NBCUniversal to have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage
NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics on eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to August 8.
The Tokyo Games will be NBCUniversal’s 11th consecutive Olympic Games production and the ninth consecutive Summer Games, starting with the 1988 Seoul Games. NBC’s first Olympic Games were held in Tokyo in 1964.
NBC is slated to broadcast 250 hours over 17 days, featured by its prime-time coverage.
NBC also announced earlier this year that it will live stream the opening ceremony at 6:55 a.m. EDT on July 23. Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the Eastern time zone, which means that many landmark events will take place during prime time in the United States.
USA Network, CNBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel and Golf Channel will combine for more than 1,300 hours, while Telemundo Deportes and Universo will have at least 309 hours for Spanish-speaking viewers.
Coverage of the Games will begin July 20 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN with live softball and July 21 at 4 a.m. ET on USA Network when the United States faces Sweden in women’s soccer.
NBCSN (440 hours) and USA Network (388.5 hours) will feature 24-hour coverage starting July 24. NBCSN’s coverage will focus on soccer, softball, beach volleyball, table tennis, handball, badminton, fencing and horseback riding.
USA Network will feature basketball, soccer and water polo as well as swimming, track and field, diving, beach volleyball, volleyball, cycling and triathlon.
CNBC (124.5 hours) will focus on diving, beach volleyball, skateboarding, rowing, canoeing, archery, water polo and rugby.
Olympic Channel (242 hours) will focus on tennis and wrestling while Golf Channel (111 hours) will cover both men’s and women’s tournaments.
NBC Sports Digital will broadcast over 5,500 hours of coverage on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service will include studio lineup and other coverage that has yet to be finalized.