Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but absence of a Kentucky Derby winner in the Preakness Stakes makes the audience ...

With 17.7 million viewers, the 151st Kentucky Derby delivered the race’s largest audience since 1989—all tuning in to watch Sovereignty’s thrilling victory, per NBC Sports.

NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage was missing a key figure when lead broadcaster Mike Tirico had to step off set Saturday. Tirico address his absence in a social media post around Saturday evening ...

The 2025 Kentucky Derby, won by Sovereignty, drew an average of 17.7 million viewers across NBC and Peacock. This viewership is the highest for the Kentucky Derby since 1989 and a record for NBC ...

The 151st Kentucky Derby has been won by Sovereignty ... I thought I had a great chance," Alvarado told NBC Sports after the race. Alvarado also thanked his parents and told them he loves them ...

all day. The attendance was 147,406. NBC Sports Michael Banahan received the Kentucky Derby Trophy and spoke about Godolphin achieving the Derby Double. Trainer Bill Mott went deeper into his ...

Poor Mike Tirico had to be scratched Saturday from the NBC Sports telecast of the 151st Kentucky Derby. The veteran broadcaster explained subsequently that he had been sidelined by “a ...

The fastest three-year-old horses in the world will compete in the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Nineteen horses are entered into the field for the first leg of the Triple Crown. Journalism is ...

NBC Sports' milestone 25th presentation of the Kentucky Derby delivered an NBC Sports-record average of 17.7 million viewers on NBC and Peacock -- marking the largest Kentucky Derby audience since ...

NBC averaged 4.6 million viewers for the race segment of the Preakness from 6:35-7:25pm ET, and excluding the pandemic ...

Sovereignty, which recently won the Kentucky Derby, would have needed victories at the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes to secure the Triple Crown.

With Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty skipping the second leg of the Triple Crown, NBC’s race segment averaged just 4.56 ...