Watching The Games
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Daily TV Viewing Key
Opening Day, Weekends
Fri., July 19: 5-9 p.m. (Daytime)
Sat., July 20: Noon-3 p.m. (Daytime); 4:30-9 p.m. (Prime time); 9:30-11 p.m. (Late night)
Sun., July 21: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Daytime); 4-9 p.m. (Prime time); 9:30-11 p.m. (Late night)
Sat., July 27: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Daytime); 3:30 p.m. (Prime time); 9:30-11 p.m. (Late night)
Sun., July 28: 6 a.m.-3 p.m. (Daytime); 4-9 p.m. (Prime time); 9:30-11 p.m. (Late night)
Sat., Aug. 3: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Daytime); 4-9 p.m. (Prime time); 9:30-11 p.m. (Late night)
Sun., Aug. 4: 4 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Daytime); 3:30-8:30 p.m. (Prime time)
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Weekdays:
(A) Daytime: 9 a.m. - Noon
(B) Prime Time: 4:30 - 9 p.m.
(C) Late Night: 9:30 - 11:15 p.m.
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SATURDAY, JULY 20
(A) Gymnastics: Men’s team competition
(A) Swimming: Qualifying heats
(A) Boxing
(A) Wrestling: Greco-Roman matches
(B) Gymnastics: Men’s team competition
(B) Swimming: Finals
Women’s 100m freestyle
Men’s 100m breaststroke
Women’s 400m individual medley
Men’s 200m freestyle
(B) Basketball: U.S. men vs. Argentina
(C) Volleyball: U.S. women’s game
(C) Water Polo: U.S. vs. Italy
(C) Boxing
(C) Weightlifting: Flyweight final
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SUNDAY, JULY 21
(A) Gymnastics: Women’s team competition
(A) Basketball: U.S. men vs. Cuba
(A) Swimming: Qualifying heats
(A) Boxing
(A) Rowing: Qualifying heats
(A) Wrestling: Greco-Roman finals
(A) Weightlifting: Bantamweight final
(B) Gymnastics: Women’s team competition
(B) Swimming: Finals
Women’s 200m freestyle
Men’s 400m individual medley
Women’s 100m breaststroke
Men’s 800m freestyle relay
(B) Cycling: Women’s road race
(C) Volleyball: U.S. men’s match
(C) Boxing
(C) Water Polo: U.S. vs. Greece
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MONDAY, JULY 22
(A) Gymnastics: Men’s team competition
(A) Swimming: Qualifying heats
(A) Rowing: Qualifying heats
(B) Gymnastics: Men’s team competition
(B) Swimming: Finals
Women’s 400m freestyle
Men’s 100m freestyle
Women’s 100m backstroke
Men’s 200m butterfly
Women’s 4x400m freestyle relay
(B) Basketball: U.S. men vs. Angola
(B) Volleyball: U.S. women’s match
(C) Volleyball: U.S. women’s match
(C) Boxing
(C) Water Polo: U.S. vs. Ukraine
(C) Wrestling: Greco-Roman finals
(C) Weightlifting: Featherweight final
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TUESDAY, JULY 23
(A) Gymnastics: Women’s team competition
(A) Swimming: Qualifying heats
(A) Rowing
(B) Gymnastics: Women’s team final
(B) Swimming: Finals
Men’s 400m freestyle
Women’s 200m breaststroke
Men’s 100m backstroke
Women’s 100m butterfly
Men’s 400m freestyle relay
(B) Equestrian: Three-day cross country, team
(C) Volleyball: U.S. men’s match
(C) Boxing
(C) Water Polo: U.S. vs. Romania
(C) Basketball: U.S. women vs. Ukraine
(C) Wrestling: Greco-Roman finals
(C) Weightlifting: Lightweight final
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
(A) Swimming: Qualifying heats
(A) Rowing
(A) Cycling: Final
(B) Gymnastics: Men’s individual all-around final
(B) Swimming: Finals
Men’s 200m breaststroke
Women’s 200m individual medley
Men’s 100m butterfly
Women’s 400m medley relay
(B) Basketball: U.S. men vs. Lithuania
(B) Equestrian: Three-day jumping, team
(C) Volleyball: U.S. women’s match
(C) Cycling
(C) Boxing
(C) Water Polo: U.S. vs. Croatia
(C) Wrestling: Middleweight final
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THURSDAY, JULY 25
(A) Swimming: Qualifying heats
(A) Rowing: Semifinals
(A) Cycling: Final
(B) Gymnastics: Women’s individual all-around final
(B) Swimming: Finals
Women’s 800m freestyle
Men’s 50m freestyle
Women’s 200m backstroke
Men’s 200m individual medley
Women’s 800m freestyle relay
(B) Equestrian: Three-day cross country, individual
(C) Volleyball: U.S. men’s match
(C) Boxing
(B) Basketball: U.S. women vs. Zaire
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FRIDAY, JULY 26
(A) Track & Field
(A) Swimming: Qualifying heats
(A) Equestrian: Three-day jumping, individual
(B) Rowing: Semifinals
(B) Cycling: Final
(B) Swimming: Finals
Women’s 200m butterfly
Men’s 200m backstroke
Women’s 50m freestyle
Men’s 1,500m freestyle
Men’s 400m medley relay
(B) Basketball: U.S. men vs. China
(B) Diving: Women’s platform
(B) Volleyball: U.S. women’s game
(B) Canoeing: Whitewater training
(C) Volleyball: U.S. women’s match
(C) Boxing
(C) Water Polo: Quarterfinals
(A) Cycling: Final
(C) Weightlifting: Lightweight final
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SATURDAY, JULY 27
(A) Track & Field
(A) Cycling: Final
(A) Rowing: Final
(A) Volleyball: Beach final, women. Beach semifinals, men
(A) Boxing
(A) Tennis
(B) Track & Field: Finals include:
Men’s and women’s 100m finals
Men’s triple jump final
(B) Diving: Women’s platform final
(B) Canoeing: Whitewater finals
(B) Cycling: Final
(C) Volleyball: U.S. men’s match
(C) Water Polo: Semifinals
(C) Weightlifting: Middle-heavyweight final
(C) Basketball: U.S. women vs. Australia
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SUNDAY, JULY 28
(A) Track & Field: Women’s marathon
(A) Track & Field
(A) Canoeing: Whitewater final
(A) Water Polo: Gold-and bronze-medal games
(A) Cycling: Track finals
(A) Rowing: Finals
(A) Boxing
(A) Volleyball: Beach final, men
(A) Weightlifting: First heavyweight final
(A) Tennis
(A) Baseball: U.S. vs. Cuba
(B) Gymnastics: Men’s and women’s individual event finals
(B) Track & Field: Finals include:
Men’s high jump
Heptathlon
(B) Basketball: U.S. men vs. Croatia
(B) Diving: Men’s springboard
(B) Canoeing: Whitewater final
(C) Volleyball: U.S. women’s match
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MONDAY, JULY 29
(A) Track & Field
(A) Diving: Men’s springboard semifinal
(A) Equestrian: Jumping
(B) Gymnastics: Women’s individual event finals
(B) Track & Field: Finals include:
Men’s and women’s 400m
Men’s 110m hurdles
Men’s long jump
(B) Diving: Men’s springboard final
(C) Volleyball: U.S. men’s match
(C) Basketball: U.S. women vs. Korea
(C) Weightlifting: Heavyweight final
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TUESDAY, JULY 30
(A) Cycling: Men’s mountain bike final
(A) Canoeing
(A) Synchronized Swimming
(A) Tennis: Quarterfinals
(B) Gymnastics: Champions’ exhibition
(B) Diving: Women’s springboard
(B) Basketball: Men’s quarterfinal
(B) Cycling: Women’s mountain bike final
(B) Weightlifting: Super heavyweight final
(C) Volleyball: Women’s quarterfinals
(C) Boxing: Quarterfinals
(C) Wrestling: Freestyle matches
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31
(A) Track & Field
(B) Diving: Women’s springboard semifinal
(A) Canoeing
(B) Track & Field: Finals include:
Men’s 800m
Women’s 100m hurdles
Decathlon, day 1
(B) Diving: Women’s springboard final
(A) Cycling: Men’s road race
(C) Volleyball: Men’s quarterfinals
(C) Wrestling: Freestyle finals
(C) Volleyball: Men’s quarterfinals
(C) Boxing: Quarterfinals
(B) Basketball: Women’s quarterfinal
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THURSDAY, AUG. 1
(A) Track & Field
(A) Equestrian: Jumping final, team
(A) Gymnastics: Rhythmic, individual
(A) Canoeing: Semifinals
(B) Track & Field: Finals include:
Decathlon
Men’s and women’s 200m
Women’s 400m hurdles
(B) Basketball: Men’s semifinal
(B) Diving: Men’s platform
(B) Gymnastics: Rhythmic, group
(C) Volleyball: Women’s semifinal
(C) Equestrian: Jumping final, team
(C) Boxing: Semifinals
(C) Wrestling: Freestyle matches
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FRIDAY, AUG. 2
(A) Track & Field
(B) Diving: Men’s platform semifinal
(A) Gymnastics: Rhythmic, individual
(A) Canoeing: Semifinals
(B) Track & Field: Finals include:
Men’s pole vault
Women’s long jump
Men’s 300m steeplechase
(B) Diving: Men’s platform final
(C) Volleyball: Men’s semifinal
(B) Gymnastics: Rhythmic final, group
(C) Wrestling: Freestyle finals
(A) Synchronized Swimming: Team final
(C) Boxing: Semifinals
(B) Basketball: Women’s semifinal
(C) Wrestling: Freestyle finals
(A) Tennis: Finals
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SATURDAY, AUG. 3
(A) Volleyball: Women’s final
(A) Boxing: Finals
(A) Canoeing: Finals
(A) Tennis: Finals
(B) Track & Field: Finals include:
Men’s and women’s 1,500m
Men’s and women’s 4x400m relay
Men’s and women’s 4x1,600m relay
(B) Basketball: Men’s gold-medal game
(B) Cycling: Men’s individual time trial final
(B) Gymnastics: Rhythmic semifinal, individual
(C) Soccer: Men’s final
(C) Cycling: Women’s individual time-trial final
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SUNDAY, AUG. 4
(A) Track & Field: Men’s marathon
(A) Volleyball: Men’s final
(A) Gymnastics: Rhythmic final, individual
(A) Equestrian: Jumping final, individual
(A) Boxing: Finals
(A) Basketball: Women’s bronze-medal game
(A) Canoeing: Finals
(B) Basketball: Women’s gold-medal game
(B) Closing ceremony
Note: This is not a final TV schedule and is subject to change.
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