NBC Is Turning 100 in 2026, and We're Celebrating All Year Long

NBC is turning 100 in 2026 and we're celebrating all year long — looking through the archives as well as towards the future. Read more details here.

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It's a historic year for NBC — and we’re just getting started!

By Christopher Rosa Jan 5, 2026, 1:40 PM ET

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NBC aired its first-ever radio broadcast on November 15, 1926, which means the brand turns 100 (yes, 100!) And we're celebrating this milestone from January to December, looking through the archives — and toward the future — in a way only we can.

Twelve months is a necessary amount of time to fully excavate and appreciate NBC's contributions to television. After all, we're talking about a century of groundbreaking journalism, not to mention television shows — from award-winning dramas to genre-defining sitcoms — that have shaped and shifted entertainment. Let's remember that these special moments, below, all happened on NBC:

1939: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared at the New York World’s Fair, marking the first appearance of a U.S. president on television.
1947: The first televised World Series, between the Yankees and Dodgers, aired on NBC.
1954: The Marriage premiered on NBC, becoming the first primetime series to air in full color (not black and white).
1960: The first presidential debate, between Kennedy and Nixon, aired on TV.
1967: The first televised Super Bowl was simulcasted on NBC and CBS.
1975: Saturday Night Live premiered and changed the landscape of comedy as we know it.
1985: An Early Frost became the first made-for-TV movie to address AIDS, jumpstarting a necessary conversation in American homes.
1989-1998: Historic sitcoms like Seinfeld, Friends, and Will & Grace all made their debuts and revolutionized the idea of "Must See TV."
2006: The NFL returned to NBC for the first time since 1997, ushering in Sunday Night Football.
2008: Rachel Maddow became the first openly lesbian anchor to host a primetime news program with The Rachel Maddow Show.
2025: The 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade drew 34.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, its biggest combined audience on record.

NBC is turning 100 in 2026!

A view outside NBC Studios on March 18, 2020 in New York City. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images

All year, NBC will use its social handles and segments on shows like TODAY to fully reflect on these past 100 years: the triumphs, the turning points, and the many times in between that moved culture's needle. NBC Insider will be doing our own retrospective coverage, too, celebrating the shows that have defined NBC's decades-long legacy. From classics like Cheers to procedural juggernauts like Law & Order: SVU, get ready for a look-back that will have you in all the nostalgic feels.

Stay tuned for more specific details on NBC's 100th anniversary celebrations. In the meantime, get your party hats on — and that Peacock subscription ready.

Stream the 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Peacock!

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games take place February 6-22 in Milan, and you can watch them all on Peacock. Anywhere. Any time.

Every event in the Games — yes, every one! — is streaming live and on-demand on Peacock.  And with features like Multiview and Rinkside Live, you're not just watching the competition: You're experiencing it.

Visit the Olympics hub on Peacock to access these features during the Games:

Multiview: Stream multiple live Olympic events on one screen simultaneously. With Discovery Multiview, watch up to four different events at once; with Traditional Multiview, focus on the action within one sport (e.g. curling or hockey).

Rinkside Live: An immersive viewing mode for figure skating and hockey, featuring an interactive, mobile-first view with multiple camera angles and live highlights that give fans complete control over their Olympics experience.

Can't Miss Highlights: Swipe through vertical stories to get quick recaps of the Games, athlete stories, and other big moments, only on the Peacock mobile app.

Gold Zone: "Whip around" coverage of the biggest moments from the Winter Games, delivering live updates on all the happenings from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Prediction Games: Guess outcomes, track results, and more, only on the Peacock mobile app. Test your Olympics knowledge with trivia questions on history, sports, athletes, and interesting facts.

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