Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper to Host Interactive Olympics Watch Party on Peacock: "Beyond Thrilling"
The host of the popular podcast is heading to Paris, France to cover the Summer Games for NBC.
Call her daddy Olympics host.
Podcaster Alex Cooper is joining NBC's impressive team of talent covering the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She will be hosting Watch with Alex Cooper, described by NBC Sports as a "series of live interactive watch parties streaming on Peacock," once the games get under way in late July.
"As a former athlete, the chance to cheer on the world's greatest athletes at the Olympics is beyond thrilling,” Cooper said in a press release. “I am so excited to be partnering with NBC and Peacock to present this interactive watch-party format for the first time from the Olympics, designed to bring audiences even closer to the excitement of in Paris. We are going to have so much fun.”
“I can’t wait to find out what it’s like to watch the Olympics with the incomparable Alex Cooper,” said Molly Solomon, Executive Producer and President, NBC Olympics Production. “She has attracted a fanatical audience by being unapologetically fun and original, and she has been a vocal supporter of women’s sports and female empowerment. Alex is the perfect host for this interactive Olympics viewing experience on Peacock. Watch with Alex Cooper is designed to put the viewer in the room with her and her friends as they watch the athletes of Team USA take on the world. It should be a blast!”
But Cooper's work does not end there. Cooper and NBCUniversal are partnering up for even more content in the months leading up to the Summer Games, which kick off with the Opening Ceremony on July 26. And Call Her Daddy fans will be relieved to hear that Cooper will continue to record new episodes of her hit podcast Call Her Daddy while in France. In other words, she is booked and busy this summer!
What is Watch with Alex Cooper?
"The Watch with Alex Cooper interactive program will feature Cooper and friends live in a seamless picture-in-picture view sharing their thoughts and insights on the Olympic event and answering questions from fans on social in real time – all of which will add to the communal viewing experience and excitement around the Games," according to NBC Sports.
Watch with Alex Cooper is Peacock's latest iteration of the live interactive watch party. Previous versions of the show saw hosts interacting with viewers during Bel-Air, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Real Housewives of Miami, and the Eurovision 2023 finale.
Where to stream Watch with Alex Cooper
The series will stream on Peacock throughout the Summer Games, with episodes centering the biggest Team USA events at the Olympics, including gymnastics, soccer, and basketball. The watch party will also be available on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Olympics and NBC apps via “TV Everywhere” for customers with pay-TV subscriptions.
Watch live coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 26, on NBC and Peacock beginning at Noon ET. Telemundo will provide Spanish-language coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET. Primetime coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock.
