NBC, NBCSN, the NBC Sports app and Universal HD will broadcast more than 140 hours of figure skating coverage this season, capped by the World Championships in Helsinki in March and April.
The season kicks off in earnest with live coverage of Skate America on NBC in Hoffman Estates, Ill., next week, continuing through the fall Grand Prix season. Grand Prix series skater assignments are highlighted here.
Broadcast coverage also includes live coverage of all four disciplines of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Kansas City from Jan. 19-22.
Icenetwork.com will continue to provide live and on-demand streaming of events for subscribers. Its schedule is here.
The top skaters include reigning world champions Javier Fernandez (Spain), Yevgenia Medvedeva (Russia), pairs Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford (Canada) and ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (France).
All reigning U.S. champions are also slated to compete -- Gracie Gold, Adam Rippon, pairs Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea and ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani -- plus world silver medalist Ashley Wagner, 2015 U.S. champion Jason Brown and two-time world medalists ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
Here’s the full broadcast schedule:
| Date | ISU Grand Prix Series | Time (ET) | Network |
| Oct. 21 | Skate America: Ladies Short | 11 p.m.-midnight | UniHD |
| Oct. 22 | Skate America: Ladies Free (LIVE) | 4:30-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Oct. 22 | Skate America: Men’s Short | 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | UniHD |
| Oct. 22 | Skate America: Pairs Free | 12:30-1:30 a.m. | UniHD |
| Oct. 23 | Skate America: Men’s Free (LIVE) | 12:30-2:30 p.m. | NBC |
| Oct. 23 | Skate America: Free Dance | 9-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Oct. 24 | Skate America: Ladies and Men’s Free (re-air) | 8-11:30 p.m. | UniHD |
| Oct. 28 | Skate Canada: Ladies and Men’s Short | midnight-2 a.m. | UniHD |
| Oct. 29 | Skate Canada: Free Skates | midnight-3 a.m. | UniHD |
| Oct. 30 | Skate Canada: Ladies Free | 5-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Oct. 31 | Skate Canada: Ladies Free (re-air) | 8-9 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 4 | Rostelecom Cup: Men’s and Ladies Short | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 5 | Rostelecom Cup: Free Dance, Pairs Free | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 6 | Rostelecom Cup | 10-11:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Nov. 11 | Trophée de France: Men’s and Ladies Short | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 12 | Trophée de France: Pairs Free, Free Dance | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 13 | Trophée de France | 4-5:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Nov. 18 | Cup of China: Ladies and Men’s Short | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 19 | Cup of China: Free Dance, Pairs Free | 9-11 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 19 | Cup of China | 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Nov. 21 | Cup of China | 8-9:30 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 25 | NHK Trophy: Ladies and Men’s Short | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 26 | Rostelecom Cup: Recap | 4-5 p.m. | NBC |
| Nov. 26 | Trophée de France: Recap | 5-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Nov. 26 | NHK Trophy: Pairs Free | 8:30-9:30 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 27 | NHK Trophy: Free Dance | 3-4 p.m. | UniHD |
| Nov. 27 | NHK Trophy | 4-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Nov. 28 | Grand Prix Recaps (re-air) | 7-11 p.m. | UniHD |
| Dec. 8 | Grand Prix Final: Men’s and Ladies Short | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Dec. 9 | Grand Prix Final: Pairs Short, Short Dance | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Dec. 10 | Grand Prix Final: Pairs Free | 8:30-9:30 p.m. | UniHD |
| Dec. 11 | Grand Prix Final | 8:30-11 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Dec. 18 | Grand Prix Final | 4-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Dec. 19 | Grand Prix Final: NBC re-air | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Date | U.S. Championships – Kansas City | Time (ET) | Network |
| Jan. 19 | Pairs Short (LIVE) | 6-8 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 19 | Ladies Short (LIVE) | 10 pm-12:30 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 20 | Short Dance (LIVE) | 6-8 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 20 | Men’s Short (LIVE) | 8:30 p.m.-midnight | UniHD |
| Jan. 21 | Pairs Free and Free Dance (LIVE) | 3-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Jan. 21 | Ladies Free (LIVE) | 8-11 p.m. | NBC |
| Jan. 22 | Men’s Free (LIVE) | 4-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Jan. 23 | Pairs Free and Free Dance (re-air) | 8-11 p.m. | UniHD |
| Jan. 24 | Ladies Free (re-air) | 8-11 p.m. | UniHD |
| Jan. 25 | Men’s Free (re-air) | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Jan. 28 | Smucker’s Skating Spectacular | 2:30-4:30 p.m. | NBC |
| Jan. 29 | Smucker’s Skating Spectacular (re-air) | 8-10 p.m. | UniHD |
| Date | ISU Championships | Time (ET) | Network |
| Jan. 25 | European Champs: Ladies and Pairs Short | noon-4 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 26 | European Champs: Short Dance, Pairs Free | Noon-4 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 27 | European Champs: Men’s Short, Ladies Free | Noon-4 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 28 | European Champs: Free Dance | 9-11 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 28 | European Champs: Men’s Free | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Jan. 29 | European Champs: Ladies and Men’s Free | 4-6 p.m. | NBC |
| Feb. 16 | Four Continents: Short Programs | Noon-6 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Feb. 17 | Four Continents: Free Dance, Men’s Short | Noon-3 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Feb. 18 | Four Continents: Pairs Free | 8-10 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Feb. 18 | Four Continents: Ladies Free | 2-4 p.m. | NBC |
| Feb. 18 | Four Continents: Men’s Free | 11 p.m.-1 a.m. | NBCSN |
| March 29 | World Champs: Ladies and Pairs Short | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | NBCSN |
| March 30 | World Champs: Men’s Short, Pairs Free | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | NBCSN |
| March 31 | World Champs: Ladies Free | 1-3 p.m. | NBCSN |
| March 31 | World Champs: Short Dance | 8-10 p.m. | NBCSN |
| April 1 | World Champs: Men’s Free, Free Dance | 12:30-4:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| April 1 | World Champs: Ladies Free | 8-10 p.m. | NBC |
| April 2 | World Champs: Exhibition | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| April 9 | World Champs: Recap | 3-6 p.m. | NBC |