NBC will air the 150th Kentucky Derby this weekend, but it's treating the event as more than just another 2-minute race.
FILE - Javier Castellano, atop Mage, third from left, is seen with others behind the pack as they make the first turn while competing in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Horse deaths marred last year’s Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Breeders’ Cup, with officials finding no single factor to blame.The 150th Kentucky Derby takes place on May 4, but for NBC Sports, it’s a lot more than just a two-minute race.
“When I first started covering the Kentucky Derby in 2001, we created a two-hour show out of the ‘most exciting two minutes in sports’ by showing everything happening behind the scenes in the barn area, jockeys quarters, owners suites, etc., and I thought it was a great show,” said Donna Brothers, NBC’s longest-tenured commentator on the horse racing team.
Viewership for the race has significantly gained in the years since NBC has added coverage. In eight of the company’s 22 May broadcasts, the network topped 15 million viewers , versus only once in the 1988-2000 broadcasts . Since 2010, NBC Sports has been averaging 15.6 million viewers for the Derby across all platforms, excluding the 2020 COVID event, which took place in September.
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