In 2020 , NBC Sports Championship Season includes the NHL playoffs were postponed and Wimbledon was canceled due to the pandemic .
At the time of the suspensions , the NBA and NHL were also approaching their respective playoffs , Major League Baseball was approaching the beginning of its regular season , and NBC Sports was approaching its spring event lineup , including the Kentucky Derby , Indianapolis 500 and French Open—all postponed by the pandemic .
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on television