Star-Spangled Sunday: NBC puts all 15 MLB games on one day
Star-Spangled Sunday on July 5 is NBC Sports' all-day MLB broadcast event: all 15 games air nationally on NBC, Peacock and NBCSN with no blackout restrictions—the first time one company has carried every league game in a single day. Pregame coverage starts at noon ET; Mets-Braves and Padres-Dodgers also air on NBC.
Key Takeaways
- All 15 MLB games air nationally on July 5 across NBC, Peacock and NBCSN.
- Two marquee games on NBC: Mets-Braves (12:30 p.m. ET) and Padres-Dodgers (7 p.m. ET).
- Peacock Multiview lets subscribers watch up to four games at once.
- First time in league history one company nationalizes every MLB game in one day.
- NBC Sports has full exclusivity on 12 of 15 games, with local simulcasts in Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
What is Star-Spangled Sunday?
Star-Spangled Sunday is NBC and Peacock's July 5 showcase wrapping up the Fourth of July weekend—the day after America's 250th Independence Day. MLB.com describes it as putting the national pastime all in one place, with NBC, Peacock and NBCSN carrying every game on the schedule.
Front Office Sports reports it is the first time in league history that any network has presented all 15 MLB games nationally in a single day, and NBC Sports will do so without blackouts. All 30 teams are in action, with production mixing NBC Sports personnel and local crews.
"The big idea is to take over the sport entirely for a day and celebrate the Fourth [of July]," NBC Sports SVP Rob Hyland told Front Office Sports. Hyland added the day will feel "a bit like the Olympics with all the inbound feeds happening."
How can you watch all 15 MLB games on NBC?
According to MLB.com and Yahoo Sports, pregame coverage begins at noon ET on NBC and Peacock. The Mets-Braves game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; the Padres-Dodgers primetime game airs at 7 p.m. ET (MLB.com lists 7:20 p.m.) on NBC and Peacock.
The remaining 13 games stream on Peacock, with most also on NBCSN and NBCSN Extra. Yahoo Sports notes Mets-Braves and Padres-Dodgers are the only two games on over-the-air NBC; every other matchup requires Peacock and/or NBCSN access. A Peacock subscription is required for most games, and they are not available on MLB.TV in the U.S.
Peacock's MLB Multiview lets subscribers watch up to four games simultaneously on web and living room devices from noon to 8 p.m. ET. Fans can switch audio, go full-screen on one game, or use "Catch Up with Key Plays" if they join late.
Which matchups headline Star-Spangled Sunday?
The noon window features Juan Soto and the Mets visiting Matt Olson and the Braves in an NL East showdown on MLB Sunday Leadoff. Primetime brings Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers against Manny Machado and the Padres on Sunday Night Baseball.
Other notable games include Twins-Yankees (1:35 p.m. ET), Cardinals-Cubs (2:30 p.m.), and Red Sox-Angels (9:30 p.m. on Peacock/NBCSN). The full schedule runs from 12:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. ET.
Why does NBC's MLB takeover matter for baseball's future?
Front Office Sports frames Star-Spangled Sunday as a glimpse of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's push to simplify game access amid sports media fragmentation. NBC Sports' 2026 return to MLB has already delivered viewership milestones, including a Yankees-Red Sox Sunday Night Baseball audience of 4 million—the highest in that window since 2011.
Hyland told Front Office Sports NBC will learn from the experiment, though he stopped short of calling it a permanent model. For fans tracking major broadcast moments, see more celebrity breaking news coverage. Full schedule details are at MLB.com.