NBC Universal coverage of the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix from Montréal |
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| Date | Location | Time | U.S. TV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday | Practice | 2p-3:30p | NBCSN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday/Saturday | Practice* | 12:30a-2a | NBCSN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | Qualifying | 1p-2:30p | NBCSN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday | Race | 2p-4:30p | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday | Race* | 11p | NBCSN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday/Tuesday | Race* | Midnight-2:30a | NBCSN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * rebroadcast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We have criticized NBC's reluctance to broadcast the Canadiens from Montréal. But the NBC Universal Group has no such fear when the sport is auto racing.
As you might recall, Fox has had the race in recent years, but only carried the race. As you can see from the chart above, the NBC Sports Network is also helping out with live coverage of practice and qualifying and taped coverage of practice and two rebroadcasts of the race.
NBC will carry the race live on Sunday. For more on TSN and RDS coverage all weekend from our friends at A Rouge Point, click here.
Unlike last year, the race isn't "threatened" by student protests, so racegoers only have to deal with the race and the crowds.
Previous coverage:
Canadian Grand Prix tourists to Montreal should have little to fear
Fox Sports not afraid to broadcast from Montréal
Versus slowly warming up to Montréal?
In 2010 when the Canadiens reached the Eastern Conference final, there was speculation that NBC didn't want to come to Montréal. NBC did carry Game 4 of the Canadiens-Flyers series, the third broadcast from Montréal since 1982, and that included the 1982 MLB All-Star Game from Olympic Stadium (according to my unofficial research).
NBC has been more generous in broadcasting from Montréal in non-hockey forms, sending Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to Quebec's largest city for the "Today" show back in 2011.
Previous coverage:
Kathie Lee, Hoda finish up in Montréal but without Central time zone viewers
Kathie Lee, Hoda show off the spirit of Montréal on 'Today'
This will be the NBC Sports Network's third trip to Montréal in 2013. The network carried the Montréal Impact MLS home contest against the Chicago Fire from Stade Saputo on April 27. And the NBC Sports Network did its only NHL regular season game on Canadian soil from the Bell Centre — Bruins-Habs on February 6.
Kathie Lee and Hoda showed NBC that you shouldn't be afraid to explore Montréal. Let's hope NBC and NBC Sports Network take the Kathie Lee and Hoda approach to showcasing Montréal for the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix.
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