{"id":41472,"date":"2022-08-18T18:25:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T22:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=41472"},"modified":"2022-08-18T18:25:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T22:25:55","slug":"nbcuniversal-and-big-ten-conference-reach-landmark-7-year-agreement-for-nbc-and-peacock-to-become-exclusive-home-of-big-ten-saturday-night-football-package-beginning-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/18\/nbcuniversal-and-big-ten-conference-reach-landmark-7-year-agreement-for-nbc-and-peacock-to-become-exclusive-home-of-big-ten-saturday-night-football-package-beginning-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCUniversal and Big Ten Conference Reach Landmark 7-Year Agreement for NBC and Peacock to Become Exclusive Home of &#8220;Big Ten Saturday Night&#8221; Football Package Beginning in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11685\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NBC-Sports.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NBC-Sports.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NBC-Sports-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NBC-Sports-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NBC-Sports-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>NBCUniversal and the Big Ten Conference today announced a landmark 7-year agreement for NBC and Peacock to become the exclusive home of Big Ten Saturday Night football, beginning in 2023. Peacock will also serve as the exclusive home for eight additional Big Ten Football games each season.<\/p>\n<p>Big Ten Saturday Night will mark the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network. NBC Sports will present the 2026 Big Ten Football Championship Game on NBC and Peacock.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3483519387\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Kevin Warren and the Big Ten Conference on this robust package of sports,&#8221; said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. &#8220;With Big Ten Saturday Night and Sunday Night Football headlining each fall weekend in primetime on NBC and Peacock, along with our historic Notre Dame Football partnership, NBC Sports will be the home of the premier games in college football and the NFL. 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