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2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES LISTINGS

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24-Hours, Thirteen Platforms, Every Olympic Sport

– Subject to Change –



  • These listings, which are subject to change, offer daily highlights of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games programming on NBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, USA, Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO. During the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, please consult NBCOlympics.com for the most complete daily listings.
  • For NBC primetime, late night and weekend daytime during the 2016 Rio Games, all times listed are ET/PT unless otherwise noted. For NBCSN, Golf Channel, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, USA, Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO all times listed are ET.
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  • Listings looking ahead two days in advance will be sent daily throughout the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, beginning August 3.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 (DAY -2)

NBCSN
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Sweden vs. South Africa (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Canada vs. Australia (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
TBA

6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. New Zealand (LIVE)

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – France vs. Colombia (LIVE)

USA
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. China (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Zimbabwe vs. Germany (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL
Noon – 2 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Sweden vs. South Africa (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Canada vs. Australia (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. China

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. New Zealand (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Zimbabwe vs. Germany

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – France vs. Colombia (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. New Zealand Encore

NBC UNIVERSO
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
News

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. China (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. New Zealand (LIVE)

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Sweden vs. South Africa: Sweden takes the field against South Africa at Olympic Stadium in a Group E women’s soccer prelim. Sweden fell to France 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2012 London Olympics. Canada vs. Australia: The Canadian women’s national team looks to build on its 2012 Olympic bronze as they open the Rio tournament with a Group F soccer prelim against Australia at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo. In the London semifinals, Canada fell to the eventual champion United States 4-3 in an extra-time thriller. U.S. vs. New Zealand: Carli Lloyd leads the U.S. women as they open play in a Group G soccer prelim against New Zealand at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte. Four years ago in London, Lloyd tallied both goals in Team USA’s 2-1 victory over Japan, giving the U.S. its third straight Olympic gold. France vs. Colombia: France and Colombia meet for a Group G women’s soccer prelim at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte. France was shutout by Canada 1-0 in the bronze medal match four years ago in London.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Brazil vs. China: Brazil takes on China in a Group E women’s soccer prelim at Olympic Stadium. The last Olympic match for the 2016 host nation was a 2-0 loss to Japan in the quarterfinals of the 2012 London Games. Zimbabwe vs. Germany: Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo plays host to Zimbabwe against Germany in a preliminary-round Group F women’s soccer match.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Brazil vs. China: Brazil takes on China in a Group E women’s soccer prelim at Olympic Stadium. The last Olympic match for the 2016 host nation was a 2-0 loss to Japan in the quarterfinals of the 2012 London Games. U.S. vs. New Zealand: Carli Lloyd leads the U.S. women as they open play in a Group G soccer prelim against New Zealand at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte. Four years ago in London, Lloyd tallied both goals in Team USA’s 2-1 victory over Japan, giving the U.S. its third straight Olympic gold. France vs. Colombia: France and Colombia meet for a Group G women’s soccer prelim at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte. France was shutout by Canada 1-0 in the bronze medal match four years ago in London.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 (DAY -1)

NBC
8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Olympic Preview Special

NBCSN
12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Iraq vs. Denmark (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. South Africa (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Portugal vs. Argentina (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Fiji vs. South Korea (LIVE)

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Nigeria vs. Japan (LIVE)

USA
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Honduras vs. Algeria (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. Germany (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Sweden vs. Colombia (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL
Noon – 2 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Iraq vs. Denmark (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Iraq vs. Denmark Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. South Africa (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Portugal vs. Argentina (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Fiji vs. South Korea (LIVE)

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Nigeria vs. Japan (LIVE)

11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Honduras vs. Algeria

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. Germany

2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Sweden vs. Colombia

TELEMUNDO
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
News

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Honduras vs. Algeria (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. Germany (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
TBA

NBC UNIVERSO
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
News (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. South Africa (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Portugal vs. Argentina (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • On the eve of the Opening Ceremony, Bob Costas hosts a one-hour special introducing the host city and nation, previewing key storylines and addressing some of the challenges Rio de Janeiro has faced in the lead-up to hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Iraq vs. Denmark: Iraq faces Denmark in a Group A men’s soccer prelim at Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia. Brazil vs. South Africa: Behind team captain Neymar, the Brazilian men kick off their run at the team’s first-ever Olympic gold in a Group A prelim against South Africa. The FC Barcelona forward was held scoreless four years ago in a 2-1 loss to Mexico in the London gold medal final; at the 2008 Beijing Games, Brazil took bronze. Portugal vs. Argentina: Two medal contenders clash in a high-stakes prelim as Portugal takes on Argentina in a Group D men’s soccer match at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Fiji vs. South Korea: A Group C men’s soccer prelim pits South Korea, who topped Japan for bronze in London, against Fiji at Salvador’s Fonte Nova Arena. Nigeria vs. Japan: Nigeria plays Japan in preliminary Group B men’s soccer action at Amazonia Arena in Manaus. Japan failed to score in a 2-0 loss to South Korea in the 2012 bronze medal match.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Mexico vs. Germany: Headlined by striker Oribe Peralta and keeper Alfredo Talavera, Mexico starts its title defense in a Group C men’s soccer prelim against Germany at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador. Peralta notched two goals as Mexico topped Brazil 2-1 in the London Olympic final.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Mexico vs. Germany: Headlined by striker Oribe Peralta and keeper Alfredo Talavera, Mexico starts its title defense in a Group C men’s soccer prelim against Germany at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador. Peralta notched two goals as Mexico topped Brazil 2-1 in the London Olympic final.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Iraq vs. Denmark: Iraq faces Denmark in a Group A men’s soccer prelim at Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia. Brazil vs. South Africa: Behind team captain Neymar, the Brazilian men kick off their run at the team’s first-ever Olympic gold in a Group A prelim against South Africa. The FC Barcelona forward was held scoreless four years ago in a 2-1 loss to Mexico in the London gold medal final; at the 2008 Beijing Games, Brazil took bronze. Portugal vs. Argentina: Two medal contenders clash in a high-stakes prelim as Portugal takes on Argentina in a Group D men’s soccer match at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 (DAY 0)

NBC
7:30 p.m. - Midnight
Opening Ceremony

1:37 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Primetime Encore

TELEMUNDO
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Olympic Preview Special

NBC UNIVERSO
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Olympic Preview Special

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Opening Ceremony - Brazil’s iconic Maracana Stadium plays host to the Opening Ceremony to officially commence the 2016 Rio Games – the first-ever Olympics held in South America.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 (DAY 1)

NBC
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Rowing – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Men’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE)
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Croatia (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. -4:15 p.m.

Rowing – Qualifying Heats

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Jefferson/Cherif (Qatar) (LIVE)

4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Puerto Rico (LIVE)

8 p.m. - Midnight

Men’s Gymnastics –Team Competition

Swimming (LIVE)

Men’s 400m Individual Medley – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 400m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 400m Individual Medley – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 100m Butterfly – Semifinals
Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Semifinals
Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Gold Medal Final

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Walsh Jennings/Ross (U.S.) vs. Artacho Del Solar/Laird (Australia) (LIVE)

12:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Men’s Gymnastics –Team Competition

1:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Men’s Archery – Team Round of 16 (LIVE)

Women’s Shooting – 10m Air Rifle Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – Japan vs. South Korea

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Fiji (LIVE)

Women’s Rugby – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. France (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

Men’s Water Polo – Spain vs. Italy

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. China (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Judo – Gold Medal Finals

Women’s Weightlifting – 48kg Gold Medal Final

9 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Sweden (LIVE)

Table Tennis – Singles First and Second Rounds

Boxing – Elimination Matches

MSNBC

Noon – 2:15 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Handball – Norway vs. Brazil

2:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Table Tennis – Singles First Round

Men’s Archery – Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

USA

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Equestrian – Eventing, Dressage

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – U.S. vs. Argentina (LIVE)

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

6:30 p.m. -8 p.m.

Women’s Fencing – Individual Epee Gold Medal Final

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Colombia (LIVE)

Women’s Rugby – Preliminary Round

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Australia (LIVE)

BRAVO

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5:45 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11 a.m. – 12;45 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Turkey vs. France (LIVE)

1:15 p.m.- 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. France (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – China vs. Canada

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. France Encore

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – China vs. U.S. (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Australia

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Venezuela vs. Serbia (LIVE)

11:15 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – Belarus vs. Japan

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Canada vs. Zimbabwe (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – South Africa vs. China (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Australia

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Sweden (LIVE)

11 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – Colombia vs. New Zealand

TELEMUNDO

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Opening Ceremonies Recap

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Volleyball

Swimming – Qualifying Heats

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Volleyball

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Basketball

Boxing – Elimination Matches

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Swimming - Finals feature American Connor Jaeger against a stacked field in the men’s 400m free, plus the men’s and women’s 400m IM events, the latter featuring U.S. contenders in 2012 Olympic silver medalist Elizabeth Beisel and 2015 Worlds silver medalist Maya DiRado.
  • Beach Volleyball - Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and new partner April Ross make their Rio debut, with Walsh Jennings seeking a fourth consecutive gold.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Cycling - Coverage includes the men’s individual road race in cycling, featuring Americans Taylor Phinney and Brent Bookwalter.
  • Water Polo - The U.S. faces defending champion Croatia in each team’s opener.
  • Swimming - Qualifying heats in swimming include the men’s 400m IM, 400m free and 100m breast, and the women’s 100m fly, 400m IM and 4x100m free relay.
  • Volleyball – The United States, silver medalists at the past two Olympics, begins preliminary-round action against Puerto Rico, which qualified a women’s volleyball team to the Olympics for the first time.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Gymnastics - Coverage includes the men’s team competition in gymnastics.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Archery - The first medals of the Rio Olympics will be awarded in women’s air rifle, a shooting event for which China returns reigning Olympic champion Yi Siling and Du Li, who won the April test event in Rio.
  • Rugby - The United States women face Fiji in a preliminary-round match as rugby returns to the Olympic program.
  • Basketball – Australia vs. France: In a preliminary-round men’s basketball game, two San Antonio Spurs teammates meet as Patty Mills and Australia face Tony Parker-led France. U.S. vs. China: Kevin Durant and Paul George lead the United States men’s basketball team in a Group A prelim against China, anchored by former NBA player Yi Jianlian. The Americans are a perfect 16-0 over the past two Olympics, including a 31-point victory over China when the squads met at the 2008 Beijing Games.
  • Soccer - Live coverage as the United States women’s national team faces France in a Group G prelim. Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan lead Team USA’s pursuit of a fourth straight Olympic gold, while France seeks to build on its fourth-place finish in 2012.
  • Judo - Coverage includes the men’s 60kg and women’s 48kg classes; in the latter, reigning Olympic champion Sarah Menezes of Brazil could deliver the host nation’s first gold of the 2016 Games.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Archery - In the men’s archery team event, the Brady Ellison-led United States target a return to the podium after earning silver at the 2012 London Games.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Field Hockey - A live women’s field hockey preliminary-round match features Team USA against Argentina, a medalist at the past four Olympics.
  • Fencing - Sisters Courtney and Kelley Hurley join Kat Holmes in representing Team USA in the women’s individual epee event.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - Live coverage as the United States women’s national team faces France in a Group G prelim. Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan lead Team USA’s pursuit of a fourth straight Olympic gold, while France seeks to build on its fourth-place finish in 2012.
  • Basketball - Kevin Durant and Paul George lead the United States men’s basketball team in a Group A prelim against China, anchored by former NBA player Yi Jianlian. The Americans are a perfect 16-0 over the past two Olympics, including a 31-point victory over China when the squads met at the 2008 Beijing Games.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 (DAY 2)

NBC

10 a.m. – Noon

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Fendrick/Sweat (U.S.) vs. Kolosinska/Brzostek (Poland) (LIVE)

Rowing – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Women’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Qualifying (LIVE)

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Naceur/Belhaj (Tunisia) (LIVE)

4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)

7 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Diving – Springboard Synchronized Final

Women’s Gymnastics – Team Competition

Swimming (LIVE)
Women’s 100m Butterfly – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 200m Freestyle – Semifinals
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Semifinals
Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 400m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Semifinals
Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Gold Medal Final

12:35 a.m. - 1:35 a.m.

Women’s Gymnastics – Team Competition

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Archery – Team Round of 16

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Senegal (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Lithuania (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Germany vs. South Korea (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Archery – Team Gold Medal Final

Men’s Basketball – Croatia vs. Spain (LIVE)

8 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Weightlifting – Gold Medal Finals

Table Tennis – Singles Second and Third Rounds

9 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Iraq (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight

Judo – Gold Medal Finals

Boxing – Elimination Matches

MSNBC

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil Quarterfinals

Men’s Handball – Croatia vs. Qatar (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

Men’s Fencing – Individual Foil Semifinals and Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Equestrian – Eventing, Dressage

USA

Noon – 2 p.m.

Women’s Rugby – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

Men’s Volleyball – France vs. Italy

CNBC

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’s Rugby – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Algeria (LIVE)

Women’s Shooting – Trap Gold Medal Final

BRAVO

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5:45 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Senegal (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Lithuania (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Serbia vs. Spain

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Senegal Encore

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Croatia vs. Spain (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Australia vs. Brazil

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Argentina (LIVE)

11:15 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – France vs. Belarus

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Fiji vs. Mexico (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Fiji vs. Mexico Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Germany vs. South Korea (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Algeria (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Sweden vs. Nigeria

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Iraq (LIVE)

11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Honduras vs. Portugal

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Denmark vs. South Africa

2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. Colombia

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

Boxing – Elimination Matches

11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Fiji vs. Mexico

Men’s Soccer – Honduras vs. Portugal

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Algeria (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. Colombia (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Swimming - Live coverage of swimming finals, featuring world record-holder Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400m free and Dana Vollmer in the women’s 100m fly; Vollmer returns to the event a new mother after taking gold in London. Also in the pool, the U.S. looks to avenge a 2012 second-place finish to France in the men’s 4x100m free relay.
  • Gymnastics - Women’s team competition in gymnastics begins with three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles at the helm of the heavily favored U.S. squad.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Cycling - The women’s road race in cycling, where American Megan Gaurnier, coming off a bronze medal showing at last year’s Worlds, could contend on Rio’s mountainous course.
  • Volleyball - On the first day of men’s volleyball action, a young U.S. team on the rise faces Canada in a preliminary-round match. After winning gold in 2008, Team USA was eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2012 before winning the World Cup in 2015.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Gymnastics - Coverage includes women’s team competition in gymnastics.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - U.S. vs. Senegal: The United States women’s basketball squad takes on Senegal in a Group B preliminary-round game. Team USA seeks a sixth consecutive Olympic triumph, and for Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings, a gold in Rio would give each a set of four. Brazil vs. Lithuania: Host Brazil faces Lithuania, which seeks a podium return after earning bronze at three straight Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000.
  • Soccer - Germany vs. South Korea: Germany, winner of the Brazil-hosted 2014 World Cup, faces South Korea (live) in a Group C men’s soccer prelim at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador. Brazil vs. Iraq: The host nation’s pursuit of gold in men’s soccer continues as Brazil faces Iraq in a Group A preliminary-round match from Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia (live).
  • Judo - Brazil’s Erika Miranda, a medalist at the past three judo world championships, is a contender in the women’s 52kg class. Coverage also includes the men’s 66kg final.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - In live coverage of men’s soccer prelims, Fiji takes on Mexico and Honduras plays Portugal.
  • Swimming - Qualifying heats in swimming include world-record holder Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400m free, plus the men’s 200m free and the men’s and women’s 100m back.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - Argentina vs. Algeria: Live coverage of a Group D men’s soccer prelim between Argentina and Algeria at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Japan vs. Colombia: Japan faces Colombia in a Group B men’s soccer prelim.

MONDAY, AUGUST 8 (DAY 3)

NBC

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Rowing – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Qualifying (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Netherlands (LIVE)

3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Huber/Seidl (Austria) (LIVE)

Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Qualifying

8 p.m. - Midnight

Men’s Diving – Platform Synchronized Gold Medal Final

Men’s Gymnastics – Team Gold Medal Final

Swimming (LIVE)
Women’s 200m Freestyle – Semifinals
Men’s 200m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 200m Butterfly – Semifinals
Women’s 200m Individual Medley – Semifinals

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Walsh Jennings/Ross (U.S.) vs. Wang/Yue (China) (LIVE)

12:35 - 1:35 a.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Qualifying

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre Round of 32

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre Quarterfinals

Women’s Rugby – Semifinals (LIVE)

Table Tennis – Singles Third Round

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Fencing – Individual Sabre Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Archery – Individual Eliminations

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Venezuela (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Croatia vs. Montenegro (LIVE)

Weightlifting – Gold Medal Finals

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. Argentina (LIVE)

Boxing – Elimination Matches

USA

9 a.m. – Noon

Equestrian – Eventing, Cross Country (LIVE)

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Equestrian – Eventing, Cross Country (LIVE)

Table Tennis – Singles Third Round

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Handball – Brazil vs. Romania

MSNBC

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Italy

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Serbia vs. Australia (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Shooting – Trap Gold Medal Final

Judo – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Sailing

CNBC

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Hungary vs. Australia

Women’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

Table Tennis – Singles Fourth Round

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

BRAVO

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5:45 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Spain vs. U.S. (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Serbia vs. Australia (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Serbia vs. Canada

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Spain vs. U.S.

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Venezuela (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Japan vs. Brazil

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Argentina (LIVE)

11:15 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – Senegal vs. China

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

News Recap

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

Boxing – Elimination Matches

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Basketball

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball

4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Basketball

Boxing – Elimination Matches

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Diving - American David Boudia seeks to improve upon his London bronze in the men’s synchronized platform final with new partner Steele Johnson.
  • Gymnastics - Team USA aims for the podium in a men’s team final expected to see Japan and China duel for gold.
  • Swimming - Live coverage includes swimming finals in the men’s 200m free and 100m back, and women’s 100m back and 100m breast. Plus Michael Phelps (200m fly), Katie Ledecky (200m free) and Missy Franklin (200m free) race to qualify for finals.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Water Polo - Team USA takes on Spain in a men’s water polo group-phase match.
  • Swimming - Swimming prelims featuring Michael Phelps (men’s 200m fly), Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin (women’s 200m free).
  • Volleyball - The United States, seeking a third consecutive podium in women’s volleyball after earning back-to-back silver medals in 2008 and 2012, continues Group B play against the Netherlands.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Canoe/Kayak - Coverage includes qualifying races in whitewater canoe/kayak.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Field Hockey - The U.S. women’s field hockey team, seeking an improvement on its last-place finish in 2012, faces Australia in a preliminary-round match.
  • Fencing - The women’s individual sabre event in fencing features two-time Olympic gold medalist Mariel Zagunis and Ibtihaj Muhammad, who will become the first Muslim-American to compete in a hijab at the Olympics.
  • Basketball - U.S. vs. Spain: The United States women’s basketball team tips off against Spain in a Group B prelim. The Americans have taken gold at the past five Olympics and, under the guidance of Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, are the prohibitive favorite to make it six straight in Rio. U.S. vs. Venezuela: Venezuela, having qualified in men’s basketball for the first time since 1992, faces Team USA, which enters Rio as the two-time defending Olympic champion. Venezuela will rely heavily on Brooklyn Nets guard Grevis Vasquez against the United States’ roster of NBA superstars.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - The Australian men’s basketball team faces Serbia in a Group A prelim. Australia boasts a talented backcourt, led by NBA guards Matthew Dellavedova and Patty Mills, but the Boomers’ last Olympic run ended with a 33-point quarterfinal blowout loss to Team USA in London.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Japan takes on host nation Brazil in a Group A game.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 (DAY 4)

NBC

10 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Virgen/Ontiveros (Mexico) (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE)

Noon – 2 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Rowing – Semifinals and Quarterfinals

2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)

3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Fendrick/Sweat (U.S.) vs. Larissa/Talita (Brazil) (LIVE)

Men’s Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater, C-1 Gold Medal Final

8 p.m. - Midnight

Women’s Diving – Platform Synchronized Gold Medal Final

Women’s Gymnastics – Team Gold Medal Final

Swimming (LIVE)
Men’s 100m Freestyle – Semifinals
Women’s 200m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 200m Butterfly – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 200m Butterfly – Semifinals
Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Semifinals
Women’s 200m Individual Medley – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Gold Medal Final

12:35 a.m. - 1:35 a.m.

Women’s Gymnastics – Team Gold Medal Final

Men’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Brazil

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Men’s Rugby – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Men’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Argentina (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Brazil (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Canada (LIVE)

Archery – Individual Eliminations

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Colombia (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Judo – Gold Medal Finals

Weightlifting – Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Table Tennis – Quarterfinal

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. Canada (LIVE)

Boxing – Elimination Matches

USA

9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Equestrian – Eventing, Team Jumping Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Russia vs. Argentina

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Equestrian – Eventing, Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Table Tennis – Quarterfinal

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Men’s Rugby – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

MSNBC

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Archery – Individual Eliminations

Women’s Water Polo – Russia vs. Australia

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Table Tennis – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Men’s Handball – Germany vs. Poland

Sailing

CNBC

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Men’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE)

Men’s Rugby – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

BRAVO

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5:45 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Australia vs. France (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Brazil (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Brazil Encore

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Belarus

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Lithuania vs. Nigeria (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Turkey vs. Japan

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Argentina vs. Croatia (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Canada (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. Zimbabwe

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Colombia vs. U.S. (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – New Zealand vs. France

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – South Africa vs. Brazil (LIVE)

11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. Zimbabwe Encore

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – New Zealand vs. France Encore

2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – China vs. Sweden

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

News Recap

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

Boxing – Elimination Matches

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Basketball

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Volleyball

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Colombia vs. U.S. (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Swimming - Americans Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin in the highly anticipated women’s 200m free final. Michael Phelps gets a rematch with London winner Chad le Clos of South Africa in the men’s 200m fly final, then the U.S. goes for a fourth consecutive gold in the men’s 4x200m free relay.
  • Gymnastics - Three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles leads the heavily favored U.S. in pursuit of back-to-back women’s team titles.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Beach Volleyball - Americans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena against a duo from Mexico in preliminary-round beach volleyball action.
  • Water Polo - The defending champion United States takes on Spain in a rematch of the 2012 Olympic final.
  • Swimming - Heats include 2012 Olympic champion Nathan Adrian in the men’s 100m free, plus the men’s 4x200m free relay, which the U.S. has won at the past three Olympics.
  • Volleyball - The U.S. men face 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Italy in a volleyball preliminary-round match
  • Beach Volleyball - In preliminary-round action from the sands of Copacabana beach, Team USA’s Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat face gold-medal favorite Larissa/Talita of host Brazil.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Post-event coverage of the gymnastics women’s team final, plus the U.S. vs. Brazil in a men’s rugby qualifying-round match.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Rugby - The start of men’s qualifying-round action in rugby, back on the Olympic program for the first time since 1924. The “sevens” version being contested in Rio features 12 teams, including traditional rugby powers New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa. The United States, led by Zack Test, Perry Baker and Carlin Isles, opens against Argentina.
  • Basketball - Brazil faces a truly tall task against Spain, led by NBA big men Marc and Pau Gasol. The host nation hasn’t earned a men’s basketball medal in five decades, most recently finishing fifth in 2012. Spain, meanwhile, has been runner-up to Team USA at the past two Olympics.
  • Soccer – Germany vs. Canada: Live coverage of women’s soccer features two of the world’s best teams as Germany faces Canada, the 2012 bronze medalist, in a Group F women’s prelim. U.S. vs. Colombia: The United States women’s soccer team concludes Group G prelim play against Colombia at Amazonia Arena in Manaus. Carli Lloyd and company defeated Colombia by a combined score of 10-0 in two matches this year, and are attempting to bring the U.S. its fourth straight Olympic gold.
  • Archery - Archers Brady Ellison and Jake Kaminski – silver medalists in the men’s team event in London – represent the U.S. in early rounds of individual competition.
  • Volleyball - Canada faces traditional power Brazil, runner-up at the 2012 and 2008 Olympics after winning gold in 2004.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Equestrian - Equestrian’s team eventing competition concludes with the jumping final, as Germany targets a third consecutive gold and the U.S. seeks a return to the podium after back-to-back bronze medal showings in 2000 and 2004. Equestrian’s individual eventing competition concludes with the jumping final, where two-time gold medalist Phillip Dutton, a native of Australia representing the United States for a third time and competing at his sixth Olympics, is among the contenders.

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Rugby - Men’s rugby pool-round matches include Zack Test-led Team USA vs. Brazil and Fiji vs. Argentina.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Brazil faces a truly tall task against Spain, led by NBA big men Marc and Pau Gasol. The host nation hasn’t earned a men’s basketball medal in five decades, most recently finishing fifth in 2012. Spain, meanwhile, has been runner-up to Team USA at the past two Olympics. Coverage also includes men’s boxing.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - The United States women’s soccer team concludes Group G play with a match against Colombia at Amazonia Arena in Manaus. Carli Lloyd and company defeated Colombia by a combined score of 10-0 in two matches this year.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 (DAY 5)

NBC

10 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Herrera/Gavira (Spain) (LIVE)

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

Noon – 2 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)

3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Women’s Cycling – Road Race Time Trial

Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater, K-1 Gold Medal Final

Rowing – Gold Medal Finals

8 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Walsh Jennings/Ross (U.S.) vs. Forrer/Verge-Depre (Switzerland) (LIVE)

Swimming (LIVE)
Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 100m Freestyle – Semifinals
Men’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinals
Women’s 200m Butterfly – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Semifinals
Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Semifinals
Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Gold Medal Final
Men’s Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final

12:35 a.m. - 1:35 a.m.

Men’s Diving – Springboard Synchronized Gold Medal Final

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Women’s Cycling – Road Race Time Trial (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Cycling – Road Race Time Trial (LIVE)

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Honduras (LIVE)

Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre Qualifying

2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)

4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – U.S. vs. Japan (LIVE)

Women’s Table Tennis – Singles Semifinal

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Fencing – Individual Sabre Gold Medal Final

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Denmark vs. Brazil (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Table Tennis – Singles Gold Medal Final

USA

9 a.m. - Noon

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Handball – Brazil vs. Spain

Archery – Individual Eliminations (LIVE)

Noon – 1 p.m.

Men’s Rugby – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Men’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Fiji (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Serbia vs. France (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Men’s Shooting – Double Trap Gold Medal Final

Men’s Rugby – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

MSNBC

Noon – 3 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Men’s Water Polo – Montenegro vs. Italy

Women’s Table Tennis – Singles Semifinal

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE)

CNBC

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Men’s Rugby – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Archery – Individual Eliminations

Women’s Fencing – Individual Foil Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Sailing

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

BRAVO

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5:45 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – China vs. Spain (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – China vs. Spain Encore

2:30 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)

4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Serbia vs. France

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. U.S. (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Senegal vs. Canada

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Venezuela vs. China (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Honduras (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Algeria vs. Portugal

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Germany vs. Fiji

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. Sweden (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Colombia vs. Nigeria

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Denmark vs. Brazil (LIVE)

11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Algeria vs. Portugal Encore

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Germany vs. Fiji Encore

2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Colombia vs. Nigeria Encore

3:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – South Africa vs. Iraq

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

News Recap

Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Honduras

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Boxing –Elimination Matches

Men’s Soccer – South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE)

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE)

Boxing – Elimination Matches

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Soccer – Colombia vs. Nigeria

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Denmark vs. Brazil

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Swimming - Swimming finals include a showdown in the men’s 100m free between 2012 gold medalist Nathan Adrian of the U.S. and Australian sprint star Cameron McEvoy, plus a favored American quartet in the women’s 4x200m free relay, led by Missy Franklin and freestyle phenom Katie Ledecky. In addition, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte seek to advance in the men’s 200m IM semifinals.
  • Gymnastics - Japan’s Kohei Uchimura – winner of every world and Olympic men’s all-around title since 2009 – seeks to become the event’s first back-to-back Olympic champion since compatriot Sawao Kato in 1972; among those chasing Uchimura is American Sam Mikulak, pursuing his first podium finish at a major international event.
  • Beach Volleyball - The top U.S. women’s duo, Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross, face a Swiss tandem.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Beach Volleyball - Live coverage includes a beach volleyball prelim featuring Team USA’s Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson against a duo from Spain.
  • Water Polo - Group B men’s water polo action continues as the United States, captained by five-time Olympian Tony Azevedo, faces France.
  • Swimming - Prelims include Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte seeking to advance in the men’s 200m IM, which Phelps has won at the past three Olympics (twice ahead of Lochte in second).
  • Volleyball - Team USA meets 2015 World Cup runner-up Serbia in live coverage of a women’s volleyball Pool B preliminary-round match.
  • Cycling - The women’s time trial, where two-time reigning Olympic champion Kristin Armstrong and fellow American Evelyn Stevens are strong contenders.
  • Canoe/kayak - Michal Smolen, third at 2015 Worlds, attempts to give the U.S. its first-ever Olympic medal in the men’s K-1 event.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Diving - New teammates Michael Hixon and Sam Dorman of the U.S. are among the tandems seeking to challenge China in the men’s synchronized springboard final.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Cycling - Two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong and fellow American cyclist Evelyn Stevens, for whom the hilly Rio course is a particularly good fit, are strong contenders in the women’s time trial.
  • Argentina, winner of back-to-back golds in 2004 and 2008, faces Honduras in a Group D men’s soccer match at Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia.
  • Basketball - U.S. vs. Serbia: The United States takes on Serbia in live coverage of a women’s basketball Group B preliminary game. Team USA eyes a sixth straight gold medal, and for the trio of Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings, a gold in Rio would be each WNBA star’s fourth. U.S. vs. Australia: Kevin Durant and Paul George lead Team USA against Australia in a Group A preliminary game. The last Olympic meeting between the teams saw a 33-point U.S. victory in the London 2012 quarterfinals.
  • Field Hockey - Team USA, seeking its first medal in women’s field hockey since a bronze in 1984, continues pool play against Japan.
  • Fencing - 2015 Worlds silver medalist Daryl Homer attempts to give the U.S. its first medal in the men’s individual sabre event since 1984.
  • Table Tennis - Crowns a champion in women’s singles, an event held at the past seven Olympics and won each time by China.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Beach Volleyball - A men’s beach volleyball prelim features Brazilian contenders Alison and Bruno against an Italian tandem.
  • Shooting - 2008 Olympic gold medalist Glen Eller and two-time world champion Joshua Richmond give the U.S. a pair of contenders in the men’s double trap final.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - Reigning Olympic champion Mexico takes on South Korea in a Group C men’s preliminary at Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - Argentina, winner of back-to-back golds in 2004 and 2008, faces Honduras in a Group D men’s soccer match at Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer – Reigning Olympic champion Mexico takes on South Korea in a men’s Group C soccer match at Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia. Coverage features Colombia versus Nigeria in a Group B men’s match at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo. In a Group A men’s preliminary match, Denmark meets Neymar and a Brazilian national team in pursuit of its first-ever Olympic gold in soccer.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 (DAY 6)

NBC

10 a.m. – Noon

Rowing – Semifinals and Gold Medal Finals

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. China (LIVE)

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Fendrick/Sweat (U.S.) vs. TBA (Russia) (LIVE)

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Nicolai/Lupo (Italy) (LIVE)

Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Gold Medal Finals

8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Women’s Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final

Swimming (LIVE)
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Semifinals
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 200m Backstroke – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinals
Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 100m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Semifinals

12:35 a.m. - 1:35 a.m.

Women’s Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final

Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Gold Medal Finals

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Women’s Archery – Individuals Eliminations (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

9:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Women’s Fencing – Team Epee Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Women’s Judo – 78kg Elimination Round

Women’s Archery – Individual Eliminations (LIVE)

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Rugby – Semifinals (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Archery – Individual Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Judo – 78kg Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – U.S. vs. India (LIVE)

8 p.m. – Midnight

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Table Tennis – Singles Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE)

Women’s Shooting – Rifle, Three Positions Finals

USA

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Italy vs. Australia

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Table Tennis – Singles Semifinals

Badminton – Preliminary Round

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Croatia (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Badminton – Preliminary Round

Men’s Handball – Brazil vs. Germany (LIVE)

MSNBC

Noon - 2 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – Spain vs. Hungary

2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Poland vs. Argentina (LIVE)

3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Equestrian – Team Dressage Qualifying

Sailing

CNBC

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Women’s Fencing – Team Epee Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Men’s Golf – 1st Round Encore

BRAVO

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Belarus vs. Turkey (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Croatia (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Croatia Encore

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – France vs. Brazil

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Spain (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Japan vs. Australia

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Lithuania vs. Argentina (LIVE)

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

News Recap

Beach Volleyball – Preliminary Round

Boxing – Elimination Matches

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Basketball

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Volleyball

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Basketball

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Gymnastics - 19-year-old Simone Biles is heavily favored to become the fourth consecutive American woman crowned Olympic all-around champion
  • Swimming – Another potential four-peat as Michael Phelps duels compatriot Ryan Lochte in the men’s 200m IM final; a Phelps gold would make him the first swimmer to win the same individual event four times. Other swimming finals include the women’s 200m breast; the men’s 200m back, where Australian Mitch Larkin could snap a U.S. winning streak dating back to 1996; and the women’s 100m free, headlined by Aussie sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Swimming - Heats includes Michael Phelps (men’s 100m fly), Katie Ledecky (women’s 800m free) and Missy Franklin (women’s 200m back) beginning pursuit of repeat Olympic triumphs, with Phelps attempting to become the first swimmer to win the same individual event four times.
  • Beach Volleyball - Two beach volleyball preliminaries from Copacabana beach feature U.S. tandems as Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat face Russia (women) before Phil Dalhuasser and Nick Lucena take on Italy.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Post-event coverage of the women’s all-around final from gymnastics, plus whitewater canoe/kayak.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Archery - Live coverage includes early-round action in the women’s archery individual competition, in which surging Texan Mackenzie Brown seeks to give the U.S. its first medal since 1976.
  • Fencing - Live coverage includes the Hurley sisters of fencing – Courtney and Kelley – leading Team USA in the women’s team epee event (quarterfinals and semifinals).
  • Judo - Ohio native Kayla Harrison begins defense of her Olympic title in judo’s 78kg class.
  • Rugby - The first men’s rugby Olympic tournament since 1924 concludes with the bronze and gold medal matches. While Team USA possesses one of the best players in the world in Zack Test, traditional powers such as Fiji (seeking its first Olympic medal in any sport), South Africa and New Zealand are expected to vie for gold.
  • Field Hockey - The United States takes on India in a women’s field hockey preliminary-round match as each team seeks the top-four finish in Pool B required to reach the quarterfinals.
  • Shooting - Two medal contenders clash in a men’s preliminary as Team USA faces volleyball-crazed host Brazil; the teams met in the 2008 Olympic final, won by the Americans.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Water Polo - Coverage includes a women’s water polo Group A match between Italy and Australia; since winning gold in home water at the 2000 Sydney Games, Australia has earned bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.
  • Table Tennis - Coverage includes the men’s singles semifinals; China has won gold in this event at four of the past five Olympics, and has Rio medal contenders in Ma Long and defending champion Zhang Jike.
  • Basketball - Brazil, led by Leandro Barbosa and Anderson Varejao, takes on Croatia in a men’s basketball Group B match-up. Croatia is seeking its first Olympic medal in men’s basketball since earning silver behind the Dream Team in 1992.

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Men’s 1st Round - Golf returns to the Olympics after a 112-year absence as the men’s tournament, using a 72-hole stroke play format, gets underway. Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson of the U.S. and Englishman Justin Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open winner, are among the contenders.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Brazil, led by Leandro Barbosa and Anderson Varejao, takes on Croatia in a men’s basketball Group B match-up. Croatia is seeking its first Olympic medal in men’s basketball since earning silver behind the Dream Team in 1992.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Spain, runner-up to the U.S. in 2008 and 2012, meets Nigeria in a Group B basketball preliminary. Led by Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu, Nigeria returns after going 1-4 in its Olympic men’s basketball debut at the London Games.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 (DAY 7)

NBC

10 a.m. – Noon

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Women’s 10k – Gold Medal Final

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16 (LIVE)

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Rowing – Gold Medal Finals

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Women’s Shot Put – Gold Medal Final

Swimming (LIVE)
Women’s 200m Backstroke – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 800m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Semifinals
Women’s Diving – Springboard Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Round of 16

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Swimming – Semifinals

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

1:35 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Archery – Individual Round of 16 (LIVE)

Track & Field – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Women’s 10k – Gold Medal Final

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)

4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Archery – Individual Gold Medal Final

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Men’s Fencing – Team Foil Gold Medal Final

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight

Weightlifting – Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Boxing – Quarterfinals and Semifinals

USA

9 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Men’s Archery – Individual Round of 16 (LIVE)

Men’s Fencing – Team Foil Quarterfinals (LIVE)

10:40 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Montenegro (LIVE)

12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Men’s Fencing – Team Foil Semifinals (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Serbia

MSNBC

Noon - 3 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16

Women’s Handball – Sweden vs. Netherlands

Women’s Shooting – Skeet Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

CNBC

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Women’s Trampoline – Gold Medal Final

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Men’s Golf – 2nd Round Encore

BRAVO

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Serbia vs. China (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Serbia vs. China Encore

2;30 p.m. – 4;15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Canada vs. U.S.

4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – China vs. Australia

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Spain vs. Senegal

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – France vs. Venezuela (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #1 (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #1 Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #2 (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #2 Encore

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #3 (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #3 Encore

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #4 (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #4 Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

News Recap

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16

Boxing – Elimination Matches

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Basketball

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

TBA

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia

Boxing – Elimination Matches

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track and Field – The women’s shot put final, featuring American Michelle Carter, who is coached by father Michael Carter -- a 1984 Olympic silver medalist and three-time Super Bowl champ with the 49ers.
  • Swimming - Live coverage of swimming finals includes Katie Ledecky’s attempt to defend her title and set another world record in the 800m free after winning the event at age 15 in London, Missy Franklin’s defense of her 200m backstroke title, Michael Phelps’ pursuit of a fourth-straight gold in the 100m fly, and the “splash and dash” men’s 50m free.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field includes the women’s 10,000m final, featuring two London medalists, Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba (gold) and Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot (bronze), who have since given birth but return as medal contenders.
  • Swimming - On swimming’s penultimate day, heats coverage includes the men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relays, American contender Connor Jaeger in the men’s 1500m free, and the women’s 50m free.
  • Volleyball - The United States, silver medalist in women’s volleyball at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, continues Pool B action against Italy.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Swimming - Semifinal heats of swimming (women’s 50m free).
  • Track and Field - Qualifying rounds of track and field.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Archery - Live coverage includes the men’s individual event in archery (round of 16), where Brady Ellison looks to add to his team silver from 2012.
  • Basketball - Three-time Olympic gold medalists Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings guide Team USA in a Group B prelim against Canada. The two teams met in the 2012 Olympic quarterfinals, with the U.S. cruising to a 91-48 victory on their way to a fifth consecutive gold. Team USA faces a Serbian team featuring NBA regulars Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Jokic in a men’s basketball Group A match-up. Once integral to Yugoslavia’s success in the sport, Serbia is competing in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament independently for the first time.
  • Fencing - In the men’s team foil final in fencing, Team USA hopes to build off London’s surprising run to the semifinals with its quartet of Race Imboden, Alexander Massialas, Miles Chamley-Watson and Gerek Meinhardt.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Water Polo - The United States men, headlined by five-time Olympian Tony Azevedo and a youthful core, take on Montenegro, runner-up at the 2016 European Championships, in live coverage of a men’s water polo preliminary.
  • Fencing - Semifinal-round coverage of the men’s team foil event in fencing; the U.S. surprisingly reached the final four in London, and followed that with a silver at the 2013 World Championships.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Shooting - Team USA’s Kim Rhode attempts to become the first summer athlete to win an individual medal at six Olympic Games.

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Trampoline - Coverage includes the final in women’s trampoline, where China and Canada have combined to win eight of the 12 Olympic medals awarded since the sport debuted in 2000.

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Men’s 2nd Round - The first Olympic golf competition since 1904 continues with Round 2 of men’s action.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Team USA faces a Serbian team featuring NBA regulars Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Jokic in a men’s basketball Group A match-up (live). Once integral to Yugoslavia’s success in the sport, Serbia is competing in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament independently for the first time.



SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 (DAY 8)

NBC

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Men’s Discus – Gold Medal Final

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16 (LIVE)

Rowing – Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Trampoline – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Long Jump – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 10k – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 100m – Semifinals and Final
Women’s Heptathlon
Swimming (LIVE)
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 1500m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 4x100m Medley Relays – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 4x100m Medley Relays – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Diving – Springboard Semifinal

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16 (LIVE)

12:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Track & Field – Semifinals

1:35 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – Noon

Women’s Fencing – Team Sabre Round of 16 (LIVE)

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Discus – Gold Medal Final

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Men’s Shooting – Skeet Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16

6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Lithuania (LIVE)

Men’s Weightlifting – 94kg Gold Medal Final

9 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Shooting – Pistol Gold Medal Final

MSNBC

9 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Women’s Fencing – Team Sabre Quarterfinals and Semifinals (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – China vs. Spain

Women’s Water Polo – Russia vs. Italy

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Quarterfinal

1:15 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Badminton – Preliminary Round

Men’s Volleyball – Poland vs. Russia (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.

Women’s Fencing – Team Sabre Bronze and Gold Medal (LIVE)

Sailing

USA

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16 (LIVE)

Men’s Handball – Slovenia vs. Germany

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Argentina vs. Brazil (LIVE)

CNBC

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – U.S. vs. Great Britain (LIVE)

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Men’s Golf – 3rd Round Encore

BRAVO

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Australia vs. Belarus (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Argentina vs. Brazil (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Argentina vs. Brazil Encore

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Turkey vs. Brazil

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Lithuania (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Japan vs. France

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Croatia vs. Nigeria (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #1 (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #1 Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #2 (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #2 Encore

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #3 (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #3 Encore

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal #4 (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Soccer – Game of the Day

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

News Recap

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Round of 16

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

Boxing - Elimination Matches

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage includes Michael Phelps’ final Olympic race, as he swims the butterfly leg for Team USA in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Other swimming finals include the women’s 4x100m medley, Connor Jaeger of the U.S. in the men’s 1500m free, and Australia’s Campell sisters, Bronte and Cate, in the women’s 50m free. Track finals feature American Tori Bowie in the women’s 100m, plus training partners Mo Farah of Great Britain (2012 gold) and Galen Rupp of the United States (2012 silver) in a men’s 10,000m rematch. . In the heptathlon, Canada’s Brianne Thiesen-Eaton, wife of U.S. decathlon star Ashton Eaton, is among the challengers to reigning gold medalist Jessica Ennis-Hill of Great Britain.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field includes the men’s discus final, plus heats of the men’s 100m, featuring two-time defending champion Usain Bolt, and American Allyson Felix, the reigning world champion, in round one of the women’s 400m.
  • Rowing - In rowing, the U.S. targets a third consecutive gold in the women’s eight, and just two years after graduating from medical school, Massachusetts native Gevvie Stone is a contender in women’s single sculls.
  • Volleyball - A young but already accomplished U.S. men’s volleyball team, coming off titles at the 2014 World League and 2015 World Cup, meets France in a Pool A match.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Track and Field - Semifinal-round races include the men’s 800m and the men’s 400m, where American LaShawn Merritt, the reigning Olympic champion, continues his pursuit of the 200m/400m double.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Fencing - Live coverage includes round-of-16 action in the women’s team sabre event of fencing, where the U.S. has an accomplished trio in Mariel Zagunis, Dagmar Wozniak and Ibtihaj Muhammad.
  • Shooting - American Vincent Hancock targets a third consecutive gold in the men’s skeet final.
  • Weightlifting - The men’s 94kg class in weightlifting, featuring three-time U.S. Olympian Kendrick Farris.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - In a men’s basketball Group B match-up of two South American teams, Argentina meets Brazil. Manu Ginobli and Luis Scola return, 12 years after leading Argentina to gold at the 2004 Athens Games.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Fencing - Live coverage of fencing includes quarterfinals and semifinals of the women’s team sabre event, where the 2014 world champion United States is a medal contender. Coverage includes the final rounds of women’s team sabre, where the U.S. has a formidable trio in two-time Olympic gold medalist Mariel Zagunis, Dagmara Wozniak and Ibtihaj Muhammad.
  • Volleyball - A clash of men’s volleyball powers as 2012 Olympic gold medalist Russia meets 2014 world champion Poland.

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Field Hockey - The United States faces 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Great Britain in a women’s field hockey Group B match.

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Men’s 3rd Round - Men’s golf continues with 3rd-round action. The Rio competition follows a 72-hole stroke play format, with all players making the 36-hole cut.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 (DAY 9)

NBC

8 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Women’s Track & Field – Marathon (LIVE)

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. China (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Qualifying

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. China (LIVE)

7 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Diving – Springboard Gold Medal Final

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s Triple Jump – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 400m – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m – Gold Medal Final
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Floor
Women’s Vault
Men’s Pommel Horse
Women’s Bars
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Women’s Weightlifting – +75kg Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Brazil vs. Hungary (LIVE)

Boxing – Elimination Matches

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. Russia (LIVE)

Badminton – Preliminary Round

USA

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Serbia vs. Netherlands (LIVE)

Badminton – Preliminary Round

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying (LIVE)

Men’s Shooting – Men’s Rifle, Three Positions Final (LIVE)

MSNBC

1 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Australia vs. Greece (LIVE)

Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Brazil

3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Table Tennis – Team Quarterfinals

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

CNBC

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’s Handball – Norway vs. Romania (LIVE)

Men’s Field Hockey – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Preliminary Round

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Golf – Final Round Encore

BRAVO

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – China vs. U.S. (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France Encore

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Senegal vs. Serbia

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Venezuela (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Spain vs. Canada

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Serbia vs. China (LIVE)

11:15 p.m. – 12:15 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

News Recap

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Basketball

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Volleyball

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track and Field - In live coverage of track and field, Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt attempts to become the first man to win three Olympic titles in the 100m; among his rivals is the Athens 2004 gold medalist, Justin Gatlin of the U.S. Also on the track, American LaShawn Merritt seeks a return to the 400m podium after his 2008 triumph.
  • Gymnastics - In apparatus finals of gymnastics, U.S. contenders include three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles on women’s vault.
  • Diving - The women’s 3m springboard final in diving, where Kassidy Cook and Abby Johnston represent Team USA.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Linden and Amy Cragg form a talented U.S. trio seeking to challenge the favored contingent of East African runners in the women’s marathon.
  • Basketball - The United States women face China in live coverage (ET/CT) of each team’s final Group B game. With a sampling of Olympic veterans and influential newcomer Elena Delle Donne, Team USA is poised to win a sixth consecutive gold in the event.
  • Water Polo - The United States men take on 2012 Olympic silver medalist Italy in each team’s final preliminary-round match.
  • Volleyball - Team USA, coming off back-to-back silver medals, meets 2004 Olympic gold medalist China in a women’s volleyball Pool B match on the final day of preliminary-round action; the top four teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinals.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Coverage includes apparatus finals in gymnastics and a women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - The United States men’s basketball team concludes Group A preliminary-round action against a French team featuring Tony Parker, Nic Batum and Rudy Gobert.
  • Wrestling - Live coverage includes medal-round matches in the 75kg Greco-Roman weight class of men’s wrestling, where American Andy Bisek, bronze medalist at the 2014 and 2015 Worlds, is among the contenders.
  • Weightlifting - Super heavyweight Sarah Robles attempts to give the U.S. its first medal in the sport since 2000.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Shooting - 2012 bronze medalist Matt Emmons in the men’s smallbore rifle, three positions final in shooting.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Handball - Montenegro plays host Brazil in women’s handball on the final day of preliminary-round action for both events, where top-four finishes are required to advance to the quarterfinals.

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Men’s 4th Round - The men’s Olympic golf tournament concludes.

BRAVO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Tennis - The final day of tennis includes gold-medal finals in men’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - The United States women face China in live coverage of each team’s final Group B game. With a sampling of Olympic veterans and influential newcomer Elena Delle Donne, Team USA is poised to win a sixth consecutive gold in the event.

MONDAY, AUGUST 15 (DAY 10)

NBC

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s 200m – Round 1
Women’s Hammer Throw – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 400m Hurdles – Round 1
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Mexico (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Pole Vault – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 800m – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 400m – Gold Medal Final
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Rings
Men’s Vault
Women’s Balance Beam
Men’s Diving – Springboard Qualifying

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s Hammer Throw – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Swimming – Open Water 10k Gold Medal Final

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying

Cycling – Track Events

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Russia vs. Iran

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Weightlifting – 105kg Gold Medal Final

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. France (LIVE)

Boxing – Men’s Heavyweight Final

USA

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Equestrian – Individual Dressage Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Badminton – Quarterfinal

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Semifinal

MSNBC

12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Men’s Handball – Poland vs. Slovenia

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Quarterfinal

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil Encore

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil Encore

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina Encore

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Lithuania vs. Croatia (LIVE)

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. 1 p.m.

News Recap

Volleyball

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Basketball

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Volleyball

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Basketball

Boxing – Elimination Matches

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field includes the women’s 400m final, as Allyson Felix seeks to become the most decorated U.S. woman in track and field history with a seventh career Olympic medal. Also on the track, Kenya’s David Rudisha attempts to become the first man in 52 years to repeat as 800m champion.
  • Gymnastics - Apparatus finals include men’s rings, men’s vault and women’s balance beam; the latter features an American contender in three-time world champion Simone Biles.
  • Diving - Kristen Ipsen and Michael Hixon represent the U.S. in qualifying of men’s 3m springboard diving.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field features a trio of American contenders challenging 2012 Olympic silver medalist Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the women’s hammer final, Emma Coburn seeking a U.S. breakthrough in the women’s steeplechase final, plus heats of the women’s 200m, men’s steeplechase and men’s 400m hurdles.
  • Volleyball - The United States men’s volleyball team, led by four-time Olympian Reid Priddy, concludes Pool A play against Mexico.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Coverage includes a men’s quarterfinal in beach volleyball, plus heats and semifinals in flatwater canoe/kayak.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Track and Field - Live coverage includes the women’s hammer final, plus American record-holder Emma Coburn in the women’s steeplechase final.
  • Swimming - The women’s 10km open water event in swimming, with 2012 silver medalist Haley Anderson a contender again for Team USA.
  • Volleyball - Reigning men’s volleyball champion Russia meets Iran in each team’s last preliminary-round match. A live men’s volleyball match features host nation Brazil against France in each team’s Pool A finale. With their nation’s rich tradition in the sport, Brazilians hope to celebrate gold in men’s volleyball after two straight silver medals.
  • Cycling - The men’s omnium points race, which determines the medalists in the six-phase track cycling event.
  • Basketball - Two of the best men’s basketball teams in the world go head-to-head as Spain duels Argentina in each team’s Group B finale. The Gasol brothers headline the Spanish national team that took silver behind Team USA in Beijing and London, but Manu Ginobli returns to a deep roster with plenty of familiar faces from Argentina’s 2004 gold medal squad.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Equestrian - The individual dressage final features American Laura Graves, who placed fifth at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, seeking to challenge a deep European field.
  • Table Tennis - Semifinals in the women’s team event, which debuted in 2008 and has been won both times by China.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time, the Nigerian men’s basketball team will rely heavily on NBA forward Al-Farouq Aminu in its Group B finale against Brazil. The host nation’s last Olympic run ended in a 82-77 loss to Argentina in the 2012 quarterfinals.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time, the Nigerian men’s basketball team will rely heavily on NBA forward Al-Farouq Aminu in its Group B finale against Brazil. The host nation’s last Olympic run ended in a 82-77 loss to Argentina in the 2012 quarterfinals.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Two of the best men’s basketball teams in the world go head-to-head as Spain duels Argentina in each team’s Group B finale. The Gasol brothers headline the Spanish national team that took silver behind Team USA in Beijing and London, but Manu Ginobli returns to a deep roster with plenty of familiar faces from Argentina’s 2004 gold medal squad.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 (DAY 11)

NBC

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Triple Jump – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Discus – Gold Medal Final

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Equestrian – Team Jumping Qualifying

1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

2:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Diving – Springboard Semifinal

Beach Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Men’s High Jump
Women’s 1500m
Men’s 110m Hurdles
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Parallel Bars
Women’s Floor
Men’s High Bar
Beach Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Men’s Diving – Springboard Gold Medal Final

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – Noon

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Triple Jump – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Discus – Gold Medal Final
Men’s Swimming – Open Water 10k Gold Medal Final

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Events

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Meal Finals

3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Doubles Semifinal

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Boxing – Light Gold Medal Final

Men’s Weightlifting – Superheavy Gold Medal Final

9:15 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Gold Medal Final

MSNBC

Noon – 2 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying

Women’s Handball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

USA

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Field Hockey – Semifinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Doubles Semifinal

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Bronze Medal

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Doubles Semifinal

CNBC

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Field Hockey – Semifinal

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #1 (LIVE)

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #1 Encore

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 (LIVE)

3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 Encore

5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 Encore

5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #3 (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #3 Encore

9:15 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #4 (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 Encore

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore

9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – Noon

News Recap

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal

Synchronized Swimming

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Semifinal

Boxing – Elimination Matches

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field finals includes the highly competitive men’s high jump, where winning gold might require breaking a world record that’s stood for more than two decades; a trio of American challengers to Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in the women’s 1500m; and Oregon Ducks wide receiver Devon Allen among U.S. threats to Jamaican Omar McLeod in the men’s 110m hurdles.
  • Gymnastics - Apparatus finals include the men’s parallel bars, men’s high bar, and women’s floor exercise; the latter could come down to U.S. teammates for gold: Simone Biles, the three-time reigning world all-around champion, and Aly Raisman, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - In live coverage of track and field finals, reigning Olympic champions Christian Taylor of the U.S. (men’s triple jump) and Sandra Perkovic of Croatia (women’s discus) return as gold-medal contenders.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Diving - The men’s 3m springboard final is expected to feature a duel for gold among China, Russia and Great Britain, with 2012 Olympian Kristian Ipsen representing the best U.S. hope.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field features qualifying heats, plus defending champions Christian Taylor of the U.S. (men’s triple jump) and Croatian Sandra Perkovic (women’s discus) in their respective finals.
  • Swimming - The men’s 10km open water event in swimming, where the U.S. has a contender in 2015 world champion Jordan Wilimovsky.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Synchronized Swimming - In the duet final, Russia is going for a fifth straight gold.

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Cycling - Track cycling coverage includes the conclusion of the men’s keirin (live) and American Sarah Hammer seeking to pedal back to the podium in the women’s omnium after earning silver in 2012.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 (DAY 12)

NBC

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final
Equestrian – Team Jumping Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Gymnastics – Gala

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Qualifying Heats

Women’s Water Polo – Semifinal (LIVE)

Gymnastics – Gala

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Women’s Long Jump
Women’s 200m
Women’s 100m Hurdles
Women’s Diving – Platform Qualifying

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Medal Round

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – Noon

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final

Noon – 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Cycling – BMX Qualifying

3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal

Gymnastics – Gala

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Gymnastics – Gala

Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Boxing – Welter Gold Medal Final

Women’s Boxing – Semifinal

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Table Tennis – Team Gold Medal Final

Taekwondo – Gold Medal Finals

MSNBC

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Semifinal (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Women’s Wrestling – Qualifying

Men’s Handball – Quarterfinal

2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Gymnastics – Gala (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Handball – Quarterfinal

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

USA

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Badminton – Singles Quarterfinal

10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Semifinal (LIVE)

Men’s Badminton – Singles Quarterfinal

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Badminton – Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Final

Men’s Table Tennis – Team Bronze Medal

Taekwondo – Quarterfinals and Semifinals

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Women’s Field Hockey – Semifinal

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Women’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Women’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Women’s Golf – 1st Round Encore

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #1 (LIVE)

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #1 Encore

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 (LIVE)

3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 Encore

5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 Encore

5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #3 (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #3 Encore

9:15 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #4 (LIVE)

11 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #4 Encore

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 Encore

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore

9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 Encore

11 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Soccer – Match of the Day

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

News Recap

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal

Athletics

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Boxing

Men’s Soccer – Semifinal

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Volleyball

Basketball

Boxing

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field finals features 2015 world champion Tianna Bartoletta and defending Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese as U.S. contenders in the women’s long jump; first-time Olympian Tori Bowie, from the small town of Sandhill, Mississippi, in the women’s 200m; and a strong trio looking to put Team USA on the women’s 100m hurdles podium for a fifth consecutive Games. Elsewhere on the Rio track, two-time defending champion Usain Bolt runs his 200m semifinal heat and American Ashton Eaton concludes day one of the decathlon with one of his best events: the 400m.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field includes the start of American Ashton Eaton’s attempt to become just the third man to repeat as Olympic decathlon champion. Evan Jager also chases history, as he seeks to challenge steeplechase power Kenya and give the U.S. its first medal in the event since 1984.
  • Equestrian - The United States targets a return to the podium in the team jumping final after winning gold in 2004 and 2008 but failing to earn a medal in 2012.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Beach Volleyball - Medal-round action in women’s beach volleyball under the lights at Copacabana beach.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Track and Field - American middle distance runner Evan Jager’s attempt to give the U.S. its first men’s steeplechase medal since 1984. Also in track and field, Ashton Eaton of Team USA begins his attempt to become just the third man to repeat as Olympic decathlon champion.
  • Cycling - Coverage includes seeding runs in BMX, which debuted at the 2008 Beijing Games. American Connor Fields, who entered the 2012 London Games expecting to climb the podium but crashed in the final and placed 7th, returns as a medal contender.
  • Table Tennis - Coverage includes the table tennis men’s team final, with China seeking a third consecutive Olympic gold.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Badminton - Coverage includes quarterfinal-round action in men’s singles. Two-time defending champion Lin Dan of China, known as “the John McEnroe of badminton” for his outbursts both on and off the court, joins compatriot Chen Long and long-time Malaysian rival Lee Chong Wei among the Rio medal contenders.

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Women’s 1st Round - Opening-round coverage of the first women’s Olympic golf competition since 1900.



THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (DAY 13)

NBC

10 a.m. – Noon

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s 400m Hurdles – Gold Medal Final
Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Medal Finals

Noon – 2 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Diving – Platform Semifinal

Men’s Cycling – BMX Quarterfinals

3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Semifinal (LIVE)

Synchronized Swimming – Team Qualifying

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Men’s Shot Put
Women’s Javelin
Men’s 1500m Decathlon
Women’s 400m Hurdles
Men’s 200m
Women’s Volleyball – Semifinal

Women’s Diving – Platform Gold Medal Final

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Medal Round

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s 400m Hurdles – Gold Medal Final

11:20 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Semifinal (LIVE)

Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle Qualifying

Men’s Field Hockey – Bronze Medal

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.

Men’s Boxing – Light Heavy Gold Medal Final

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

9:45 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

Taekwondo – Gold Medal Finals

MSNBC

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

Women’s Handball – Semifinal (LIVE)

USA

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Triathlon (LIVE)

Women’s Badminton – Doubles Gold Medal Final

CNBC

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Taekwondo – Quarterfinals and Semifinals

Modern Pentathlon – Fencing

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Field Hockey – Gold Medal Final

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Women’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Women’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Women’s Golf – 2nd Round Encore

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal #1 (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal #1 Encore

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal #2 (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal #2 Encore

10 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal #1 Encore

Midnight – 2 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – Semifinal #2 Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

News Recap

Synchronized Swimming

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Athletics

Beach Volleyball

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Volleyball

Boxing

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track and Field - In track and field finals, Oregon native and Rio favorite Ashton Eaton attempts to become only the third man to win back-to-back Olympic decathlon titles; Jamaica’s Usain Bolt sprints for a third consecutive gold in the men’s 200m final against Americans Justin Gatlin and LaShawn Merritt; and reigning world champion Joe Kovacs of the U.S. headlines the field in the men’s shot put final.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field spotlights the men’s 400m hurdles final, with the last two Olympic silver medalists, Kerron Clement (2008) and Michael Tinsley (2012), looking to continue Team USA’s rich tradition in the event.
  • Diving - Americans Jessica Parratto and Katrina Young, each a first-time Olympian, compete in the semifinal round of women’s platform diving.
  • Cycling - Quarterfinal-round racing in men’s BMX, where Connor Fields of the U.S. continues his push to the podium after a disappointing 7th-place finish in London.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Beach Volleyball - Coverage includes a medal-round match in men’s beach volleyball.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of track and field includes continuation of the men’s decathlon, where Team USA’s Ashton Eaton seeks to defend his title as “world’s greatest athlete,” plus Olympic silver medalists Kerron Clement (2008) and Michael Tinsley (2012) looking to give the U.S. its 19th gold medal (all time) in the men’s 400m hurdles final.
  • Wrestling - The United States has yet to win an Olympic gold medal in women’s freestyle wrestling, which debuted at the 2004 Athens Games. But two-time reigning world champion Adeline Gray (75kg), along with Helen Maroulis (53kg) and Elena Pirozhkova (63kg), could end the drought in Rio (live).

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Triathlon - British brothers Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, who took gold and bronze in London, respectively, are again among the contenders in the men’s triathlon, set among some of Rio’s most scenic locations (live).

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Women’s 2nd Round - Live 2nd-round coverage of the women’s Olympic golf competition.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Synchronized Swimming - Coverage includes the technical routine phase of the women’s team event, in which Spain has earned silver (2008) and bronze (2012) medals at the past two Olympics.



FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 (DAY 14)

NBC

10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final, Round 1 (LIVE)

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

Synchronized Swimming – Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

12:10 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Cycling – BMX Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final, Round 2

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual Qualifying

8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Women’s Pole Vault
Men’s Hammer
Women’s 5000m
Women’s 4x100m Relay
Men’s 4x100m Relay
Men’s Diving – Platform Qualifying

11:35 p.m. – 12:35 a.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

12:35 a.m. – 3 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

7 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Men’s Track & Field – 50k Walk Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

11 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Qualifying (LIVE)

Taekwondo – Qualifying

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual Qualifying

2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal (LIVE)

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Men’s Handball – Semifinal (LIVE)

9 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

Women’s Modern Pentathlon

Women’s Boxing – Semifinal

Taekwondo – Gold Medal Finals

MSNBC

11 a.m. – Noon

Women’s Badminton – Singles Gold Medal Final

Noon – 2 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Modern Pentathlon

Men’s Handball – Semifinal (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

USA

9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Men’s Badminton – Singles Semifinal

Women’s Water Polo – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Men’s Badminton – Singles Semifinal

CNBC

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal (LIVE)

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Women’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Women’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Golf – 3rd Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Women’s Golf – 3rd Round Encore

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal #1 (LIVE)

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal #1 Encore

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal #2 (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal #2 Encore

10 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal #1 Encore

Midnight – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal #2 Encore

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Bronze Medal Encore

4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final Encore

Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony Encore

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final Encore

Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

News Recap

Synchronized Swimming

Athletics

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Beach Volleyball

Boxing

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’ Soccer – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Soccer Medal Ceremony

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Basketball

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinal (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track & Field - In the last race of Usain Bolt‘s legendary Olympic career, the world’s fastest man anchors Jamaica against Justin Gatlin and Team USA in the men’s 4x100m relay final. Other live track and field finals include reigning Olympic champ Jenn Suhr of the U.S. headlining a deep field in the women’s pole vault, and Tori Bowie leading the U.S. in defense of its women’s 4x100m relay gold.
  • Diving - Qualifying-round dives in the men’s 10m platform event, with American David Boudia seeking to become the first repeat winner of the event since compatriot Greg Louganis (1984, 1988).

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Equestrian - In the first of two final rounds in equestrian’s individual show jumping event, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Beezie Madden leads a strong U.S. contingent.
  • Cycling - Contenders in men’s BMX include American Connor Fields, who pedals for the Olympic medal he expected to earn four years ago in London before crashing in the final and placing 7th.
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics - The all-around competition in rhythmic gymnastics begins, with 16-year-old Laura Zeng representing the U.S. in a field headlined by fellow Muscovites and good friends Yana Kudryavtseva and Margarita Mamun, one of whom should give Russia a fifth consecutive Olympic gold in the event.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Canoe/Kayak - Coverage includes semifinal races in flatwater canoe/kayak.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Track & Field - Live coverage of the men’s 50km race walk; John Nunn, 12 years after contesting the 20km race walk at the Athens Games, represents Team USA in Rio.
  • Wrestling - Live wrestling coverage includes Team USA’s Jordan Burroughs beginning defense of his men’s 74kg gold medal.
  • Taekwondo - The U.S. could have presence in taekwondo finals in the women’s 67kg (2015 Worlds bronze medalist Jackie Galloway) and men’s 80kg (three-time Olympic champion Steven Lopez) weight classes.

MBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Badminton - Coverage includes the women’s singles final, where Spain’s Carolina Marin, who once aspired to be a flamenco dancer, could snap China’s run of four consecutive gold medals.
  • Modern Pentathlon - Early-phase coverage of the women’s modern pentathlon features Arkansas sisters Margaux and Isabella Isaksen. Margaux could improve on her fourth-place finish in London.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Field Hockey - Live coverage of the women’s field hockey bronze medal match.

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Wrestling - With only two losses in his international career, Jordan Burroughs is Team USA’s top medal contender in wrestling and seeks a second Olympic gold in the men’s freestyle 74kg weight class.

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Women’s 3rd Round - The women’s Olympic golf competition continues with 3rd-round action. The Olympic format – 72-hole, stroke play – does not involve cuts after the 2nd round.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - Live coverage (including pre-game) of the women’s soccer gold medal final from Maracana stadium.

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - Live coverage (including pre-game) of the women’s soccer gold medal final from Maracana stadium.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 (DAY 15)

NBC

10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Women’s Triathlon – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

12:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Diving – 10m Platform Semifinal

Women’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

4:45 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Women’s High Jump
Men’s Javelin
Men’s 1500m
Women’s 800m
Men’s 5000m
Women 4x400m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Women’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Men’s Diving – 10m Platform Gold Medal Final

12:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final

1:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

Noon – 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Qualifying

Women’s Cycling – Mountain Bike Gold Medal Final

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

MSNBC

Noon – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Men’s Badminton – Singles Bronze Medal

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Handball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

USA

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Group Qualifying (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Women’s Handball – Bronze Medal

2:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Men’s Badminton – Singles Gold Medal Final

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Boxing – Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals

10 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Modern Pentathlon

Taekwondo – Gold Medal Finals

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Women’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

9 a.m. – Noon

Women’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

11 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Women’s Golf – Final Round Encore

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Bronze Medal Encore

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final Encore

7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final Encore

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Bronze Medal Encore

4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Men’s Soccer – Medal Ceremony (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final Encore

Men’s Soccer – Medal Ceremony Encore

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final Encore

Men’s Soccer – Medal Ceremony Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

11 a.m. – Noon

New Recap

Noon – 3:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Boxing – Gold Medal Finals

3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Medal Ceremony

Midnight – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Track & Field - The last full session of track and field features Allyson Felix attempting to lead the U.S. to a sixth straight Olympic gold in the women’s 4x400m relay; LaShawn Merritt and Team USA seeking to restore supremacy in the men’s 4x400m relay after a surprise loss to the Bahamas in 2012; and 18-year-old Vashti Cunningham, the daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, joining 32-year-old mother of three Chaunte Lowe among contenders in the women’s high jump.
  • Diving - American David Boudia must be perfect to defeat three-time reigning world champion Qui Bo of China and London medalist Tom Daley of Great Britain and defend his gold in the men’s 10m platform final.
  • Volleyball - Coverage also includes the women’s volleyball final.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Triathlon - A flat tire derailed Wisconsin native Gwen Jorgensen in her Olympic debut four years ago, but the two-time reigning world champion is favored for gold in the women’s triathlon. Countrywomen Sarah True and Katie Zafares could also contend on the scenic Rio course, which could see the end of a U.S. medal drought in triathlon that stretches back to 2004.
  • Basketball – Live coverage of the women’s basketball gold medal final. Team USA has won this event at the past five Olympics.
  • Water Polo - Live coverage of the men’s water polo gold medal final.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):


  • Rhythmic Gymnastics - Coverage includes the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final, where Russia seeks a fifth consecutive gold.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Wrestling - Men’s freestyle wrestling qualification features Americans J’Den Cox (86kg), a two-time NCAA champion from the University of Missouri, and Tervel Dlagnev, a semifinalist at the 2012 Olympics and contender once again in the heaviest weight class (125kg).
  • Cycling - The women’s mountain biking competition, where Team USA has a contender in Lea Davison, runner-up at the 2016 World Championships.
  • Soccer - Live coverage of the men’s soccer final at historic Maracana Stadium in Rio. Coverage also include the men’s soccer bronze medal match from Sao Paulo.
  • Volleyball - Coverage includes the women’s volleyball bronze medal match.
  • Badminton - The men’s singles bronze medal match in badminton.
  • Handball - Live coverage of the men’s handball gold medal final.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball – Live coverage of the women’s basketball bronze medal final.
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics - Coverage features qualifying in the rhythmic gymnastics group event, for which the U.S. women earned its first Olympic berth since getting an automatic entry as host of the 1996 Atlanta Games. In the individual all-around final of rhythmic gymnastics, 16-year-old Laura Zeng looks to give the United States its highest-ever Olympic finish -- a mark currently held by Valerie Zimring, who placed 11th in 1984.

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Women’s Final Round - Live final-round coverage of the first women’s Olympic golf competition since 1900; the field includes a trio of Americans in Lexi Thompson, Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Soccer - Coverage includes the men’s soccer bronze medal match.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 (DAY 16)

NBC

8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Men’s Track & Field – Marathon (LIVE)

11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Group Gold Medal Final

12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

2:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Rio Gold

8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Closing Ceremony

11:35 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

12;30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals

Boxing – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

USA

8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Men’s Handball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Men’s Cycling – Mountain Bike Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Handball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal Encore

2:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

5:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Finals

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final

12 a.m. – 2 a.m.

TBA

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):


  • Rio Gold - A one-hour special looking back at the defining moments of the Rio Games.
  • Closing Ceremony - The first Olympics in South America conclude with the Closing Ceremony from Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):


  • Track and Field - Live coverage of the men’s marathon features Galen Rupp, who won the U.S. Trials in his marathon debut but will take to the streets of Rio just eight days after running his 10,000m final. Also in the field is 2004 Athens silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, who at age 41 will be the oldest U.S. marathoner in Olympic history.
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics - Power Russia looks to win its fifth consecutive gold medal in the group competition.
  • Volleyball - Live coverage of the men’s volleyball gold medal final.
  • Basketball - Live coverage of the men’s basketball gold medal final.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Basketball - Live coverage of the men’s basketball bronze medal game.
  • Wrestling - Kyle Snyder, who last year became the youngest American wrestler to win a world title at age 19, competes in qualifying-round action of the men’s freestyle 97kg event.
  • Boxing – The women’s middleweight gold medal bout in boxing; American Claressa Shields won gold in 2012 and is favored to repeat as Olympic champion.
  • Volleyball - Live coverage of the men’s volleyball bronze medal match.
  • Handball - Live coverage of the men’s handball bronze medal match.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Cycling - Julien Absalon, men’s mountain bike gold medalist in 2004 and 2008, is among the French riders looking to get their nation back on the Olympic podium after being shut out of the medals in London.
  • Handball - Live coverage of the men’s handball gold medal match.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:


  • Volleyball - Live coverage of the men’s volleyball gold medal final.
  • Basketball - Live coverage of the men’s basketball gold medal final.