NBC Sports, Peacock and the SuperMotocross League have announced the 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship schedule, including the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and the Pro Motocross Championship sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. A record 31 events from the series, including exclusive live coverage of the Main Event races, qualifiers and heats, will be presented on digital platforms Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC and NBC Sports.
Peacock will become home to the SuperMotoCross World Championship Series in 2023, providing live coverage of all races, qualifying and heats in both Supercross and Pro motocross, covering 31 events from January to October 2023. 23 races will be streamed live exclusively on Peacock, including a SuperMotoCross World Championship playoff event. The platform will also provide on-demand replays of all races.
2023 is the first year of the SuperMotoCross League, which brings together Supercross and Pro Motocross and features the season-ending SuperMotocross World Championship, with the best riders in the world battling it out in a new style of racing for a title that offers the best of both worlds. It’s Hallenstadion which of the outdoor motocross season have to offer.
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NBC Sports’ 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship and Monster Energy Supercross racing kicks off in less than a month with the season opener at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California live Saturday, January 7 at 10 PM ET on Peacock and USA Network. Another presentation will air the following day, Sunday, January 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET on NBC and 1:00 p.m. ET on CNBC. CNBC will air encores for all 31 races of both series in 2023 the following day.
The 2023 Pro Motocross season kicks off at Fox Raceway National in Pala, California on Saturday, May 27 at 4:00 PM ET exclusively on Peacock.
The highly anticipated newly formed SuperMotoCross World Championship will culminate with two SuperMotocross World Championship playoff events and the SuperMotoCross World Championship Finals. SMX Playoff 1 will premiere on Saturday, September 9 at 3:00 PM ET on Peacock and USA Network, followed by SMX Playoff 2 on Saturday, September 23 in prime time at 8:00 PM ET exclusively on Peacock.
The inaugural SuperMotoCross World Championship Final will be presented on Peacock and USA Network on Saturday, October 14 at 10pm ET at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The 2023 SuperMotoCross commentary team will consist of Leigh Diffey, Todd Harris, Daniel Blair and Jason Weigandt as play-by-play announcers at all 31 events. 15-time AMA Champion Ricky Carmichael and seven-time AMA Champion James Stewart will serve as analysts throughout the year, while Blair, Will Christien and veteran former rider Jason Thomas will cover the track.
Race Day Live will expand to all 31 SuperMotoCross World Championship Series races exclusively on Peacock in 2023. Dan Hubbard and Daniel Blair will serve as moderators of the pre-race schedule which will include 2.5 hours of coverage for each Supercross event, one hour for each Pro Motocross event and 2.5 hours for the two SuperMotoCross Playoff events and the SuperMotoCross World Cup Finals included.
An hour-long SuperMotocross World Championship preview special will air Sunday, January 1 at 5:00 PM ET on NBC and Peacock. Features appearances from reigning Supercross and Pro-Motocross Champion Eli Tomac, Supercross Champion Jason Anderson, two-time Supercross Champion Cooper Webb, Pro-Motocross Champion Ken Roczen, rising star Chase Sexton and the Aussie brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence as they prepare for the upcoming 2023 season.
NBC Sports and Feld Motor Sports agreed to a multi-year rights extension in October 2022.
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All Supercross and Pro Motocross television coverage on NBC, USA Network and CNBC is also streamed to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication, providing consumers with added value to their subscription service and providing MVPD customers quality content both at home and away from home and on multiple platforms.
Below is the broadcast and stream schedule for the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship:
Given |
place of the race |
platform/network |
Time (ET) |
Saturday 7 January |
Stadium of the Angels |
Peacock, USA network |
10 pm |
Sunday 8 January |
Stadium of the Angels |
NBC* |
14 o’clock |
Saturday 14 January |
Ring Central Coliseum |
peacock |
8:00 pm |
Saturday 21 January |
Snapdragon Stadium |
peacock |
10 pm |
Saturday 28 January |
Stadium of the Angels |
peacock |
10 pm |
Saturday 4 February |
NRG-Stadion |
peacock |
8:00 pm |
Saturday 11 February |
Raymond James Stadium |
peacock |
19 o’clock |
Sunday 12 February |
Raymond James Stadium |
NBC* |
4 pm |
Saturday 25 February |
AT&T stadium |
peacock |
8:00 pm |
Saturday 4th March |
Daytona International Speedway |
peacock |
19 o’clock |
Saturday 11 March |
Lucas oil stadium |
peacock |
19 o’clock |
Saturday 18 March |
Ford-Feld |
peacock |
19 o’clock |
Saturday 25 March |
Lumenfeld |
peacock |
10 pm |
Saturday 8 April |
State Farm-Stadion |
peacock |
10 pm |
Saturday 15th April |
Atlanta Speedway |
Damn, NBC |
3pm |
Saturday 22nd April |
MetLife-Stadion |
peacock |
19 o’clock |
Saturday 29 April |
Nissan Stadium |
Damn, NBC |
3pm |
Saturday 6 May |
Upgrade the field at Mile High |
peacock |
21 clock |
Saturday 13 May |
Rice-Eccles-Stadion |
Peacock, US network |
10 pm |
*Further presentation
Below is the broadcast and streaming schedule for the 2023 Pro Motocross Championship:
Given |
place of the race |
platform/network |
Time (ET) |
Saturday 27 May |
Fox National Raceway |
peacock |
4 pm |
Saturday June 3rd |
Hangtown-Klassiker |
peacock |
4 pm |
Saturday June 10th |
Thunder Valley National |
peacock |
3pm |
Saturday June 17th |
National high point |
peacock |
13 o’clock |
Saturday 1st July |
National RedBud |
peacock |
13 o’clock |
Saturday 8th July |
Southwick National |
Damn, NBC |
13 o’clock |
Saturday 15th July |
Spring Creek National |
peacock |
14 o’clock |
Sun, July 16 |
Spring Creek National |
US Network* |
Noon |
Saturday 22nd July |
Washougal National |
peacock |
4 pm |
Saturday 12 August |
Unadilla National |
peacock |
13 o’clock |
Saturday 12 August |
Unadilla National |
Damn, NBC |
3pm |
Saturday 19 August |
Budd Creek National |
peacock |
13 o’clock |
Sunday 20 August |
Budd Creek National |
US Network* |
Noon |
Saturday 26 August |
National Iron Man |
peacock |
13 o’clock |
*Further presentation
Below is the initial broadcast and streaming schedule for the SuperMotocross World Championship Playoffs and Finals:
Given |
occurrence |
place of the race |
platform/network |
Time (ET) |
Saturday 9th September |
SMX Playoffs 1 |
TBA extension |
Peacock, US network |
3pm |
Saturday 23 September |
SMX Playoffs 2 |
TBA extension |
peacock |
8:00 pm |
So., 24. September |
SMX Playoffs 2 |
TBA extension |
NBC* |
4 pm |
Saturday 14th October |
SMX-Final |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Peacock, US network |
10 pm |
*Further presentation