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NBC complaints statistics
Nearly a third of the people who complained about NBC object to a show, story or scene, and more than one in five say a show or game was cancelled, moved or cut short.
- 79% want an apology or for NBC to change something
- 30% object to a show, story or scene they found offensive or biased
- 22% say a show or game was cancelled, moved, cut short or put on a paid service
- 19% complain about a host, presenter or commentator
How to complain about NBC
- Name the show and when it aired. Add the date, roughly what time it aired, and your local station or the streaming service you used.
- Describe the exact moment. Say what was said or shown, by whom, and why it bothered you.
- Say exactly what you want. For example: an apology on air, or the show back in its usual time slot.
Analysis based on 1,955 NBC complaints
NBC customer service
- Customer support
- www.nbc.com
- Twitter / X
- @nbc
- Social media
Contact details checked on 27 Sep 2026
What is at stake in complaints about NBC
- $5.71 median amount at stake in the 10 complaints that name one, $2,146.74 in total
- 21 days median time people had been dealing with it before they filed
- 81% want an apology or action
Based on 1,955 NBC complaints filed on Complain.biz
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Is NBC legit?
Legit, mixed reviewsNBC is one of the big American TV networks, genuine and part of Comcast's NBCUniversal, yet not everything with its name on it is free to watch. Some games and shows go to Peacock, the group's own streaming service, and can only be seen there on a paid plan.
What we checked
- Network since 1926
- Head office in New York City
- Ratings on other review websites: 1.5/5
Watch out for
- A job offer from an "NBCUniversal recruiter" asking for money, gift cards or a quick decision without an interview.
- A game or show you expected on NBC that streams only on a paid Peacock plan.
- A program moved, cut short or pre-empted by your local station without notice.
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How do I file a complaint about NBC?
Do you have a dispute or a bad customer experience with NBC? Report it through our website to maximize the chance of getting it resolved.
We help you write an effective complaint in minutes. Our AI models are trained on thousands of effective complaint letters. Then we push it through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal. And you are not alone: our helpful community is there for advice.
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How do I reach NBC customer service?
NBC does not publish a single consumer phone line, and the right desk depends on what went wrong. Anything you saw on your screen belongs first to your local NBC station: every market has its own affiliate, with its own viewer contact page, and the affiliate is the one that controls the signal, the local ad breaks and the local news. Complaints about the network itself, about a national show or about the NBC site and app go through the help and contact section on NBC's own site, and Peacock is handled separately again through its own support pages.
Not sure whether the network or your local station is responsible? Start your complaint on our website and we help you write it in minutes, drawing on thousands of complaint letters that actually worked.
How do I complain to NBC corporate?
NBC sits inside NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast, so a complaint about the network travels up that chain rather than to one customer service counter. Send it through the contact section on the network's own site, and be exact about which show, which date and which time zone you are talking about, because without that nobody can pull the broadcast. If a local station is involved, name its call letters too: the affiliate and the network are separate organizations and blame moves between them easily.
A complaint filed through our complaint process backs that letter up: we bring your case to NBC through emails, social media and paper complaint letters, so it is not sitting in a single inbox.
How do I report an NBC broadcast problem?
Sound that cuts out, dialogue buried under the music, a game or show that starts at the wrong time, a picture that freezes: report these to your NBC affiliate first and to your cable, satellite or streaming provider second. Whoever delivered the picture to your screen is the only party that can check the feed. Note the date, the exact time and the program, since engineers work backwards from timestamps.
In the United States the Federal Communications Commission also takes viewer complaints about broadcast television, including commercials that are far louder than the show around them under the CALM Act, and problems with closed captioning. That route runs separately from the broadcaster. Putting the date, time and station in your complaint here gives us the detail we need when we take it to NBC.
How do I cancel NBC's Peacock subscription?
Cancel it where the money leaves. If you signed up on Peacock's own site, the cancel option sits in your account settings under plans or billing. If you signed up through Apple, Google, Roku, Amazon or as part of a cable or broadband package, that provider holds the billing and NBC cannot stop it for you: the cancellation has to happen with whoever charges your card.
Save the confirmation screen and the email, and check your statement after the next billing date. A cancellation that was never processed shows up there before it shows up anywhere else.
Is that NBCUniversal job offer real?
Not if it asks you to pay, buy equipment or gift cards, or comes from a Gmail, Yahoo or Outlook address. NBCUniversal says it never asks applicants for money and never offers a job without an interview first, and that fake recruiters post jobs on third-party sites and social media.
What do people complain about most at NBC?
So far consumers reported 1,955 complaints about NBC here, with an average rating of 1.2 out of 5. The same subjects keep coming back: broadcasts that lose the sound, cut away or run at the wrong time, background music mixed so loudly that dialogue disappears, long running shows such as Days of Our Lives moved over to Peacock so viewers have to subscribe to keep watching, and coverage or content that viewers found biased or offensive.
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What happens after I submit my complaint?
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Can other consumers help me with my NBC complaint?
Yes. We have an active community of consumers, and complaints here are public: people who ran into the same problem with NBC can give you advice or back you up with their own story. A complaint with a community behind it is much harder to overlook.
Common NBC problems
What people who complained about NBC ran into, in their own words.
Shows with offensive content
30% of complaints
“Please, please stop allowing your actors to use the curse word GD. IT REALLY BREAKs MY HEART.”
“This was supposed to be a good decent family show I thought. Please stop shoving this in our face.”
Shows moved behind a paywall
22% of complaints
“I’ve literally been watching days of our lives for almost 40 years on cable television since you all removed it from cable in September of last year, I have not watched a single episode.”
“Forcing people to subscribe to Peacock to watch one regular season game is horrible idea. Forcing people to do the same to watch a playoff game is utter crap.”
Hosts and commentators
19% of complaints
“He talks non stop even when the players are about to hit the ball and during too, there are many pro golfers that are great golf analyst.”
“why dont you just be honest with us and say WATCH THIS OR LOOK WHAT HAPPENS and NOT pretend the announcer is a surprise to him its really quit insulting and dishonest”
Loud music and sound dropouts
14% of complaints
“My complaint is the background noise and music is so loud that I cannot hear the actors saying their lines.”
“During the Notre dame game Oct 14, the sound constantly goes off and on.”
NBC complaints
Helpful experiences shared by NBC customers. Search, discuss and connect with other people in our community.
NBC complaints per month
Dec 2025 - Nov 2026Complaints filed on Complain.biz about NBC in each of the last twelve months.
Peacock
I am a Sr Citizen on Social Security and pay well over $100 for my satellite tv as I am in a rural area.…
Quantum Leap
The reboot of Quantum Leap is crap. Scott Bakula is Quantum Leap, just like Tom Selleck is Thomas Magnum. Don’t screw with the classics.…
Why should I pay to watch Days of our Lives?
I have watched Days of our Lives for many years. I am now 73 years old. I have a free subscription to Peacock TV…
Days of our Lives
I can’t believe you took Days off our Lives off your network. I’m old and cannot figure out how to watch on peacock. I’ve…
Taking off days of our lives
I’m very upset yall took of days of our lives that was the only soap i watch and now i have to pay for…
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
As mentioned prior, Mark Lazarus, Chairman of Universal Television and Streaming should step down. You are actually holding Days of Our Lives hostage and…
Days of our lives
Please bring days back to nbc I’m 44 years old and I’ve watched this with my grandmother that recently passed my entire life and…
PEACOCK AND NBC
i joined peacock then changed my mind, decided i will not pay to watch days. i was on the free trying to delete my…
What the hell were you thinking?
How can you take our show and turn it into a pay channel show and expect it to survive? When it already struggles it’s…
Days of Our Lives
Why did you take NBC Days of Our Lives and put on streaming? Im a year older than Days(11211964). I’ve watched it as far…
How NBC compares
NBC customer service compared to others in the Broadcasting Network category.
| Company | Complaints | Biggest problem |
|---|---|---|
| NBC (this page) | 1,955 complaints | Shows with offensive content 30% |
| Netflix | 1,386 complaints | Content removed or unsuitable 38% |
| Discovery channel | 423 complaints | Too many ads and promos 34% |
| Fox Sports | 278 complaints | Biased or annoying announcers 57% |
| MSNBC | 107 complaints | Hosts and hiring decisions 55% |
| BET (Black Entertainment Television) | 0 complaints | No complaints yet |