NBC Sports and the SMX League announced today the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship broadcast and streaming schedule. The regular season and postseason races will broadcast/stream on NBC, Peacock and NBCSN. A preview show is scheduled for December 27, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The season kicks off with Anaheim 1 at Angel Stadium on January 10, with an SMX Insider Pre-Race Show at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock, Followed by Racing on Peacock at 7 p.m. ET. Fifteen-time AMA Champion Ricky Carmichael, five-time AMA Champion James Stewart, Leigh Diffey and Jason Weigandt headline the 2026 commentary team.
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The following is a press release from the SMX League…
Stamford, CN (December 8, 2025) – NBC Sports and the SMX League announced today the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship broadcast and streaming schedule, including the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. 28 regular season races plus the postseason playoffs across the series, including exclusive live coverage of Main Event races, qualifiers, and heats, will be presented across NBC, Peacock, NBCSN, and NBC Sports digital platforms.
Peacock is the home of the Monster Energy SMX World Championship Series in 2026, presenting live coverage of all races, qualifying, and heats across both Supercross and Pro Motocross spanning all rounds from January to September 2026. The platform will also provide on-demand replays of every race. Qualifiers and heats will be available exclusively on Peacock for every race throughout the season. Additionally, 11 races (live and encore) will be presented on NBC, with select races appearing on NBCSN, a new 24/7 linear network featuring a wide range of marquee sporting events and programming from NBC Sports.
2026 marks the fourth year of the SMX World Championship which unifies Supercross and Pro Motocross and presents the season-ending SMX World Championship Playoffs and Final, with the top racers in the world competing for the sport’s ultimate title in a style of racing that features the best that both indoor stadium Supercross and outdoor Pro Motocross seasons have to offer.
NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2026 SMX World Championship begins on December 27 with an encore presentation of the SMX Preview Show at 4:30 p.m. ET on both NBC and Peacock. The SMX Preview and Live Look-In at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, is scheduled to broadcast on both NBC and Peacock on Saturday, January 10, at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by a live Pre-Race Show at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.
The outdoor Pro Motocross season of the SMX World Championship begins with the Fox Raceway National in Pala, California, and will broadcast on Saturday, May 30, at 4 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock, with an encore presentation the next day at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
The SMX World Championship Playoffs will culminate with two playoff rounds (Sept. 12, Sept. 19) and the SMX World Championship Final (Sept. 26), with further programming details to be released at a later date.
NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2025 SMX World Championship Series continued to have a strong presence on streaming, with Peacock delivering over 1.5 billion minutes streamed during the 2025 season, marking yet another year of significant growth in the popularity of the sport. Additionally, unique viewership on Peacock for the 2025 SuperMotocross season had an increase of 6% YOY, further showcasing the passionate audience of the sport that continues to come back week after week.
The 2026 SMX commentary team will consist of Leigh Diffey and Jason Weigandt as the play-by-play announcers, 15-time AMA champion Ricky Carmichael and five-time AMA champion James Stewart as analysts, and Will Christien and former veteran racer Jason Thomas as trackside reporters.
Race Day Live broadcasts will cover all regular and postseason races of the Monster Energy SMX World Championship Series on Peacock. Former racers Justin Brayton and Adam Cianciarulo will serve as hosts of the Pre-Race programs, while Steven “Lurch” Scott and Haley Shanley join as reporters. Katie Osborne will join Shanley, Christien and Thomas on a rotating schedule during the Pro Motocross season as reporters.
Additionally, all Spanish-language broadcasts will also be available on Peacock throughout the 2026 season.
All televised rounds of the SMX World Championship Series on NBC will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication, giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
2026 SMX World Championship broadcast and streaming schedules
For international viewers, the SMX Video Pass (smxvideopass.com) remains the exclusive home for all Monster Energy SMX World Championship events.
For information about the Monster Energy SMX World Championship, please visit www.SuperMotocross.com
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