![]() ![]() While he won’t seen on NBC during the Tokyo Games, Costas can be found in a variety of other places, including commentating for CNN. I have many, many friends there at NBC and I wish them much success.” “I know they will do a good job under very difficult circumstances. “I am going to let Mike have his time, He deserves it,” Costas told USA TODAY Sports. The Tokyo Olympics are the first Summer Games without Costas in the lead role since 1988, with Mike Tirico taking over for the Pyeongchang Games in 2018. “It actually affected my eyesight for a few months afterward.”Ĭostas stepped away as NBC's prime-time host for the Olympics four years ago, a role he held through 11 Games from 1992 in Barcelona to 2016 in Rio. “It was full-blown viral conjunctivitis, not just generic pink eye,” he said in 2016. Or maybe you don't recall him swilling vodka on air with Mary Carillo after he contracted pink eye at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Need some levity, Costas has that on his resume too. Need someone to guide NBA Finals viewers through the O.J. You’re up Vince McMahon and Jerry Sandusky. Need a sharp, sometimes critical in-your-face interview with the today’s biggest newsmakers. The story of sports, especially television broadcasting, can’t be told without mentioning Bob Costas.įor an entire generation, tuning into just about any sporting event on NBC meant seeing Costas’ youthful mug, guiding viewers through not only the nuisances of the games, but occasionally chiming in with clear-headed commentary At the conclusion of the 2032 Games, NBCUniversal will have presented 23 total, including 17 consecutive, Olympic Games, the most for a US media company in both categories.Watch Video: Phelps, Bolt and other retired Olympians not competing in Tokyo NBCUniversal has the US media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032. On radio, Seacrest hosts “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” and “American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest is about to host the final season of Fox’s singing competition “American Idol,” and also is host and executive producer of ABC’s annual New Year’s Eve program, “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.” He also has an agreement with NBCUniversal that includes on-air broadcasting and producing duties across the NBC and E! Networks, including serving as host and producer of the “E! Live from the Red Carpet” awards programs. With his 2014 assignment, Costas became US television’s first 10-time Olympic prime-time host. Costas has been primetime host for every NBC-covered Olympic Games since 1992. Mary Carillo previously hosted Olympics late-night coverage. ![]() I can’t wait to reunite with the team of broadcasters and producers for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and I look forward to hosting the live late night show.”īob Costas had served as host of primetime and late-night Olympic coverage for NBC at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, which was do-able owing to the time difference in Sochi. “I appreciate Jim Bell’s confidence, along with everyone at NBC Sports. “Joining the NBC Olympics team at the 2012 London Games was an exhilarating experience,” added Seacrest. “We’re thrilled to have Ryan Seacrest in the middle of it all capturing Rio’s unique flavor, talking to Olympic athletes, and telling the stories of the day.” “The late-night atmosphere will be electric,” Jim Bell, executive producer, NBC Olympics, said in Wednesday’s announcement. Those Games were the most-watched television event in US history with more than 217 million viewers tuning in at some point during the days of competition. Seacrest served as a correspondent for the 2012 London Games, and co-hosted the Closing Ceremony. ![]() Ryan Seacrest will serve as host of NBC’s live late-night coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, NBC announced with less than a year to go until the Opening Ceremony. ![]()
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