The NFL playoffs are coming to Peacock.

Peacock will become the home of the first ever exclusive live-streamed NFL playoff game in 2024, NBCUniversal and the NFL announced Monday.

Peacock, NBC’s streaming platform, will present an NFL wild card game in prime time on Saturday, Jan. 13. Kick-off for the game will be slated for 8 p.m. ET.

The exclusive showing will follow the afternoon wild card game to be broadcast on NBC and streamed on Peacock at 4:30 p.m. ET.

With the aforementioned Saturday games and a prime-time wild card game on Sunday – on both NBC and Peacock – NBC will become the first media company to present three NFL playoff games in a single weekend. 

The exclusive Peacock game will also be broadcast on NBC stations in the two competing cities, and available to stream on mobile devices on NFL+.  

Peacock also will exclusively stream a regular-season game for the first time on Saturday, Dec. 23 when Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. 

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NBC will have at least nine hours of weekday daytime coverage, expanding to at least 11 hours on weekends. With Paris six hours ahead of New York, the marquee finals will air live in the morning or late afternoon.

NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service will have every sport and event live, including all 329 medal events, from July 26-Aug. 11, 2024.

“The Paris Olympics are going to be the most binge-worthy event of 2024,” said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. “For those wanting to watch the competition as it happens, Peacock will have everything live, creating the greatest single destination in sports media history.”

Most fans have wanted to watch Olympic events live. NBCUniversal has done that in the past with most sports, using its sister channels for around-the-clock coverage, but has kept the marquee events and finals for primetime.

During the Tokyo Games two years ago, the only way to watch gymnastics finals live was on Peacock or other NBC Sports digital platforms.

This will be the first time since 2012 that a Summer Games are being in held in Europe. The London Games marked the first time NBC had a site devoted to streaming every event live by using the Olympics world feed. That meant track fans could stream the 100 meter finals live while most waited until watching the taped coverage on NBC in primetime.

While some may look at this as an evolution in NBC’s coverage, Molly Solomon, the Executive Producer & President of NBC Olympics Production, termed it as a better way of taking advantage of the time zone.

“I believe you take each Olympics separately. I love after you finish an Olympics, you get to start with a clean slate for the next one,” she said. “To bring the Olympics to the greatest number of people, how can we take advantage of the time zone? And so what we did when you look at six hours ahead, we’re like we can take over NBC in the daytime, and have live competition all day long, including the most popular sports, their finals in the afternoon on NBC.”

The prime time show will show replays of the important events from the day while adding storytelling and other features.

“So really prime time in Paris will be the best of the best. And the time zone gives us the opportunity to create an amazing storytelling event,” Solomon said. “This gives us the opportunity to reimagine and contemporize coverage.”

Prime time host Mike Tirico also will be used during the morning and weekday coverage when there are marquee finals.

Besides streaming every sport and event, Peacock will have on-demand replays and original programming, including preview and recap shows spotlighting marquee sports.

This will be third Olympics for Peacock, which launched in 2020, although the first Summer Games in which it has all events.

“I think this is going to be a chance for fans to engage in ways that they haven’t really been able to before, because you’re going to have all of these content options,” said Peacock president Kelly Campbell. “We’re giving people this flexibility to watch and enhance the viewing experience.”

U.S. viewers streamed 5.5 billion minutes from Tokyo, a 22% increase over Rio in 2016, according to NBC and Nielsen.

NBC is hoping the expanded hours will help ratings rebound after the Tokyo and 2022 Beijing winter games, which were held in pandemic conditions without fans.

Tokyo averaged 15.6 million prime-time viewers, including cable and streaming. That was down 42% from Rio. Beijing fared worse, with a combined average of 11.4 million.

New evidence could mean a long-shot chance at freedom for the Menendez brothers, who are serving life sentences after being convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents.

An upcoming Peacock docuseries called “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed” revisits the infamous case, revealing new allegations of sexual assault against the Menendez brothers’ father.

Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents, José and Mary Louise, known by “Kitty,” inside their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. The defense argued that the brothers killed out of fear after threatening to expose their father for years of sexual abuse.

Testimony of sexual abuse was deemed inadmissible in the deciding trial, with the judge citing irrelevance. The brothers, following two hung juries and mistrials, were found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Roy Rosselló, a former member of the 1980s Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, alleged in a clip of the docuseries that aired Tuesday on “Today” that he was raped as a teenager by José Menendez, who became associated with Menudo when he signed them to RCA Records, where he was an executive.

Rosselló said he was also sexually abused by the band’s founder and former manager Edgardo Diaz, and it was through Diaz that he met José Menendez. Rosselló said Diaz once brought him to the Menendez house, where he said José Menendez drugged and raped him. 

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“That’s the man here that raped me,” he says in the clip while pointing to a photo of José Menendez. “This guy. That’s the pedophile.”

Menudo was founded in 1977 and was a global sensation as a boy band for decades following a rule Diaz set that once a band member reached the age of 16, they were replaced.

Rosello has previously made accusations against Diaz, the former manager. In 2014 he alleged during an appearance on Brazilian show “Domingo Espectacular” that he and a fellow Menudo member, singer Ricky Martin, had been victims of sexual abuse by Diaz. In a 2022 HBO documentary, “Menudo: Forever Young,” other former members of the band made similar accusations.

Diaz has denied allegations made against him. Martin has never commented publicly on the allegations made by his former bandmates.

Rosselló’s allegations were relayed by phone to the Menendez brothers, who are both incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.

“I feel horrible” Erik Menendez said. “It’s sad to know that there was another victim of my father. I always hoped and believed that one day the truth about my dad would come out. But, I never wished for it to come out like this, the result of trauma that another child has suffered. And it makes me very sad.”

“It was pretty overwhelming to hear that,” Lyle Menendez said. “We’ve heard rumors that something might have happened with Menudo through the years. It’s a remarkable thing to happen so many decades later… Of course you know that that would have made a difference at trial. Certainly, that would have made an enormous difference because the entire trial centered on the belief about these events.”  

In August of 1989, José was shot six times and Kitty 10 times with a 12-gauge shotgun in the den of their home. At the time of the murders, Lyle, a student at Princeton, and Erik, an aspiring professional tennis player, denied any involvement. The brothers drew scrutiny when they began spending lavishly after their parents’ deaths, with prosecutors later arguing they were seeking access to the family’s $14 million estate.

The trial became a Court TV sensation.

Alan Jackson, a criminal defense attorney, told NBC News that the new allegations provide a “glimmer of hope” for the Menendez brothers to be freed. Jackson said they’d have to file a petition to be reviewed by a superior court judge, who has to grant a new trial that the defense then has to win.

“Hopefully it will make a difference. You would think in a fair world that it would,” Lyle Menendez said in the docuseries, which premieres May 2. “Whether we live in that fair world really, I guess we’ll find out.”

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Ali, who played Ashley in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” stars as a middle school English teacher who has a connection with Ashley, portrayed this time around by Akira Akbar. Banks says Ali loved being part of the experience.

“It was so meta. It was almost surreal,” he said Feb. 21 on the 3rd hour of TODAY. “She was crying the whole time because, you know, she grew up on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ and, so, to see Akira Akbar take on this role of Ashley, it was a mirror of sorts and so it was super surreal for her.

“She was such a joy, such a sweetheart. I can’t wait for people to see it,” he continued.

The show, which is a dark reimagining of the original NBC sitcom, returns with an all-new season Feb. 23. It embraces its lineage, with original star Will Smith serving as one of the series’ executive producers.

Banks, who takes over the role that Smith made famous on the original show, says he got some advice from the Oscar winner before the new season.

“We had a lot of great talks, just about life, and I was allowed to apply that to the role for Season Two,” he said.

While no one knew exactly what to expect in the first season, Banks said that fans have a better feel of the show now that “Bel-Air” is returning.

“There’s something about expectations. You know what I mean? You throw that out the window and approach Season Two how we approached Season One from such a pure standpoint,” Banks said. “That’s kind of how we attacked it.”

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This was the first time Emmy winners Amy Pohler and Maya Rudolph have ever co-hosted a show together. 

The premiere episode of the second season was a holiday special that featured a number of celebrities, such as Fred Armisen and Kristen Bell, that got to “cele-bake” for charity.

On the second episode, viewers were introduced to the pairs that would be competing on this season of “Baking it.”  Some of the season’s standout moments came from a married couple out of Queens, New York: George and Agnes Molina.

Their love for each other was palpable, and it made for some of the show’s most heartfelt moments. Even Rudolph could feel the emotion and told George, “Don’t you cry on my show!”

The couple made it to the fourth episode before getting voted off by the judges for their take on a Ham and Mozzarella Mofongo.  Their journey on the show was impressive, especially considering their non-traditional path they took becoming bakers.

Agnes “Aggie” Molina began her business dipping chocolate treats like pretzels and cake pops when her first son was born eight years ago. 

She was looking for a way to make extra money for her family and when the pandemic hit, her husband George lost his job as a car salesman, so this additional income became more crucial than ever before.

George suggested that Aggie begin baking and selling cakes.

“I was like no way I don’t know how to make a cake. I don’t even know how to put a cake together,” said Aggie.

Aggie said she began looking online at Youtube videos and when she decided to bake a cake, she found success in her first attempt. It was not long after that she started selling these cakes to the public to support her family.

In the first episode, Amy Poehler even proclaimed to them that “Baking kept your family together.”

The couple was flown to Los Angeles for ten days and sequestered in a hotel with the other contestants.

“We have a group message. It’s called prison break because we were stuck in the hotel and couldn’t leave… We are definitely in touch with every person on the cast, we became family,” said George

The Molinas have five kids and said being away from them for so long was tough but well worth it.

“They were so excited… I filmed all my kids in the living room when they saw us on TV.  They were jumping for joy,” said Aggie.

As her business continues to grow, George says that he is her biggest supporter but also her biggest critique.

“I was honest with her… doing a cake over is not something bakers ever want to hear,” said George.

He says his goal is to help put his wife through culinary school, and the couple said their dream is to open a bakery in the future.

“Having all the kids and everything, I think we have more than enough hands to run a store,” said George.

Aggie says that she would like to open up this bake shop for her kids and pass on the family business to them in future.

In a video message posted on Instagram, Costner apologized to fans and explained that he and his wife were looking forward to attending the award show, however, the “freeways are flooded out” and they were under a shelter in place order.

“Look, I’m so sorry to anyone who might be tuning in to watch the Golden Globes,” Costner said. “Yesterday, we had to pull the kids out of school. And, in Santa Barbara, this is the second time in five years that the town, the freeways flooded out, and we found ourselves on the wrong side of the town, and we couldn’t get back last night. We couldn’t even get back to the house this morning in time, and with the freeways closed, nobody is sadder than us that we can’t be there at the Golden Globes.”

He continued, “I’m just so sorry that I couldn’t be there. I really wanted to. Thank you for your support, and I’m really sorry about this. I hope we are invited back.”

The devastating storms has inundated parts of California, with floodwaters swamping towns and turning roads into waterways. At least 17 people have been killed and millions were under flood warnings. More than 110,000 homes and businesses were without power because of heavy rains, hail and landslides.

In the wealthy seaside community of Montecito, where Costner and other celebrities like Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres and Prince Harry live, residents had been ordered to evacuate over the weekend. The order to flee came on the the fifth anniversary of a mudslide that killed 23 people and destroyed more than 100 homes in the coastal enclave.

“Girls Trip” actress Regina Hall, who was presenting Costner’s award, raised eyebrows as she mocked the explanation she had to give on behalf of the 67-year-old actor for why he could not attend.

“He so much wanted to be here,” Hall said, shaking her head and laughing as she read from the teleprompter, “but because of the unprecedented weather, he has to shelter in place, in Santa Barbara.”

She quipped at the actor being “stuck” in the idyllic beach community of multimillion dollar homes, before catching herself and saying “no, that’s awful.”

“Everyone, we do, we pray and we hope everyone affected by these storms remains safe,” she added. “I’m gonna set that award right there, on your behalf, Kevin.”

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It’s been more than a decade since Casey Anthony’s name dominated headlines around the country. Now, she is finally speaking out in her first on-camera interview since she was famously acquitted in 2011 of charges of murder, manslaughter and child abuse following the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

“Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies,” a three-part limited docuseries, premiered Nov. 29 on Peacock. Peacock is owned by NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News.

In the series, Anthony maintains some of the same claims her legal team made in her defense all those years ago — including that she was sexually abused by her father, George Anthony, and that he lied to cover up Caylee’s death. George Anthony previously denied both of those claims in court.

Caylee was last seen on June 16, 2008, investigators have said. Cindy Anthony, Caylee’s grandmother, reported the child missing on July 15, 2008 — 31 days later. The next day, police arrested Casey Anthony on child neglect charges. At the time, she told investigators the toddler had been taken by a babysitter. 

Six months later, Caylee’s skeletal remains were found less than a mile away from her grandparents’ Orlando home.

In her bombshell interview with Alexandra Dean, showrunner and director, Casey Anthony makes several other revelations. 

She lied to investigators

Anthony was eventually convicted of four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators who were looking into her child’s 2008 disappearance.

She incorrectly told investigators her daughter had disappeared with a babysitter, whom she later said did not exist, and said that she worked at Universal Studios in Orlando when she did not.

“It was the right guilty verdict. I did lie to law enforcement, I admitted that I lied to law enforcement, so I am a convicted liar. It’s the truth,” she said in the new series.

In an attempt to explain why she had lied, Anthony said it stemmed from being abused as a child and still following her father’s instructions — even after seeing her daughter’s limp body.

“I lied to everyone because that was my whole life up until that point,” she said in the series. “Acting like everything’s OK but knowing nothing was OK. I’ve had years of therapy and I’m trying to analyze my own behavior and explain my own behavior, all of this is a reaction of trauma.”

“I made myself look crazy. And gave law enforcement absolutely no reason to believe or trust anything that I said,” she continued. 

“I get why from an outside perspective all of this seems so …” she trailed off. “Because even for me, it still feels that way. As far as I am concerned, there’s no justifying my actions or behavior, except to say that I was doing what I was conditioned to do.”

She alleges she was abused by her father 

In the documentary, Anthony reiterated her previous allegations that her father abused her between the ages of 8 and 12, which her father denied.

“When I was 8 years old, my father started to come into my room at night,” she said. “I was physically hurt, scared because I was physically hurt and I ‘can’t tell mommy what happened (or) she’ll get mad at me.’ That’s what I was told.”

George Anthony declined to be interviewed for the Peacock series. He did not respond to multiple requests for comment by TODAY.com.

She alleges Caylee was a product of rape when she was 18

In the documentary, Anthony said her family also asked her to hide that she was pregnant at the age of 18. 

She said she was raped at a house party after being drugged. 

“(I) had a couple beers, completely lost my memory because I was drugged,” she said. “I woke up with my top on, my jeans on the floor with my underwear, and my bra still inside of my shirt but up over my breasts.” 

She added she was “lethargic” and “extremely disoriented” from the drugs and “could feel like (she’d) had forcible sex.”

She said she initially claimed the baby was her ex-boyfriend’s but he eventually got a paternity test and discovered he wasn’t the father. 

“I lied to everyone,” she said. “That’s what i’m saying, it’s so f—-d up, it’s just years of feeling like I needed to live a certain life or show people I lived a certain life, because I didn’t want people to pity me and I didn’t want my kid to grow up thinking she was the product of something so bad and that I didn’t want her.”

What she remembers about that fateful morning: ‘It’s not much’

Anthony recounted the morning her daughter likely died for the cameras. She said that morning she woke up to make her daughter breakfast but “wasn’t feeling that great.” She went back to bed, turned on the TV and Caylee laid in bed with her.

“I’ve been a light sleeper my entire life,” she said in the documentary. “Because I’m used to someone opening the door while I’m asleep. I am used to being on alert, especially with my child next to me. It’s part of the reason she slept in bed with me so much.”

She said she knew her dad was home but she fell asleep and “was asleep for a while.”

The next thing she remembers, she said, is her father shaking her, asking where Caylee was. She said it “didn’t make sense” to her because she thought her toddler had been next to her in the bed.

Anthony added that her daughter “would never even leave my room without telling me, even if she had to go to the bathroom.”

“She knew she wasn’t allowed to just be in the house by herself,” she said.

Anthony said she started searching around the house and then in the yard for her daughter. By the time she came back from searching outside around the house, she said, her dad was “standing there with her.”

“She’s soaking wet,” she said, tearfully. “I can see him standing there with her in his arms and handing her to me and telling me that it’s my fault. That I did that. That I caused that.”

She said she “collapsed” with Caylee’s body in her arms, which felt “heavy” and “cold.” 

Instead of calling 911 or trying to revive Caylee, Anthony said her father took Caylee and told her it was “going to be OK.”

“I don’t know how long I sat outside, I don’t know where he went, he took her from me and he went away,” she said. “I don’t know where he went and I don’t know what he did.”

Why she didn’t call 911

Anthony said she understands people will question why she didn’t call 911 or waited to tell her mom. 

“I know people are going to question why didn’t I make a phone call, why didn’t I call 911, why did even I wait to tell my mom anything, but I didn’t tell her anything, why lie?” she said. “Knowing that I failed to protect my child and I kept failing her even after that. I failed her again and again and again. Because I still protected the person who hurt me.

“It was like I was brainwashed. And it wasn’t until much later that I started to really realize why,” she said. “It’s like I had Stockholm syndrome.”

Anthony believed her daughter was OK until her body was found

“During the 31 days, I genuinely believed that Caylee was still alive. My father kept telling me that Caylee was still OK,” she recounted in the new docuseries. “There were no threats, I just knew that I had to do what he wanted me to, the same reason I knew that since the time I was 8 years old. Just do what he wants, it worked before, do it now. I did what I needed to do to survive.”

She added that her father would tell her Caylee was “fine” and to just “keep doing what I’m telling you to do … You guys will be reunited soon. That’s what sticks with me — he told me at one point we would be reunited soon.”

Anthony said that she was “conditioned” by her father and wanted to believe her daughter was alive.

“I really wanted to believe him, and maybe that’s the disassociation. Maybe that’s trying to protect myself from the pain of having known deep down, all along, that something happened and I didn’t want to confront it,” she said. “I wish it were a simple answer and a simple explanation but nothing about trauma or abuse is ever simple because you’re just trying to survive.

“That whole time he told me she was going to be OK. It’s what I chose to accept, because there was that little girl inside of me that wanted to believe he wouldn’t hurt her the way he hurt me.”

Anthony says she still doesn’t know ‘what the truth is’

Anthony never outright said in the new Peacock series what she thinks happened that morning and directly says that she doesn’t “know what the truth is.”

“It’s why all of this is so hard. I live with that guilt of feeling like I failed her and didn’t keep her safe and protect her. I’ve always wanted the truth because I’ve lived so long without it,” she said. “But I don’t know if I can handle all of it. I don’t know if it would be better to know or just keep not knowing. Because I don’t know what the truth is. All I know is that something happened.”

What’s next?

In the years since her trial, Anthony has been working for her defense lawyer, Pat McKenna. She also said in the docuseries that she lived at his home with his family following her trial as she got back on her feet. 

She said she will always wonder what could have been if she handled her daughter’s death differently.

“It’s a hard thing to live with everyday, because nothing’s going to bring her back,” she said, emotional. “Even if I someday get the answers that I need, it’s never going to be enough. It’s never going to be enough.”

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In a 2011 trial that riveted the country, Anthony was acquitted of charges for murder, manslaughter and child-abuse in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. At the trial, she did not testify. But now, Anthony will speak on-camera for the first time in a Peacock docuseries titled “Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies,” slated to premiere later this month.

Back in 2011, the then-25-year-old was convicted only of four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators who were looking into the child’s disappearance that occurred in 2008.

Caylee was last seen on June 16, 2008. The girl’s grandmother reported the child missing on July 15, 2008. The next day, police arrested Anthony on charges of child neglect and she told investigators Caylee had vanished with a babysitter.

Six months after Caylee went missing, her skeletal remains were found less than a mile from her grandparents’ Orlando home by a utility worker in a wooded area.

Photos of Anthony partying surfaced in the weeks following her daughter’s disappearance. Prosecutors alleged Anthony drugged Caylee with chloroform and then duct-taped her mouth, and experts testified that air samples showed decaying human remains had been present in Anthony’s trunk.

Anthony’s defense team, in turn, said the young mother hadn’t reported her daughter’s disappearance because the child had accidentally drowned in the family pool and Anthony feared being accused of intentionally killing the toddler.

In the end, Anthony was famously acquitted on the most serious of charges. Since then, several movies and documentaries have tried to explore what happened to the young toddler.

This latest documentary series is slated to premiere on Nov. 29 on Peacock, which is part of TODAY’s parent company, NBCUniversal.

It will also feature Anthony’s “personal archives” and “behind the scenes footage,” according to a press release.

A teaser of the docuseries shows Anthony getting situated before filming for the on-camera interview, and then a voice behind the camera asks Anthony, “Why talk to me now when you’re not getting creative control?” Anthony looks at the camera and the footage cuts before she answers, followed by text reading “Casey Anthony Speaks” appearing in black-and-white.

“Since her acquittal in 2011, public opinion of Casey Anthony has been largely shaped by the media convinced of her guilt,” Alexandra Dean, the showrunner and director said in a statement. “Casey had never given an in-depth or on-camera interview explaining her actions until now, and as a filmmaker and journalist, my interest was in getting closer to the unbiased truth by hearing all sides of the story — from opposing voices to Casey herself.”

“While having access to Casey was critical, it was even more important that we had complete editorial control over the outcome of the reporting we did,” Dean continued in the statement. “Casey did not see or give notes on the film. What emerges over the course of multiple interviews recorded over six months, is a startling psychological portrait of Casey Anthony and a complete narrative of what she says happened to her daughter weighed against multiple sources of potential evidence.”

Dean said in the press release that she believes the docuseries will “surprise many” and result in “the American public to look at this story in a new light.”

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Peacock announced a deal with Hallmark Media to begin streaming live and on-demand content from Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama beginning Nov. 2. The deal is the first of its kind for the streaming service. Peacock is owned by NBCUniversal, TODAY’s parent company.

On Wednesday, the brand hub will go live on Peacock’s home page, featuring live telecasts and a library of on-demand titles — including all of those holiday Hallmark movies.

“As we continue to make Peacock a premium streaming destination, Hallmark is exactly the type of brand we want to align with,” Peacock President Kelly Campbell said in a statement. “Through this groundbreaking partnership, we’re giving Hallmark viewers a unique viewing experience while continuing to grow our audience, boosting engagement across both brands.”

Peacock subscribers will have access to on-demand titles such as “When Calls the Heart” in addition to upcoming new releases like “Ride” and “The Way Home.” Through a Peacock Premium subscription, viewers can also stream new premiere movies and Hallmark movie classics.

“We’re proud to enter this partnership with Peacock and bring our widely beloved Hallmark content to their subscribers,” said Wonya Lucas, president and CEO of Hallmark Media. “The opportunity to provide our devoted fanbase access to all three of Hallmark’s linear networks will allow our audience to continue to grow and connect in meaningful ways.”

Hallmark is scheduled to release 40 new holiday movies this year, some of which started rolling out beginning Oct. 21, over two months before the Christmas holiday.

To keep track of your favorite Hallmark classics, Hallmark recommends downloading the Hallmark Movie Checklist App. The fan-favorite app allows you to “favorite” movies, add them to a “Want to Watch” list and add “Upcoming” or “Countdown to Christmas” widgets on your phone to stay in-the-know about the channel’s newest releases.

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The “Friday the 13th” horror franchise is getting the prequel treatment with the brand-new show “Crystal Lake” from A24 and writer, showrunner, executive producer and creator Bryan Fuller.

Fittingly announced by the NBCUniversal streamer on Oct. 31, details about the upcoming series are currently being kept under wraps. But based on the title, fans can expect the series to expand upon the dark history of Camp Crystal Lake, and possibly that of the masked killer Jason Voorhees.

As a longtime fan of the slasher classic, Fuller shared his excitement for the project in a press release, saying, “When it comes to horror, A24 raises the bar and pushes the envelope and I’m thrilled to be exploring the camp grounds of Crystal Lake under their banner.”

Susan Rovner — chairman of entertainment content for NBCUniversal television and streaming — mirrored Fuller’s words. “‘Friday the 13th’ is one of the most iconic horror franchises in movie history,” Rovner said in a statement, “and we were dying to revisit this story with our upcoming drama series ‘Crystal Lake.'”

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She continued, “We can’t wait to get to work with Bryan Fuller, a gifted, visionary creator who I’ve had the pleasure of being a longtime friend and collaborator, along with our incredible partners at A24, in this updated version for Peacock that will thrill long-standing fans of the franchise.”

Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller and Rob Barsamian will also executive produce alongside A24 and Fuller.

Stay tuned to E! News for more news about Peacock‘s “Crystal Lake.”

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Bob West, the actor who originated the iconic voice of the beloved children’s character and gave life to the purple dinosaur from 1988 to 2000, is revealing what it was really like to work on “Barney & Friends.”

In Peacock‘s new documentary, “I Love You, You Hate Me,” West opens up about both the good and bad of being part of the Barney family. While the set was a joyful place to work for the cast and crew, West was one member of the team who eventually found himself on the receiving end of some hate.

“I did get some emails from some middle schoolers, which are really sad,” West recounted during an exclusive interview with E! News of the practice known as Barney bashing. “I did get death threats from kids in middle school, but I know what that was: Kids growing up and trying to throw off childhood. Generally, there was a lot more love than there was hate.”

West explained that in the early days of the Internet his personal email somehow got leaked to the public, which led to both positive and negative feedback.

“I got some really lovely notes from kids and I also got these death threats,” West continued. “I wrote back and most of them were like, ‘I’m so sorry, I didn’t know there was a real human being on the other end.’ Some of the kids were obviously hurting or had something going on in their lives. I tried my best to get ahold of their teachers or their computer lab person and see if we could get them some help.”

However, West clarified “there was a lot less” hate mail than there were letters from appreciative fans.

“I Love You, You Hate Me” shines a light on a specific subgroup of Barney haters who formed communities and fueled backlash against “Barney & Friends.”

One of those anti-Barney groups was The Jihad to Destroy Barney, an online community in which users created fan fiction with the goal of defeating fictionalized Barney villains. West said he actually had an interaction with the group online, but it was actually pretty positive.

“It was just this wonderfully developed, really complex little society that they had,” he said of the Jihad. “They all had roles and they had ranks and it was this war against Barney. It was a big joke… I actually went into the group a couple of times to say hello and they were just so nice to me. It was all just for fun.” 

Addressing Barney critics, West shared, “I understand where it comes from but I don’t encourage it. I understand that cynicism is easy to come across now. I mean, I have to say that I’m a little more cynical than I was when I was younger.”

He continued, “There’s a real need for understanding and not amplifying being skeptical about something to the point where it becomes hate or violent.”

To learn more about the dark side of Barney, “I Love You, You Hate Me,” premieres Wednesday, Oct. 12, on Peacock.

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The show’s cold open was a spoof of a streamed talk show hosted by NFL legends and brothers Peyton Manning (played by host Miles Teller) and Eli Manning (played by cast member Andrew Dismukes), “Peytoncast.”

“Instead of football, we decided to check out the season premiere of SNL” Eli Manning said. 

The show has been the subject of high expectations and scrutiny after the exit of many of its most beloved cast members over summer. 

Gone are Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villaseñor, Alex Moffat and Aristotle Athari.

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The convicted conman who authorities said “acted like a cult leader” according to The New York Times is at the center of Peacock’s “Sex Lies and the College Cult.” Per the streamer, the true crime documentary tells the story of how Ray “brainwashed students of Sarah Lawrence College into an abusive sex cult that upended their lives and the lives of their families.”

Many first learned of the story in 2019 when New York Magazine published an article titled “The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence,” a feature recounting how Ray moved into his daughter Talia’s dorm room at the New York-based college and began sexually and psychologically abusing a group of her fellow students.

“Sex, Lies and the College Cult” goes deep into Ray’s scheme, revealing new details about his time with the former students and what came after the publication of Ezra Marcus and James D. Walsh’s NY Mag piece. This includes Ray’s arrest in Feb. 2020, when he was charged with sex trafficking, money laundering and several other offenses, as well as his April 2022 conviction: guilty on all counts.

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Told in some of the victims’ own words, there’s no shortage of shocking revelations made in “Sex, Lies and the College Cult.” Read on for the most surprising.

Friends in High Places

Ray had connections with several notable figures, including former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. He participated in the documentary and made several revelations, including that Ray once brokered an introduction between former President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, and then-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Ray and Kerik’s friendship was short-lived, though. Despite serving as the best man at Kerik’s wedding, Ray–still years away from being arrested himself–went on to become a federal informant whose information helped lead to Kerik’s arrest. Kerik plead guilty to eight federal felony charges in 2009 and was sentenced to four years in prison; however, he received a full pardon from former President Donald Trump in 2020.

Putting Everything on the Record

Ray was constantly filming himself and the young adults who lived with him (which, overtime, would come to include daughter Talia Ray, Isabella Pollok, Daniel Levin, Claudia Drury, Iban Goicoechea and siblings Santos, Felicia and Yalitza Rosario). Home videos featured in the documentary showed him carrying out physical torture, coercing false confessions from the young adults that they had caused him harm and more. The details of these offenses and others are laid out in Ray’s indictment.

Intense Blackmail

Ray made sure that should any of the students stop complying with his demands, he’d be able to threaten them with the tapes he recorded of them–namely, those with false confessions. In one such video shown in the documentary and mentioned in the indictment, Ray pressed Claudia to falsely claim she had poisoned him.

A Years-Long Legal Battle

Then friends with Ray–who was ready to relocate from his daughter’s dorm room at Sarah Lawrence–Lee Chen said in “Sex, Lies and the College Cult” that he allowed Ray to stay in his Manhattan apartment, since he frequently traveled for work. It didn’t take long for Ray to completely take over the place, stationing himself in Chen’s bedroom and having the many students who lived with him attempt to renovate (and ultimately damage) the apartment.

But when Chen said he gave Ray a 10-day notice to leave, Ray simply changed the locks and ignored him. It ultimately took six years–three of which were spent just trying to get a judgement–for authorities to actually evict Ray.

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Cruelty Beyond Measure

As Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman put it in a 2020 press conference, Ray “exploited and abused” the students “emotionally, physically and sexually for his own financial gain.”

While testifying–as shown in the documentary–Drury recalled Ray approaching her and suddenly grabbing himself while talking about orgasms. He then suggested Drury and Levin have sex right there, and Drury revealed, “When he left, we did. Iban was next to us.”

The way Marcus saw it, “I think a lot of it for Larry it was about using sex as sort of a tool to destabilize them, make them uncomfortable. It was a tactic.”

Levin was certainly subject to this tactic, especially after telling Ray he was struggling with his sexuality. During one particularly cruel exercise, as Drury testified, Ray made Levin stand in front of the group in a dress. What came next, explained Marcus, was that “Larry asked Isabella to bring out a sex toy and then told Daniel to try and put that into himself in front of the whole group. They all stood around making fun of him for this.”

Self-Inflicted Torture

Ray had the students torture themselves in other ways. Santos, for example, could be seen in one video shown in the documentary (which was also introduced during Ray’s trial) slapping himself in the face over and over again for an entire hour.

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Ray managed to recruit three people from the same family to come live with him under the guise of bettering their lives and helping them reach their full potential. Santos was the first, and then Ray set his sights on Felicia, a Harvard graduate doing her medical residency in California. Over the course of several months and many phone calls, Ray and Felicia became romantically involved and as she later testified during his trial, he often asked her to do things she did not want to do, like have sex with other people, film it and send the footage to him.

Wanting Felicia to join him in New York, Ray later told her that his role as an informant put everyone who he cared about in danger. According to “Sex, Lies and the College Cult”– and Felicia herself, as Marcus interviewed her for the infamous NY Mag story — Felicia became extremely paranoid and eventually complied, leaving her medical residency behind. Yalitza was subsequently coerced into moving in with Larry.

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The Move to North Carolina

Taking his scheme to the next level, Larry relocated several of the young adults to North Carolina where they worked hours upon hours trying to restore a decrepit house. That was, until Larry accused them of damaging his machinery and subsequently owing him hundreds of thousands of dollars, prosecutors stated in court. Unable to pay Larry back, the students turned to their family and friends, telling them they had done something wrong and desperately needed help.

“They’d become profit centers,” former FBI special agent Frank Figliuzzi said. “He has them drain the bank accounts of their parents–in some cases, their life savings because they convinced their parents, ‘I have done this kind of damage, I owe this guy this kind of money, I’m in big trouble.'”

Claudia Drury’s Forced Sex Work

Not everybody’s parents were able to help them alleviate their imaginary debt, though. This rang true for Drury. As she testified in court, she turned to sex work after Larry convinced her that was the only way she could pay him back. For four years straight, Drury saw up to five clients a day–and all of the money went to Ray. Pollok, meanwhile, was the “bookkeeper for Drury’s prostitution,” Figliuzzi said. Prosecutors would later describe her as Ray’s “trusted lieutenant,” and she was indicted alongside him in 2021.

Theorizing about Pollok’s involvement, cult expert Dr. Janja Lalich said in the documentary, “Everyone in a cult to some degree becomes a perpetrator. In Isabella’s case, she sort of become the right hand person to Larry.”

A Great Escape

Fed up with Ray’s abuse, Drury confided in one of her clients in hopes that she’d finally be able to get away from him. Unfortunately, Ray found out she had talked, so he and Pollok “tortured her over the course of a horrific night of abuse,” Marcus said.

Drury, according to Washington Post reporter Shayna Jacobs–who reported on Ray’s trial and was interviewed for the documentary–was “repeatedly suffocated her with a plastic bag. It was relentless and it was painful and it was terrifying.”

She wasn’t ready to give up, though. Later, Drury once again asked a client for help, and this time, he was able to safely get her out of the city, she testified. This, Jacobs said, was “the beginning of the end” for Ray.

An Attempted Rescue

The infamous New York Magazine article detailing Larry’s abuse was published in April 2019. Once Pollok and Felicia’s families–more specifically, Pollok’s mom Cindy and aunt Liz, as well as Felicia’s mom Maritza–learned what had been happening, they said they traveled to Ray’s latest residence in New Jersey with plans to retrieve them.

However, according to the documentary and the women’s interview with New York Magazine, the girls refused, all while Ray apparently hid in the back of the house until the family members left.

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A Tragic End for Iban Goicoechea

Goicoechea began seeking help from Ray during a particularly vulnerable period in his life as he was struggling with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after serving overseas. According to his fellow Marine John Williams, Goicoechea soon became extremely paranoid because of “the thoughts Larry put in his head that someone was always out to get him.”

By the time Williams persuaded Goicoechea to come stay with him in Oregon, he had “no passion for anything” and there was “nothing he wanted to do.” Tragically, according to John, Iban died by suicide shortly after Larry’s arrest, something that Williams attributes to Goicoechea being so devoted to Ray. He added, “I absolutely blame Larry 100 percent for Iban’s death.”

Per the documentary and court testimony, Felicia and Yalitza both attempted suicide during their time with the group as well.

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Pollok was charged with conspiring to engage in sex trafficking, money laundering and more in 2021. The following year, she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money as part of a plea agreement and faces a maximum of five years in prison at her Feb. 2023 sentencing. Prosecutors specified that the illegal activities supporting her plea were sex trafficking and extortion–something that a U.S. District Judge asked her to acknowledge during a hearing. She did, also stating, “I know that what I was doing was wrong and against the law.”

A Convenient Medical Emergency

When Ray finally stood trial, Drury decided to testify against him. But during her testimony, Ray appeared to suffer from some sort of seizure and was carried out on a stretcher. The way Kerik saw it, he was “trying to influence the jury” and “trying to create this self pity thing.”

If that was the case, it didn’t work. He was found guilty of 15 counts and faces up to 120 years in prison.

“Sex, Lies and the College Cult” is now streaming on Peacock.

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Such is the dark story of everyone’s favorite talking dinosaur, Barney. And that story will be explored in Peacock’s two-part docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me,” which premieres Oct. 12.

The series will follow “the rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur’s furious backlash — and what it says about the human need to hate,” according to the streamer’s description.

Since the premiere of “Barney & Friends” in 1992, the character, created by Sheryl Leach, became a hit. After all, “What color is happier than purple? No color,” says Bill Nye in the series’ trailer.

“As her beloved character was heading into the stratosphere,” states Al Roker, “people couldn’t accept that this was just a show. And so, let the bashing begin.”

The “bashing” came in the form of violently destroying Barney merchandise, spreading rumors — including one claiming that Barney actors hid drugs in the costume’s tail — and even death threats towards the show’s performers, crew and their families.

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Former Barney actor Bob West recalled such an instance in the trailer, saying, “They were gonna come find me and they were going to kill me.”

“From Barney-bashing to frat parties to homicidal video games, something in American society broke into a million pieces, and it’s never been put together again,” Peacock’s description continues, “or is this just who we were all along?”

Hinted at in the trailer, the series may also touch upon a 2013 shooting involving Leach’s son Patrick. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2015 for shooting neighbor Eric Shanks in the chest.

An interviewee remarks at the end of the trailer, “I don’t think you could ever think somebody would go and shoot someone.”

The docuseries is directed by Tommy Avallone and executive produced by Rob Eric, Joel Chiodi, David Collins, Michael Williams, Tommy Avallone, Raymond Esposito, Wendy Greene and Amy Goodman Kass. Trent Johnson also serves as a producer.

Check out the full twisted trailer above.

“I Love You, You Hate Me” premieres Wednesday, Oct. 12, on Peacock.

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The first season of the David Applebaum-created series saw a massive sinkhole opening up in Los Angeles, right at the location of the La Brea Tar Pits site.

As the sinkhole opened up, the Harris family was torn apart, separated between two worlds. The mother, Eve Harris (Natalie Zea) and her son Josh Harris (Jack Martin), fell into a dangerous land of prehistoric creatures. Meanwhile, the father, Gavin Harris (Eoin Macken) and the daughter, Izzy Harris (Zyra Gorecki) were left to unlock the secrets of the inexplicable event on Earth.

Season 2 promises even more epic adventures to come.

Here’s everything we know about the fall series return:

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“La Brea” Season 2 Premiere Date

The latest episode is slated to air on Tuesday, September 27, at 9 p.m. ET exclusively on NBC.

Where to Watch “La Brea” Season 2 Online

As mentioned above, “La Brea” airs on NBC, which is available on most cable packages. For those without cable, the channel can be accessed via services such as Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV, or Fubo TV. Episodes will air the next day on Peacock, and season 1 is currently available to stream on the platform.

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Here’s a brief look at the upcoming season courtesy of NBC:

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Fans will be excited to know the second season will have 14 episodes compared to the 10 in Season 1. 

Who Is in the Cast?

The entire original cast of “La Brea” is returning to the series, including Jon Seda, Jack Martin, Natalia Zea and others. Some new faces will also join the cast. Tonantzin Carmelo (Paara) and Michelle Vergara Moore (Ella) will appear as series regulars and Martin Sensmeier will play Taamet, a character from 10,000 B.C., in season 2. 

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NBC has been airing some version of the “Law & Order” franchise since 1990. That’s hundreds of hours and episodes. So what haven’t they done with the “L&O” shows, which currently encompass the return of the mothership, “Law & Order: SVU” and “Organized Crime“?

How about a three-way crossover?

Your wish is Dick Wolf’s (the creator of the long-running franchise) command. For the first time in the history of the show, three casts from its series will join forces in a special event on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 8-11 p.m. on NBC. It will air the following day on Peacock.

(Peacock is part of our parent company, NBCUniversal.)

The premiere event helps to kick off NBC’s fall season and will wind a single story through the three series. In the story, a girl is shot, leading “L&O’s” Detective Frank Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) to pair up with Detective Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks, in his debut episode).

“SVU’s” Capt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her former partner, now-turned “Organized Crime” star Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) are brought in after the case widens. Key evidence draws DA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and ADA Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) (both from the mothership show) to an international crime ring but, unsurprisingly, complications arise.

“Nothing demonstrates the power of the ‘Law & Order’ brand more than an ambitious three-hour event with a story that is truly ripped from the headlines that starts on ‘Organized Crime,’ then migrates to ‘SVU’ and finally the trial on ‘Law & Order,'” Wolf said in a statement. “(Writers) Rick (Eid) and Gwen (Sigan) did an amazing job writing a compelling script and I can’t think of a bigger and better way to launch the new season of ‘Law & Order’ Thursday.”

“L&O” has a history of crossover episodes from some of its earliest days. The original show shared cast and story with “Homicide: Life on the Street” multiple times, and characters have freely wandered between the series over the years. A three-part “L&O” aired in its seventh season (1996-97), with one case spread over three episodes. Wolf’s other “Chicago” series has also crossed over with “L&O” shows.

Note to viewers: The shows will air in this order — “Organized Crime” at 8 p.m., “SVU” at 9 p.m. and “L&O” at 10 p.m. — without credits or title sequences between them. So if you set your DVR to watch them delayed, set it to record all three shows.

Or just watch them on Peacock the next day!

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The best part? You don’t have to leave your house to witness it. Self-proclaimed final girl Jamie Lee Curtis announced on Aug. 23 that “Halloween Ends“–the final installation in the beloved slasher series–will premiere simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock Oct. 14.

Jamie Lee shared the exciting news in an Instagram video aptly set in a mysterious set of woods (with a few appearances from Michael himself).

“You all know I’ve played Laurie Strode for more than four decades, and over the time she has been relentlessly stalked by Michael Myers,” she began. “Well, all that comes to an end this Halloween. And I’m very proud of our final film Halloween Ends and how it brings this saga to a fitting conclusion. I cannot wait for people to have the chance to see it.”

And since Peacock is launching day-and-date with the theatrical premiere, Jamie Lee hopes that as many people as possible will tune in.

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Can’t decide between the two options? Take her advice: “You can go to the theater, then rewatch it at home, then go back to the theater then rewatch it at home again.”

“No spoilers,” Jamie Lee added, “but I have a feeling that’s what you may want to do.”

The video then concluded with a heartfelt thank-you to “Halloween’s” fans.

“It has been the honor of my life to play Laurie Strode and no matter how you watch this final chapter, I hope you’ll get people together and scream and cheer and hold your breath until the end because we created this for you,” she said. “And I thank you for your years of support and how much you care about this story and me, your final girl.”

“Halloween Ends” hits theaters and Peacock on Friday, October 14.

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The streamer announced on Aug. 16 that “Meet Cute,” its new original film from Weed Road Pictures starring Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco, is set to premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

“Meet Cute” follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson), who meet and seemingly fall in love at first sight–until it’s revealed their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s actually got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again. But when the perfect night is never quite enough, Sheila travels to Gary’s past to change him into the perfect man.

“If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn,” director Alex Lehmann said in a press release for the film’s announcement. “Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s a decision I don’t get to make. I’m excited for audiences to get swept away on this wild romantic ride exclusively on Peacock.”

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Added Val Boreland, Executive Vice President, Content Acquisition, NBCUniversal Entertainment, Television and Streaming, “We are thrilled to add “Meet Cute” to our slate of Peacock original movies this Fall. It’s the perfect film to join Peacock’s catalog as the service continues to expand with a range of films for every fan and occasion.”

For a sneak peek at what’s to come during the dreamy flick, take a look at the first photos from Meet Cute below.

Don’t miss the film’s debut on Sept. 21 on Peacock.

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Starting Sept. 12, all new episodes of the show will debut on Peacock daily for Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus subscribers. Subscribers to those tiers of the streaming service can also access years of past shows, the network said. 

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to watch so you won’t miss a moment.

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What is Peacock TV — and how much does it cost?

Peacock TV is the streaming service by NBCUniversal.

Peacock has three tiers of service: the basic free service, Premium and Premium Plus.

You can watch full episodes of “Days of Our Lives” Season 56 for free currently with the basic tier.

For access to same-day episodes, you’ll need a Premium or Premium Plus plan. Episodes will be available to watch at 8 p.m. ET the same day they air.

Peacock Premium, which is ad-supported, costs $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Premium Plus, the ad-free version is $9.99/month or $99.99/year.

Peacock will have a special offer through the month of September: New Peacock Premium customers will be able to sign up for just $1.99 per month or $19.99 for one year. 

If you are a current Cox, Spectrum or Xfinity customer, you get Peacock Premium at no additional cost.

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1. Sign up for Peacock.
2. Connect to a supported device such as your smart TV, game console, streaming device, or on a web browser on your computer, mobile phone or tablet.
3. To watch, go to https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/days-of-our-lives or find “Days of Our Lives” under TV Shows > Drama.

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Starting Sept. 12, all new episodes of the show will debut on Peacock daily; Peacock Premium subscribers can access past shows, the network said. 

“NBC News Daily,’’ an hourlong program anchored by NBC News’ journalists, including Kate Snow, Aaron Gilchrist, Vicky Nguyen and Morgan Radford, will provide viewers with international, national and local news.

“NBC News Daily” will also be streamed simultaneously on NBC News NOW and Peacock.

“This programming shift benefits both Peacock and NBC and is reflective of our broader strategy to utilize our portfolio to maximize reach and strengthen engagement with viewers,” said Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “With a large percentage of the ‘Days of Our Lives’ audience already watching digitally, this move enables us to build the show’s loyal fanbase on streaming while simultaneously bolstering the network daytime offering with an urgent, live programming opportunity for partners and consumers.”

“Days of Our Lives,” which aired its 14,000th episode in 2020, is set in the fictional Midwestern city of Salem and revolves around the Brady, Horton and DiMera families. The serial debuted in 1965 and has collected 58 Emmy Awards.

That’s right, “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” season 3 has cast its leading ladies, E! News has learned.

Joining in on the vacation fun for the next installment will be “The Real Housewives of Potomac” stars Candiace Dillard Bassett and Gizelle Bryant, Alexia Echevarria and Marysol Patton of “The Real Housewives of Miami,” Heather Gay and Whitney Rose of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” Leah McSweeney of “The Real Housewives of New York and Porsha Williams of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

As for where these ladies are jetting off to? Peacock confirmed that the season three locale will be abroad. “Following a wildly successful first two seasons of ‘The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip,'” the description teased, “Peacock has greenlit a third iteration with a brand-new group of Housewives fan-favorites. This season, cross-franchise icons will come together as they jet off to exotic Thailand.”

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We wonder how “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” season two stars Dorinda Medley, Taylor Armstrong, Brandi Glanville, Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Eva Marcille, Phaedra Parks and Jill Zarin feel about this news? While we adore Medley’s Blue Stone Manor, also known as the location for season two, it’s no Thailand.

(Though, for the record, Parks loved staying at Medley’s home in the Berkshires, telling E! News, “I loved the fish room, it was perfect.”)

The inaugural season of “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip,” which starred Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Kyle Richards, filmed in Turks and Caicos.

There is currently no premiere date for season three of “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.”

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On Tuesday, Peacock announced the return of “Caillou,” which is sure to make a lot of kids happy and plenty of moms and dads stock up on earplugs. The animated series — often derided for its obnoxious main character — ended its run on PBS Kids in 2021. But you can’t keep Caillou down!

The new series is “a CGI reboot of the original, 1997 animated series of the same name,” according to the streamer, “featuring authentic and relatable slice-of-life stories told from the point of view of its imaginative four-year-old main character who learns life lessons and discovers new things with his friends and family.”

The episodes will be 11 minutes long and feature Caillou and “his supportive family and friends that help him navigate his big feelings,” Peacock said.

Caillou isn’t the only one in his feelings, as people responded to the news on social media with messages like “Just when I thought the state of the world couldn’t get worse I find out they’re bringing back Caillou” and “Oh, dear God, no! Please don’t do this. Nobody is asking for this. No parents like #Caillou.”

Not to rain on the parade, but Caillou is coming back with even more of a vengeance.

Peacock also announced the rights to five 44-minute event specials, “focusing on significant childhood occasions.” The specials will feature storylines for Christmas, Halloween, Summer Vacation, Anti-Bullying and Celebration of Family.

Get ready to spend the holidays with Caillou, parents!

“Each story will push further into the rich imaginative potential of Caillou’s inner world than ever before,” said Peacock. “By telling bigger stories, we get a better understanding of Caillou’s struggles and victories, with the ultimate satisfaction of knowing things are always wrapped up in a happy ending.”

Hey, maybe there’s a lesson for all of us to learn here. Let’s give Caillou a chance!

The new (and improved?) Caillou is expected to debut on Peacock in 2023.

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On this new Roku channel, you’ll find the latest local newscasts, breaking news as it happens, constant news updates, weather forecasts & live special events from around the Tri-State.

The 24/7 channel also includes original digital series produced by the News 4 team, award-winning investigative reports and so much more.

How To Watch NBC New York News:
• Turn on your Roku device
• Use one of the following access points:

• Select the Live TV tile on your Roku TV home screen and then click the left arrow button, OR
• Open The Roku Channel app, click the left arrow button to access the left-hand navigation menu, scroll down to Channel 123 and select Live TV

On The Roku Channel, you’ll find channels from the NBC stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., Hartford (CT) and South Florida in the channel guide.

After a battle last week between the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals, the New York Mets and Miami Marlins will step into the spotlight for MLB Sunday Leadoff.

In the series opener on Friday night, New York capitalized off of Miami’s mistakes, leading to a 5-3 win after a sixth inning turning point.

Saturday’s game was more of the same for both teams. Miami tied things up at three in the fifth inning, but couldn’t keep up down the stretch as the Mets recorded a run in each of the final two frames to win 5-3.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Mets vs. Marlins game on Peacock this Sunday:

How can I watch the Mets vs. Marlins on Sunday?

The Mets vs. Marlins game will be streamed on Peacock this Sunday, June 26 at 12:05 p.m. ET. 

White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti is on play-by-play duties for all 18 games in the MLB Sunday Leadoff series this season. Benetti will be joined by analysts Cliff Floyd, who played for the Mets and Marlins, and Tommy Hutton, who is a Marlins broadcaster and former MLB player.

Where can I watch Peacock?

Peacock is available on Roku platform, Amazon FireTV and Fire tablets, Apple devices, Google platforms and devices, Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, PlayStation devices, Samsung Smart TVs and other Comcast entertainment platforms. 

To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit PeacockTV.com. 

What other MLB games will be streamed on Peacock this season?

Of the 30 MLB teams, 24 will appear on Peacock’s MLB Sunday Leadoff series this season. The Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays will each play three times, leading all teams in appearances. 

Here is the remaining 2022 MLB Sunday Leadoff schedule:

• Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers, July 3 at noon ET
• Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore Orioles, July 10 at noon ET
• Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays, July 17 at noon ET
• Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies, July 24 at noon ET
• Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, July 31 at noon ET
• Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians, Aug. 7 at noon ET
• San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals, Aug. 14 at noon ET
• Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians, Aug. 21 at noon ET
• Los Angeles Dodgers at Miami Marlins, Aug. 28 at noon ET
• Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates, Sept. 4 at noon ET

What’s next for the Mets and Marlins?

After a five-game road trip, the Mets return to Citi Field for a home series against the Astros, beginning on Tuesday. The Marlins, meanwhile, will hit the road for a seven-game trip starting on Monday against the Cardinals.

The Mets will not appear on MLB Sunday Leadoff again this season, but the Marlins will host the Dodgers on Aug. 28 on Peacock.

The Yankees boast the best record in MLB at 38-15. Meanwhile, the Tigers are struggling to sneak into the middle of the pack. Detroit is currently 21-32, good for fourth place in the AL Central.

The Tigers’ biggest test? Home-field advantage.

The Yankees have been especially prolific at home, winning 22 of their 29 games at Yankee Stadium this season. The Tigers, on the other hand, have a dismal 6-17 road record, the worst in MLB.

The two teams faced off back in April, with the Yankees taking two of three games in Detroit. After New York’s 3-0 win on Saturday, the Bronx Bombers could end the season series with a 5-1 advantage with a victory on Sunday.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Detroit vs. New York game on Peacock this Sunday:

How can I watch the Tigers vs. Yankees game on Sunday?

The Tigers vs. Yankees game will be available exclusively on Peacock’s premium service on Sunday, June 5, at 11:30 a.m. ET, with live coverage beginning at 11 a.m.

Jason Benetti, who is the play-by-play announcer on NBC Sports Chicago for the White Sox, will call Tigers-Yankees. He will be joined in the booth by Bally Sports Detroit’s Tigers analyst Jack Morris and YES Network’s Yankees analyst John Flaherty.

Live stream: Tigers vs. Yankees on Peacock

What devices can I watch Peacock on? 

Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform, Amazon FireTV and Fire tablets, Apple devices, Google platforms and devices, Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, PlayStation devices, Samsung Smart TVs and other Comcast entertainment platforms. 

To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit PeacockTV.com.

Will there be additional MLB content on Peacock?

Aside from the 18 MLB games being streamed on Peacock this season, Peacock will also feature MLB classic games, award-winning documentaries from the MLB Film & Video Archive and highlight packages available on-demand on a new MLB hub.

The Futures Game, which is scheduled for July during All-Star week at Dodger Stadium, will be streamed exclusively on Peacock.

What’s next for MLB fans on Peacock?

The next MLB game streaming on Peacock will be on Sunday, June 12, and feature the Oakland A’s against the Cleveland Guardians at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Emmy Rossum stars as the enigmatic blonde bombshell, along with Martin Freeman and Alex Karpovsky. The series is based on a 2017 Hollywood Reporter article by Gary Baum titled “The Mystery of L.A. Billboard Diva Angelyne’s Real Identity Is Finally Solved.”

Angelyne rose to fame in the 1980s with her eye-popping billboards featuring a photo of herself along with her name Angelyne in bold, pink letters, placed around the city.

She’s known for cruising around LA in some iteration of a pink Corvette, selling merch out of the trunk of her car (she now has her own online store) and posing for photos ($20 each).

“I love Angelyne,” star and Angelyne executive producer Rossum said. “She’s as if Marilyn Monroe got into an Easy-Bake Oven with a 80s punk Barbie Doll, and a dose of new age spirituality. She’s a trailblazer, a hustler, a visionary, the original influencer, a living-breathing piece of art.”

Before Rossum transformed into LA’s billboard queen she did a lot of research, met with coaches to perfect Angelyne’s patterns, dialect and movement and met the real-life Angelyne at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the actress told E! News.

Showrunner and executive producer Allison Miller said in a previously released statement that the five episodes aren’t the true story of Angelyne. It’s not a straight forward biopic.

“It’s a story inspired by everything Angelyne represents and so it’s a magical story, a hopeful story, a story about becoming the person you were meant to be and believing in your own inner strength to manifest your dreams. It’s a story about Los Angeles and everything the city means to people who move here and to people who dream about moving here,” Miller said.

Want to know who Angelyne really is? You can always buy a ride for $500 — you, the pink Corvette and Angelyne herself.

The limited series “Angelyne” is streaming now on Peacock.

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It’s time for a Sox faceoff. The Chicago White Sox will take on the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, May 8 at 11:30 p.m. ET.

But that’s not all: This game will be featured as the first of 18 games to be streamed live on Peacock. Peacock will be the new and exclusive home base (pun intended) of one game per week, occurring on Sunday mornings.

The three-game series between the two Sox began on Friday night with a 4-2 White Sox victory.

Boston entered the matchup with questionable momentum following Thursday’s performance against the Angels. Trevor Story did not take fans’ reactions well when the team was shut out 8-0 by the Angels.

Similarly, the White Sox played a great pair of games against the Cubs, resulting in their first three-game win streak since April 9-13, when they won four games consecutively. It looks like Matt Foster got his groove back. 

Things are heating up as we continue this showdown. Here’s everything you need to know about the Chicago vs. Boston game on Peacock this Sunday:

How can I watch the White Sox vs. Red Sox game on Sunday?

The White Sox vs. Red Sox game will be live on Peacock on Sunday, May 8 at 11:30 a.m. ET or 10:30 a.m. CT. 

Jason Benetti – the play-by-play announcer on NBC Chicago for the White Sox – will be the voice of MLB Sunday Leadoff. He will be joined by local analysts Kevin Youkilis of Boston and Steve Stone of Chicago, as well as Ahmed Fareed, the host of MLB Sunday Leadoff.

The game will be available on Peacock’s premium service as well as the NBC broadcast network.

What devices can I watch Peacock on? 

Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform, Amazon FireTV and Fire tablets, Apple devices, Google platforms and devices, Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, PlayStation devices, Samsung Smart TVs and other Comcast entertainment platforms. 

To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit PeacockTV.com.

Will there be additional MLB content on Peacock?

Aside from the 18 MLB games being streamed on Peacock this season, Peacock will also feature MLB classic games, award-winning documentaries from the MLB Film & Video Archive and highlight packages available on-demand on a new MLB hub.

The All-Future Game, taking place on July 16, will be streamed exclusively on Peacock.

What’s next for MLB fans on Peacock?

The next MLB game streaming on Peacock will take place on Sunday, May 15 and feature the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves at 11:30 a.m. ET.

NBC Sports and MLB are broadcasting partners once again.

Starting on May 8, one live game each Sunday will be streamed exclusively on Peacock. The first six weeks will featured a first pitch at 11:30 a.m. ET, while the final 12 weeks will begin at noon ET. NBC Sports will produce the broadcast, with pregame and postgame shows on Peacock.

NBC and MLB have a longstanding relationship taking back to 1947, when NBC first broadcasted the World Series. The network has televised 39 World Series, more than any other company. MLB announced the news with a nostalgic video:

“We are excited to announce this multi-year partnership with Major League Baseball, which will exclusively offer Peacock subscribers a premium property in a unique time slot for the sport, while continuing NBC Sports’ rich baseball history,” said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman of NBC Sports, in a press release.

The Sunday morning baseball will begin when the Chicago White Sox visit the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on May 8. Here’s the full schedule for Peacock’s 2022 Sunday games:

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Today, we launched NBC New York News on Peacock.  

Here, you will see around-the-clock local news coverage. At launch, the channel will feature simulcast and encore news programming from News 4, with the ability to add breaking news and original content in the future.

Our lineup delivers news, weather, investigative reporting and our local storytelling, wherever you want to watch on Peacock. 

“Our new NBC New York News channel gives Peacock users 24/7 access to breaking news, our award-winning newscasts and the Tri-State’s most accurate weather forecasts – using our exclusive StormTracker 4 S-band radar technology. Viewers can now access our original content wherever they are, all in one place,” said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager of NBC 4 New York.

Here’s how to see NBC New York News on Peacock: 

• First, go to PeacockTV.com or download the free Peacock app for your streaming device, phone or tablet. It’s available for iPhone or Android.
• Then, click on the “channels” tab in the app. 
• Scroll through the channels to NBC New York News. 

You’ll also find channels from the NBC stations in Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Miami and Los Angeles in the channel guide as well.

Peacock also features live and on-demand channels including NBC News NOW, Sky News, TODAY All Day, NBC LX, Telemundo Al Día, and Dateline 24/7. 

The NBCUniversal streaming service has hidden a chili recipe in the terms of use that fans of the sitcom “The Office” will be particularly jazzed to find.

In case you’re not familiar with the series, Brian Baumgartner’s character Kevin Malone talks about “Kevin’s Famous Chili,” a recipe that he likes to bring into the office once a year, in episode 26 of season 5.

“The trick is to undercook the onions. Everybody is going to get to know each other in the pot. I’m serious about this stuff,” he says in the scene.

As Kevin struggles to carry a gigantic pot of chili into the office, he loses his grip and it suddenly drops, spilling all his hours of hard work onto the floor.

Feeling slightly horrified, he quickly improvises and attempts to scoop up the chili with a file holder, and he soon becomes covered in the dish as he crawls and slips across the floor.

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Meanwhile, in the narration, Kevin explains that it’s a recipe passed down by generations of his family and says, “It’s probably the thing I do best.”

Peacock users have to dig pretty deep in the user agreement to find the recipe, so it would be easy to miss. But one TikTok user, @mckenziefloyd, recently posted a video explaining that her boyfriend found it since he “obviously reads the terms and conditions.”

This is actually the second time that Peacock has hidden a recipe in its user agreement. When the streaming service first launched in 2020, TODAY Food spotted a chocolate cake recipe in one of the document’s subsections.

“At Peacock, we don’t make promises we can’t keep,” the section read. “So, please see below for very delicious, Peacock-approved, just-like-Grandma-used-to-make chocolate cake recipe.”

Ready to give Kevin Malone’s famous chili? Below is an excerpt from Peacock’s user agreement. Just try not to drop it like Kevin did.

How to make Kevin’s Famous Chili

At Peacock, we don’t make promises we can’t keep. So, please see below for the chili recipe inspired by Kevin Malone’s legendary family dish, which he so memorably brought to Dunder Mifflin on The Office:

Ingredients

4 dried ancho chiles

2 tablespoons neutral oil (vegetable, canola or grapeseed)

3 pounds ground beef (80/20 or 85/15 lean)

2 medium yellow onions, finely chopped

6 cloves garlic

1 large jalapeño, finely chopped

1 tablespoons dried oregano

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 (12-ounce) bottles of beer (lager or pale ale)

3 cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed

3 cups beef stock

2 ½ cups chopped ripe tomatoes

2 tablespoons kosher salt

chopped scallions, shredded Jack cheese and sour cream, for topping

Directions

1. Tear ancho chiles into pieces, discarding seeds and stems. In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, toast chiles over medium-high, stirring occasionally until very fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer toasted ancho chiles to a food processor or spice mill and process until very finely ground. Set aside.
2. Add oil to pot and heat over medium-high. Add ground beef and cook, stirring occasionally to break beef into small pieces, until well browned (about 6 minutes). Using a slotted spoon, transfer beef to a plate and set aside.
3. Add onion to pot and cook briefly over medium-high until barely softened, about 2 minutes. The secret is to undercook the onions.
4. Using a garlic press, press garlic directly into the pot, 1 clove at a time. Then stir in jalapeños, oregano, cumin, cayenne pepper and tomato paste. Stir and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add beer and continue to cook, stirring and scraping the pan, about 7 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, put beans in a large bowl and mash briefly with a potato masher until broken up but not fully mashed.
6. Add mashed beans, stock, tomatoes, salt, and cooked beef to pot. Cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low to maintain simmer and cook 2 hours so everything gets to know each other in the pot. Remove from heat, uncover and let stand at least 1 hour (can also be refrigerated 8 hours or overnight).
7. Reheat gently, taste and add more salt if necessary, and serve with your favorite toppings. We recommend chopped scallions, shredded Jack cheese and sour cream.

Enjoy! While we wish you could dish us up a bowlful (without spilling it all over our reception area, naturally), feel free to share this recipe (tagging @peacocktv, of course). And now, back to your regularly scheduled legal document.

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It’s all going down as part of a just-released Super Bowl LVI commercial for Peacock’s new drama Bel-Air–a reimagining of the beloved sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air–during which Smith sings the show’s iconic theme song with some help from fans all around the world.

As shown in the ad, which you can watch below, people of all ages join in on the fun as Smith raps the tune like no time has passed at all. Each bar is punctuated with the sight of different dances and too many instruments to count, and at one point, a Mariachi band even appears.

All in all, the commercial is sure to leave devotees of the original series feeling nostalgic while also ushering in an entirely new generation of fans ahead of the Bel-Air premiere.

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Jabari Banks stars as Will in the new series, which is set in modern-day and offers a dramatic take on his complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. There, he’ll have to reckon with the power of second chances while navigating the conflicts, emotions and biases of a world far different from the only one he’s ever known.

The show is inspired by the viral trailer created by Morgan Cooper, who now serves as Bel-Air’s director, co-writer and executive producer alongside co-showrunners and executive producers T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson.

Smith is also an executive producer. Watch his Super Bowl commercial–which was directed by Vincent Peone and produced by ArtClass–in the above clip.

Bel-Air premieres Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13 on Peacock with the first three episodes at launch then new episodes released weekly.

(E! and Peacock are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)

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The 21-year-old seeks to defend her halfpipe gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and NBC and Peacock are there to capture it all.

If Kim wins, she’ll become the first to earn both multiple and consecutive golds in women’s halfpipe. Challengers include teammate and reigning world runner-up Maddie Mastro, two-time world champion Cai Xuetong of China and 2020 X Games winner Queralt Castellet of Spain.

When Does Chloe Kim make her 2022 Olympic debut?

Like White, Kim only competes in a single event — the halfpipe. Look for her in the qualifying round at 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday. Watch it live here, on NBC in primetime or stream it on Peacock.

Assuming she advances, which she is expected to do, Kim will compete in the halfpipe final the next day, Wednessay, at 8:30 p.m. ET. Watch that live here.

In the meantime, here’s how to watch the full snowboarding slate in Beijing.

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In a Winter Olympics first, but similar to its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics, NBCU provided unprecedented full-day coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday. Look for an enhanced primetime presentation of the Opening Ceremony, with a special focus on Team USA, later.

As with recent Winter Olympics, the NBC broadcast network will feature 18 nights of primetime coverage, beginning on Thursday, Feb. 3, the night before the Opening Ceremony. USA Network, the new home for many of NBC Sports’ biggest events, will be the cable home of the Winter Games, providing coverage from Feb. 2-20. And, Peacock will live stream all Winter Olympics coverage on its premium tier and immediately host replays of all competition to ensure fans won’t miss a moment.

Team USA is expected to feature all nine of its gold medalists from PyeongChang along with several other top medal contenders. They include: three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White (snowboarding); 2018 Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim (snowboarding); three-time Olympic medalist, including two golds, Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing); three-time world champion and 2018 Olympian Nathan Chen (figure skating); two-time Olympic gold medalist David Wise (freestyle skiing); three-time Olympic medalist, including two golds, Jamie Anderson (slopestyle and big air); 2018 Olympic gold medalist Red Gerard (slopestyle); three-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor (bobsled); 2018 Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins (cross-country skiing, who won gold with since-retired Kikkan Randall); 2018 Olympic bronze medalist Brittany Bowe (speed skating); and 2018 Olympian Erin Jackson (speed skating). The U.S. is also expected to challenge for medals in team sports and returns many members of the 2018 gold medal-winning women’s ice hockey team and men’s curling team, which is once again skipped by John Shuster.

Following are highlights of NBCU’s presentation of the 2022 Beijing Olympics (Note: Similar to Tokyo, Beijing is 13 hours ahead of the U.S. eastern time zone, allowing for significant coverage of live events in the primetime and Primetime Plus shows):

Olympics on NBC New York

• NBC New York (WNBC, Channel 4 over the air, Ch. 804 Comcast, Ch. 4 Spectrum, Ch. 4 Optimum) will have daily live and taped coverage of various Olympics events. Click here for the TV listings, and to sign in with your cable provider’s credentials to watch live.

Opening Ceremony

• Identical to this past summer’s Tokyo Olympics and in a first for a Winter Games, NBCUniversal will provide unprecedented full-day coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday. Feb. 4. Coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with NBCU’s first-ever live morning presentation of a Winter Games Opening Ceremony.
• Following live coverage, a special edition of TODAY will air on NBC from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. ET, including reaction to the Opening Ceremony and athlete interviews.
• From 12-3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, NBCU will review the highlights of the Opening Ceremony and look ahead to the biggest storylines of the Beijing Olympics with its first-ever daytime show on the opening Friday of a Winter Games.
• The day-long coverage will culminate with an enhanced primetime presentation of the Opening Ceremony, from 8-11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with a special focus on the athletes of Team USA in addition to the traditional performances, pageantry and Parade of Nations that make the Opening Ceremony one of the most-watched events worldwide.

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• The NBC broadcast network will televise nearly 200 hours of coverage, including 18 nights in primetime. The primetime presentation will again be televised live across the country, featuring all the Games’ most high-profile sports, including figure skating, alpine skiing, snowboarding, short track, speed skating, and more.
• For the second consecutive Winter Games and third overall, NBC will broadcast its primetime Olympic show live across all time zones. Primetime begins each night at 8 p.m. ET, except for Sundays (7 p.m. ET).
• Like Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018, primetime coverage on NBC begins the night before the Opening Ceremony, on Thursday, Feb. 3, featuring live figure skating as well as qualifying for men’s and women’s moguls. In figure skating, Team USA begins its pursuit of a third straight medal in the Team Event, which could include the Beijing debut of Nathan Chen.
• Primetime Plus, which debuted for PyeongChang and was duplicated for Tokyo, returns for Beijing. The program follows late local news in most time zones and will feature significant live coverage of many of the Games’ most high-profile sports, including figure skating, alpine skiing, snowboarding, short track, and speed skating. Like the primetime show, it will be live across the country in all time zones.
• On Sunday, Feb. 13, the Beijing Olympics will both precede and follow NBC Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LVI on NBC and Peacock. Programming from Beijing will begin at 8 a.m. ET and continue until Super Bowl pre-game coverage begins at Noon ET. Following post-game coverage, the Winter Olympics resume, including live figure skating and bobsled among other sports.

Peacock

Sign up for Peacock to stream the following coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics:

• Peacock will be the streaming home of the Winter Olympics, offering fans the ability to live stream all 2,800+ hours of NBCUniversal’s coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games on the service’s premium tier from February 2-20.
• Peacock will present live streaming coverage of every event of the Winter Olympics — inclusive of all events airing on broadcast and cable television — providing fans with a comprehensive Olympics destination for all live action and catch-up on-demand viewing.
• In addition to live competition streams across all 15 sports, premium tier customers will also enjoy the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, NBC’s nightly primetime show, full replays of all competition available immediately upon conclusion, exclusive daily studio programming, medal ceremonies, extensive highlight clips, and more.

• Starting on February 5, Peacock will stream four exclusive shows featuring top moments from the Olympic Games, interviews with top athletes and expert analysis exclusively through the Olympic Spotlight Channel. Exclusive daily programming includes*:

1. “The Olympics Show” (8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET) is a live studio show that will highlight the biggest, must-see moments, feature athlete interviews, and preview upcoming events.
2. “Olympic Ice” (10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET) will be essential viewing for figure skating fans, featuring in-depth analysis of one of the Winter Games’ most popular events, including competition highlights, interviews with Team USA athletes, practice reports and scoring breakdowns
3. “Winter Gold” (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET) will provide a comprehensive look at the most compelling performances of the day so that fans never miss a minute of action.
4. “Top Highlights” (8:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. ET) will give fans even more memorable moments and highlights throughout the day.

*These shows will re-stream throughout the day on Peacock’s Olympic Spotlight Channel

• Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Amazon FireTV and Fire tablets; Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices including Android™, Android TV™ devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices;  Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4 and PlayStation 4 Pro; Samsung Smart TVs; VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs; LG Smart TVs; Comcast’s entertainment platforms including Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex, and XClass TV; and Cox’s Contour and Contour Stream Player devices. To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up visit PeacockTV.com.
• To learn more about Peacock and how to sign up, visit PeacockTV.com.

Cable Networks

• USA Network, the platform that now hosts many of NBC Sports’ most high-profile events, will be the cable home of the Winter Olympics, televising nearly 400 hours across 19 days and nights.
• Over the course of the Games, USA Network will feature all 15 sports in the Winter Olympics program and many live medal events. Most days the channel will feature round-the-clock Olympic coverage.
• NBCU’s coverage of the Beijing Olympics begins two nights before the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 2, when USA Network televises live curling featuring Team USA; live coverage of women’s ice hockey between Canada and Switzerland; and training for the men’s downhill.
• On Sunday, Feb. 13, USA Network will have Olympics coverage throughout the day and night while NBC broadcasts Super Bowl LVI.
• This will be the ninth time USA Network has carried Olympic programming (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020).
• CNBC, NBCU’s widely distributed business channel, will present roughly 80 hours of Winter Olympics’ coverage, mostly in the evenings when the network’s traditional business coverage has finished for the day.
• Programming on CNBC will primarily feature curling and ice hockey.
• This will be the 12th consecutive Olympics in which CNBC has provided coverage, every Summer and Winter Games since 2000.

NBC Sports app / NBCOlympics.com

• NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will live stream 2,100+ hours from Beijing, a record for a Winter Olympics.
• Digital coverage will include live streaming of all events and competition across desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs for authenticated users; TV simul-stream coverage of the three television networks broadcasting the Games; and an enhanced viewing experiences for select sports.
• In addition, fans will be able to access live streams of select practice and warm-up sessions, plus extensive video content including event recaps, highlights, viral moments, interviews and more.
• NBCOlympics.com will once again be the home for results, schedules, medal counts, athlete profile pages, and more.
• You’ll find a full schedule and viewing guide to all Olympic broadcast and streaming coverage on NBCOlympics.com.

Definitive Olympic Viewing Guide

• Viewers can find exactly what they want to watch by going to NBCOlympics.com/Schedule for a comprehensive and always up-to-date viewing guide for both TV and streaming coverage on all platforms that will feature personalization options for the first time.

The Beijing Games will be the fifth Olympics for the three-time gold medalist. And they’ll be the last Olympics for the 35-year-old American who is now an elder-statesman for his sport — more than double the age of some of the riders he goes against.

Back when he was a brash teen, he burst onto the scene as “The Flying Tomato” — with the shock of bright red hair, the mile-wide smile and the ability to jump straight out of the halfpipe and hover above it for what felt like days.

He came up with tricks nobody else could dream of. He won everything, didn’t apologize for any of it, and went about proving that his sport full of rebels and renegades could play to the mainstream, too.

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Some loved him. Even more in a sport that has never fully wrapped its arms around cutthroat competition did not. What nobody could deny was that the sport had a whole different feel when White was on the mountain. In that respect, he understands his role in this game. As he looks back on what he’s accomplished, it makes whatever happens on Feb. 10 for two qualifying runs, then, we assume, on Feb. 11 for three runs in the finals, a little easier to live with no matter the result.

“I’m proud that at my age, I’m still doing this sport,” White said. “I’m honored and the most proud of being able to stay on top of a sport that’s ever-changing. And for this long, to show up and do some heavy tricks with the younger riders, that’s very inspiring to me.”

Based on what the public has seen of White this season — virtually none of his “A” material, and nary a moment at full health — there is no visual evidence to lean on to say he should be a favorite to win his fourth Olympic title.

His top competition — Ayumu Hirano, who has two Olympic silver medals, including the one from 2018 in arguably the most daring halfpipe contest ever — has landed the once unthinkable triple cork two times in competition this winter. One of Hirano’s Japanese teammates, Ruka Hirano, has tried it, as well, and one or two more riders might have it in their bag of tricks, too.

Does White? Well, he was one of the first men to ever work on that trick. But he gave up on it, at least for a time, figuring the risk was too great, and the reward too uncertain. Nobody has yet linked a triple cork as part of a complete run in a contest. (Hirano fell both times on the next jump after landing it.)

White didn’t come close to trying anything so difficult in his run-up to the Olympics, which included poor finishes, an injured ankle, a broken binding at one contest, a bout with COVID-19 and a late, emergency trip to Switzerland for a contest he needed to sew up his spot on the U.S. team.

But he has been working away on a halfpipe in Colorado over the last half of January.

This is what he said in an interview in October: “A lot of that crunch time is going to come down to the last couple of weeks or the month before the Olympics. Everybody’s going to be doing what they’re doing. You have to train, you have to practice, and there’s going to be that last-minute dash to the finish line.”

His coach, J.J. Thomas, is the first to concede that the Japanese, along with Australia’s Scotty James, would all be favored ahead of White heading into the Olympics, “but Shaun, he’s the kind of guy who could click tomorrow and disrupt that entire thing.”

“And I think he’s just doing a great job of taking it for what it is and really just enjoying this curtain call,” Thomas said. “I’ve been really proud of him, just his whole attitude and his performances, too. I mean, there’s a lot of heavy stuff going on out on that halfpipe.”

As much as he loves to be in the middle of it all, White sounds at peace with walking away from it, too.

Even though the snowboarding world is secretive, he knew Hirano and others were working on triple corks. He saw where the future of this sport is heading, and even though he’s gotten stronger thanks to a new routine in the weight room, he felt the reality of what it’s like when you’re 35, not 15.

Though the decision to call it a career didn’t cement itself in his mind until this fall, he had spent a lot of the last four years trying to build a life after snowboarding.

He’s in a serious relationship with Nina Dobrev, the actress of “The Vampire Diaries” fame.

“I’ve become so much more responsible being in a relationship where I’m very much held accountable for a lot of things,” White said. “It’s very inspiring.”

He is working again with his brother, Jesse, and they recently introduced a new “lifestyle brand,” Whitespace, that is more White’s style than the style of the sponsors who used to beat down his door with deals.

Where he used to find fuel in proving people wrong — “people thought we were kind of throwing our lives away for a sport that wasn’t a ‘real’ sport, so I always felt like I had something to prove,” he said — he now finds joy in simply being able to compete at such a high level at his age.

“There’s just a lot motivating me now that wasn’t there before,” White said. “Or at least it’s a lot different.”

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Danny Kass was on the podium in 2006 when White won his first gold. These days, Kass is 39 and in the coaching business. Now, like then, he’s amazed at where White has taken snowboarding.

“It’s about what he gets out of competition and the drive he pulls from competing,” Kass said. “He’ll give these last three runs everything he’s got and will probably land, hopefully, one of the best runs he’s ever landed in his life.”

Based on what we’ve seen this season, if White wins a gold medal — a medal of any color, really — he will have proven everyone wrong once again.

Based on what we’ve seen over the span of 20 years — White almost always performs best when the stakes are the highest — it feels a bit too soon to bet against him.

The 2022 Beijing Olympics are just days away, and now E! News can reveal the all-star hosts for Peacock‘s exclusive daily programming beginning Feb. 5 and streaming throughout the winter games.

Comedian and television host Matt Iseman and former Olympic skier Jonny Moseley will host “The Olympic Show,” a live studio show that will highlight the biggest, must-see moments, athlete interviews and previews of upcoming events, at 8 a.m. ET every morning.

At 10 a.m. each day, coverage will alternate between “The Olympic Show” and “Olympic Ice.” On “Olympic Ice,” Iseman and Moseley will be joined by special contributors, including former Olympic figure skaters Ashley Wagner, Brian Boitano and Scott Hamilton. According to Peacock, “Olympic Ice” will be essential viewing for figure skating fans featuring in-depth analysis of one of the Winter Games’ most popular events, including competition highlights and interviews with Team USA, practice reporters and scoring breakdowns.

Concluding Peacock’s daily morning programming will be “Winter Gold” at 11 a.m. ET hosted by sports broadcaster Adnan Virk. “Winter Gold” will give a “comprehensive look at the most compelling performances of the day so that fans never miss a minute of action.”

Each night beginning at 8 p.m. ET will be “Top Highlights,” which will give fans even more memorable moments and highlights throughout the competition day.

The daily programming slate including “Top Highlights” will stream for free on Peacock’s Olympic Spotlight Channel.

The 2022 Olympics officially kick on Friday, Feb. 4 with the Opening Ceremony on NBC.

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Peacock released the first look at Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell as “Tiger King” characters Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin in “Joe vs. Carole” on Friday, Jan. 21. In the pictures, the “Saturday Night Live” alum wears a long blonde wig, chunky necklace and an eccentric blouse that one would imagine when thinking of the tiger rescuer, and the actor is just as impressive in Joe Exotic’s cowboy hat and mullet.

Peacock also dropped a trailer for the series, giving fans an even closer look at Kate and John’s transformation into the reality stars, whose Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” captivated the nation in March 2020. The preview details the increasing tensions between Joe and Carole, with the latter declaring, “It’s war.”

Over the course of eight, hour-long episodes, fans will also see Joe Exotic’s lakeside wedding to Travis Maldonado and his traveling tiger show.

Celebrities Can’t Stop Dressing Like Tiger King’s Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin

Series showrunner, writer and executive producer Etan Frankel said, “‘Joe vs Carole’ is a wild ride. It’s a fun and rich journey into the story of people who live very extreme lives. When I took on this project a year and a half ago, I found Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin to be utterly fascinating, and this crazy tale about two big cat lovers quickly became an important story for me to tell. I hope that when people watch ‘Joe vs Carole’ just maybe they’ll see these people that they thought they knew in a brand-new way.”

(Warning: The trailer below contains an obscenity.)

Naturally, McKinnon and Cameron Mitchell are the perfect actors to portray the “larger-than-life” characters, he said: “It was an absolute thrill to watch these two exceptional actors morph into these roles.”

Meanwhile, a separate Amazon Original series based on “Tiger King” remains dormant. In July, Nicolas Cage, who was going to portray Joe Exotic, confirmed that the streamer decided to shelve the project, telling Variety, “They felt at one point that it was lightning in a bottle, but that point has since faded into the distance and it’s no longer relevant.”

“Joe vs. Carole” is available to stream beginning March 3.

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Millennial icons Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson are officially co-hosting “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party” on Friday, Dec. 31, airing live from 10:30 p.m. to12:30 a.m. ET on both NBC and Peacock.

“Honestly, I think people should watch this New Year’s Eve show because it’s going be something that’s traditional, but we’re doing to do it untraditionally,” the “Party in the U.S.A.” singer teases in a special sneak peek. “What I think is going to be great about this show is we’re actually inviting our friends. It’s going to be like a real party and the cameras just happen to be there. It’s not going to feel like a show. It’s going to feel like everyone is there in Miami with us.”

Meanwhile, Pete is still trying to form his guest list. “I’m not bringing anybody,” the “Saturday Night Live” star deadpans.

With special guests and musical performances to electrify the party, both Miley and Pete reflect on the first time they worked together writing a “rap song about babies” for “SNL.”

Miley Cyrus’ Most Candid Confessions

“One of us still has that tattoo [commemorating the skit],” Miley hints, as Pete admits to getting his “lasered off.”

As Miley teases, “Anything can happen since it’s live” for New Year’s Eve.

Well, we do know for certain that special guests Brandi Carlile, Billie Joe Armstrong, Saweetie, Anitta, Jack Harlow, 24kGoldn and Kitty Ca$h are slated to perform.

Jen Neal, Executive Vice President, Live Events, Specials and E! News, NBCUniversal, previously stated, “In what is sure to be an exciting and fun evening, we are looking forward to partnering with [executive producer] Lorne Michaels and ringing in 2022 with a night of incredible entertainment, led by Miley and Pete.”

Watch the hilarious teaser for a taste of what’s to come, above!

“Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party” Hosted By Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson is executive produced by Lorne Michaels, Miley Cyrus and Lindsay Shookus. It is produced by Den of Thieves with Executive Producers Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski. It is also produced by Hopetown Entertainment, Miley Cyrus’ and Tish Cyrus’ production company. The special will be directed by Joe DeMaio.

“Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party” Hosted By Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson airs live on NBC and Peacock beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 31.

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