The 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony is airing on the TV channel NBC in the United States, with streaming on Peacock and NBC’s digital platforms.

Key details

  • Date: Friday, February 6, 2026.
  • Live start time (US): Around 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT), with a primetime encore at 8 p.m. ET.
  • Main US TV channel: NBC.
  • Streaming (US): Peacock, plus NBC’s apps and NBCOlympics.com/NBC.com in many listings.

If you’re outside the US, the channel will depend on your country’s Olympic rights holder (for example BBC/Eurosport in the UK, CBC in Canada, Nine in Australia, etc.), so you’d need to check your local broadcaster’s listings.

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