Peacock, the universal NBC streaming service that launched in Comcast homes in April, began expanding nationwide overnight when Tuesday became the East Coast Wednesday.
Along with Comcast X1 and Flex, Peacock will be available on Apple and Google platforms, Microsoft’s Xbox, Vizio and LG smart TVs, Cox Contour and, starting next week, Sony PlayStation. Talks are ongoing with major distributors like Amazon Fire and Roku, but those two main platforms are still on the sidelines as of now.
Peacock will offer 13,000 hours at its free level and 20,000 hours at its subscription level, from a variety of networks and studios both inside and outside of NBCU. Nine original Peacock movies and shows are available at launch, with others to follow until the end of the year. (The deadline reported Tuesday on the latest release dates for various shows arriving after today’s expansion.)
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There will be over 30 selected channels, current season series, and NBC and Telemundo specials, as well as live news and sports. A “trends” section will offer the highlights of Today, NBC Nightly News, Meet the press, Telemundo News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, E! News and Access Hollywood.
The Premium tier costs $ 5 a month, although some distribution partners (and Comcast) bundle it at no additional cost to customers, at least as an extended trial. Regardless of the price they pay for Premium, subscribers can also pay $ 5 more per month to get an ad-free version of Peacock.
Both the free and premium levels will feature current NBC shows: on the free level, they will be available a week after the linear air, and on Premium they will be there the next day.
The list includes NBC News Now and Sky News and channels derived from shows like The office (“Office shorts”), Saturday night live (“SNL Vault”), Tonight’s show starring Jimmy Fallon (“Fallon tonight”), Late night with seth meyers (“Seth Meyers now”). Genre channels include CNBC Make It, All day today, CNBC Ka-Ching, American greed, Mixtape from the 80s, True crime, Kiss me deadly, Peacock reality, Out of this world, Case closed and I love jenni.
These are some of the titles in the free and premium levels, at launch and in the future:
FREE LEVEL
The movie library includes The Bourne Identity, Bourne’s Supremacy, Bourne’s Ultimatum, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, Tully, Phantom Thread, The Interpreter, American Psycho, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Blair Witch Project, The Mummy, Joe, Fletch, Fletch Lives, The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, Fear, Psycho, Do the Right Thing, Howard the Duck, Billy Elliot, The Birds, Willie, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, The Last House On Left, I’m Ali, in the name of the father, lone ranger, the beater, law-abiding citizen, the sting, what dreams can come, fried green tomatoes, a real thing, Gosford Park, Dracula and Dredge.
The episodic rate includes NBC shows like We are and The blacklist as well as comedies like 30 rock, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Saved by the Bell, Punky Brewster, The Johnny Carson Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Hollywood royal husbands and Everyone hates Chris.
Dramas include The lights on Friday night, Downton Abbey, Parenthood, Monk, Heroes, Psych, The Game, Costumes, Sacred Lies, Real Sorrows, Battlestar Galactica, Columbo, Hunter, The Rockford Files, Dateline, 21 Jump Street, Highlander, Leave It To Beaver, Munsters and Assassination that she wrote.
Reality series like Under the deck, Southern Charm, Chrisley Knows Best, Failed, Turning, New York Million Dollar Listing, Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Dallas Royal Housewives, Jay Leno’s Garage, Shahs of Sunset and Undercover Boss are in the mix. The competition list includes series like Top Chef Masters, Hell’s Kitchen, Hollywood Game Night and American Ninja Warrior Jr. Children’s series include Kong, The Animated Series, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Fievel’s American Tails and The Crazy Bird. Among the titles in Spanish are Betty in NY, I love jenni, Queen Of Hearts, The Riveras, Prisoner No. 1, Case Closed, The Baron, The Chema, Larrymania, Love Dog, My Perfect Family, Who’s Who, Victoria and Where is Elisa.
Live sports at the free level include four exclusive Premier League games on Peacock launch day, coverage of the US Open Championship and Women’s Open Championships. In 2021, an NFL Wild Card Playoff game and select events from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics are in sight. On-demand replays of events such as Triple Crown horse racing, featured NBC Sports dailies and hundreds of hours of sports series, documentaries and movies such as Tiger Woods chasing history, 1968, I am ali, Dream team, Being Evel, Feherty, Willie, and original peacock Lost speedways and Deep with Ryan Lochte.
PREMIUM LEVEL
Peacock Originals is one of the main attractions of Premium, with shows including Brave New World, The Capture, Intelligence, Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, DreamWorks Where’s Waldo?, DreamWorks Cleopatra In Space and Curious George. All library series are also accessible, including Two and a half men, everyone loves Raymond, George Lopez, Jeff Foxworthy Show, King of Queens, Superstore, Frasier, Regards, House, The Affair, Yellowstone, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Ray Donovan, Swedish cocks and American Ninja Warrior; children’s series including DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk, Eyes Care and Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot.
Movies include Shrek, Lone Survivor, Ted, Identity Thief, Sons of Men, Charlie Wilson’s War, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Frankenstein, Kicking and Screaming, Larry Crowne andYou, me and Dupree.
NBC shows offered the day after their linear releases include America’s Got Talent, Blindspot, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Saturday Night Live, Superstore, Law & Order: SVU, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, New Amsterdam, Manifest, The Titan Games, Hollywood Game Night , World of Dance, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Access Hollywood, Days of Our Lives, Date, NBC Nightly News and Meet the press, and Telemundo series that include 100 Days To Fall In Love, Celia, Cennet, Intimate Enemy, La Doña, Minuto Para Ganar and Telemundo News.
Late night with seth meyers and Tonight’s show starring Jimmy Fallon will arrive on the platform at 8 pm ET.
Sports offerings at Peacock Premium also range from soccer to cycling and wrestling. 175 exclusive Premier League matches will be shown during the 2020-2021 season. There are also scheduled coverage of elite cycling events such as the Tour de France from August 29 to September 20 and La Vuelta from October 20 to November 8. Over 100 hours of WWE content will head to Peacock in August, including series WWE Untold and Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions, and compilations likeJohn Cena’s Best WrestleMania Matches.
COMING SOON
The new original programming “will debut continuously” at Peacock, the company says. Among these originals are previously announced titles such as Angelyne, Rutherford Falls, Battlestar Galactica, Punky Brewster, Dr. death, Mash-up housewives, Saved by the Bell, Five rooms, Lady parts, Girls5Eva ,Who wrote that, Kids Tonight Show, The Amber Ruffin Show, Armas De Mujerand Case closed .
The officewill arrive in Peacock next January. Other upcoming series includeChicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med,Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Bates Motel, Brooklyn nine nine, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Real Housewives of New York, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Real Housewives of Orange County, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,Vanderpump Rules, Millionaire Matchmaker, Top Chef, Married with Children, Curse of Oak Island,First 48,American pickers ,Ancient aliens, cold case filesandCharmed.
Several movies will hit Peacock on its first pay-TV window, includingTrolls World Tour ,You should have goneCroods 2 ;Boss babytwoandSpirit . Upcoming library movie titles includeMom, won’t you be my neighbor? The Purge, Riddick, Ride Along,ET, American Gangster, ANTZ, Fast & Furious,Fast 5,Fast & Furious 6, Field of Dreams, The Express, Knocked Up,Bridesmaids ,National Lampoon’s Vacation, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Wanted, Evan Almighty, The Conjuring, Dawn of the Dead, The Dark Knight, Beetlejuice, The Big Lebowski, Scent of a Woman, Meatballs, 3:10 to Yuma, Lost In Translation, Brokeback Mountain, Pitch Black, The Graduate, Police Academy, The Great Outdoors, Hostel, The Bone Collector, Robin Hood, The Hurt Locker, The Break Up, Open Water, It Follow, Carlito’s WayandSinister.
