday, Oct. 23 (8 p.m. – Midnight ET), continues on NBC on Saturday, Oct. 24 (3-6 p.m. ET) and concludes in primetime on Saturday, Oct. 24 (9 p.m. – Midnight ET) back on NBCSN. The entire competition, including every skater in every discipline, can be streamed live on NBCUniversal’s digital streaming platform Peacock Premium.
After 2020 Skate America, NBC will feature same weekend coverage of each Grand Prix Series event. A full schedule is below.
A full programming schedule for this season’s competitions that will take place in 2021, including the U.S. Championships and ISU Championship events, will be available later this fall.
In total for the 2020-21 season, NBC Sports will present nearly 100 hours of figure skating coverage on TV, with 30+ hours on NBC, and 50+ hours on NBCSN. In addition, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present original programming plus encores of NBC and NBCSN figure skating coverage of several events. In addition to the Grand Prix Series, coverage will showcase the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships, ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021, ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2021 and the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2021. Every performance from these competitions, and more, is available live and on-demand on Peacock Premium. A full schedule of figure skating coverage, including competitions on Peacock Premium, is listed below.
Coverage on NBC and NBCSN is live streamed on NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app. Coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is available on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.
NBC Sports and U.S. Figure Skating are in the third year of a long-term media rights agreement that runs through the conclusion of the 2025-2026 season.
2020 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series Broadcast Schedule
All times Eastern, check local listings, subject to change
| Date | Competition | Time | Network |
| Friday, Oct. 23 | Skate America | 8 p.m.– Midnight | NBCSN (Live) |
| Saturday, Oct. 24 | Skate America | 3 – 6 p.m. | NBC (Live) |
| Saturday, Oct. 24 | Skate America | 9 p.m. – Midnight | NBCSN (Live) |
| Sunday, Nov. 1 | Skate Canada International | 12 -1:30 p.m. | NBC |
| Sunday, Nov. 8 | Cup of China | 12 -1:30 p.m. | NBC |
| Sunday, Nov. 15 | Internationaux de France | 4 – 6 p.m. | NBC |
| Sunday, Nov. 22 | Rostelecom Cup | 4 – 6 p.m. | NBC |
| Sunday, Nov. 29 | NHK Trophy | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. | NBC |
Below is a full listing of NBC Universal’s coverage of the 2020-21 figure skating season.
| Date | Competition | Network/Platform |
| Oct. 23-25, 2020 | Skate America | NBC NBCSN Peacock Premium |
| Oct. 30-Nov. 1 | Skate Canada International | NBC Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 6-8 | Cup of China | NBC Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 9-13 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Blaine, Minn.* | Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 10-15 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Norwood, Mass.* | Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 11-15 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Spokane, Wash.* | Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 13-15 | Internationaux de France | NBC Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 17-20 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Alpharetta, Ga.* | Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 17-20 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Fort Wayne, Ind.* | Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 20-22 | Rostelecom Cup | NBC Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 24-28 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Henderson, Nev.* | Peacock Premium |
| Nov. 27-29 | NHK Trophy | NBC Peacock Premium |
| Dec. 1-6 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Leesburg, Va.* | Peacock Premium |
| Dec. 1-6 | U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series – Frisco, Texas* | Peacock Premium |
| Jan. 11-17, 2021 | 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships* | NBC NBCSN Peacock Premium |
| Jan. 25-31 | ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2021 | NBC NBCSN Peacock Premium |
| Feb. 8-14 | ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2021 | NBC NBCSN Peacock Premium |
| Feb. 24-27 | 2021 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships* | Peacock Premium |
| March 22-28 | ISU World Figure Skating Championship 2021 | NBC NBCSN Peacock Premium |
| April 9-10 | ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2021 | Peacock Premium |
*Only includes senior and junior-level competition
