NBC Bringing Back Gold Zone for 2026 Winter Olympics, Scott Hanson to Return as Host

The Gold Zone is returning to Peacock, and Scott Hanson will be back as host.

NBC says that it will bring back Gold Zone for the Milan Cortina winter Olympics next year

NBC Olympics debuted Gold Zone on Peacock during the 2024 Paris Olympics, adopting the whip-around format popularized by NFL RedZone, where Hanson has long been host. The show sees Hanson and the other hosts guiding viewers from event to event, highlighting only the most dramatic moments, thrilling upsets or must-see spectacles. 2026 will be the first time a Winter games edition of Gold Zone is on Peacock.

The Hollywood Reporter went behind the scenes of the show last year.

“Part of my job is tapping the United States on the shoulder and saying: ‘folks, we need your attention right now,’” Hanson told THR at the time. “I need to explain the context of why I’m tapping you on the shoulder, get your attention. If I do my job within the 15- to 30- second interval that I get to set up a sport, then hopefully we have your attention and it adds to your enjoyment the rest of the way.”

Now Hanson will bring that energy and effort to the slopes and rinks of the winter games

“I’m thrilled to be back hosting Gold Zone on Peacock for the Winter Olympics in February!” said Hanson. “‘The Witching Hour’ will once again be ‘The Golden Hour’ as we show you the best moments from every sport as they happen. It’s the biggest Winter Olympics ever — nearly 3,000 athletes, 116 events and one place to see it all: Gold Zone!”

“After crushing it in Paris, I can’t wait to see Scott bring his trademark enthusiasm and passion to the snow and ice of the Winter Olympics,” added Molly Solomon, executive producer and president of NBC Olympics Production. “Gold Zone was such a success in Paris that we felt compelled to bring it back for Milan Cortina — a Winter Games first for Peacock. And there is no one better equipped to whip viewers from ice hockey to short track to snowboarding and more than the incomparable Scott Hanson.”