NBC has the rights to the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, which means one of its top broadcasters will be on double hosting duty.
Mike Tirico, who has been one of the best broadcasters in the business, has a lot on his plate during the lead up to the Super Bowl. Since February 3, Tirico has been anchoring NBC’s Olympics coverage from Beijing, and he’s doing that through Thursday, February 10 before flying to Los Angeles for the Super Bowl, per NBC.
But his Olympics coverage won’t end just because he’ll be back in the U.S. Friday and Saturday night, Tirico will still host the Olympics, and then he’ll switch gears for the Super Bowl pregame show Sunday, February 13.
It’s Tirico’s third Olympics as the prime-time host and his fourth Super Bowl.
“It is a career highlight to host the biggest sports broadcast day any media company has ever undertaken,” Tirico said an NBC release in January. “The foundation of our Olympic and NFL productions are the incredible people behind the camera. It is their planning and excellence that make this possible. I have never been more excited for a work project and to quote the great Ernie Banks, ‘let’s play 2!’”
When the Super Bowl ends, Tirico will immediately return to hosting Sunday night’s Olympic coverage.
This is a historic moment for Tirico and NBC, who are setting multiple firsts with their dual broadcast of the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics.
