You can already identify the main ways to watch the Tour de France 2027 in the United States and United Kingdom without guessing from last year's schedule. Peacock has U.S. rights through 2029, and TNT Sports plus 5 have confirmed UK arrangements relevant to the 2027 race.
Exact daily start times and program windows will be added closer to July.
United States: Peacock is confirmed through 2029
NBC Sports and A.S.O. extended their U.S. agreement through 2029. Under that deal, Peacock is the exclusive U.S. home of the Tour de France, with every stage available live from start to finish. Selected stages may also be simulcast on NBC. That means the platform itself is not a 2027 guess; exact stage-by-stage airtimes are the part still to be published.
United Kingdom: TNT Sports plus 5
TNT Sports has comprehensive live Tour coverage in the UK under the current rights arrangement. A separate multi-year agreement gives 5 English-language free-to-air daily Grand Tour highlights from 2026–2028. For 2027 specifically, 5 is also due to carry the British Grand Départ stages live.
That creates two different UK use cases: viewers wanting comprehensive live coverage across the Tour should follow TNT Sports’ schedule, while free-to-air viewers have 5’s highlights plus live coverage of the British opening.
What the final TV table should include
| Market | Confirmed 2027 position | Detail still to add |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Peacock live start-to-finish for every stage | Daily start times; selected NBC simulcasts |
| UK | TNT Sports live coverage | Exact daily channel/times |
| UK free-to-air | 5 daily highlights; British Grand Départ live | Program times |
Do not copy a 2026 timetable into 2027. Stage geography changes broadcast windows, and broadcaster schedules can be adjusted close to race day.
Watching in the United States
Peacock has the clearest confirmed arrangement: every Tour stage is due to be streamed live start-to-finish in the United States through the rights deal running to 2029. Selected stages may also appear on NBC. Peacock's Tour coverage has also included pre-race and recap programming under the NBC Sports agreement.
Do not hard-code a subscription price this far ahead. Prices and product tiers can change independently of sports rights.
Watching in the United Kingdom
TNT Sports is the live home of the full race. 5 provides daily free-to-air highlights in the UK and will show the 2027 British Grand Départ stages live. That distinction should be explicit: live Stage 1–3 availability on 5 does not mean every later Tour stage is live on the same free-to-air channel.
Following the race without video
The official Tour website and app provide route information, standings and race data, while Race Center is designed for live commentary, group positions and time gaps. That is useful for readers at work, traveling, or following a stage before they can watch the broadcast.
Using a VPN or overseas subscription
Rights and service terms are country-specific. Do not tell readers that a VPN automatically makes an overseas service lawful or available. The safer guidance is to check the broadcaster authorized for the country in which the viewer is located and the current service terms.
What this page should add in race week
Add a daily table with stage, local start, estimated finish and links to the country guides. That gives readers a practical watch plan without turning this evergreen page into a copy of the schedule article.
Country-by-country coverage beats one global list
Broadcast rights are territorial. A platform that works in the United States may not be available to a viewer in Britain, and a European public broadcaster can have a different mix of live television, streaming and highlights. The final watch guide should therefore organize information by country rather than publish a long list of channel names with no location context.
For France, the long-standing France Télévisions relationship is renewed through 2030. Wider European distribution also sits within A.S.O./EBU rights arrangements, but exact services should be verified per market.
Live data when you cannot watch video
Race Center can be especially useful on mountain stages because it tracks groups and time gaps as the race develops. Pairing that with the final official classification gives a reader both the live story and the authoritative result. This site should link to those official tools rather than attempting to reproduce a fragile unauthorized live data feed.