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AMERICAN GYMNAST SUNI LEE WINS GOLD IN WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND, PLUS RYAN MURPHY & LILLY KING GO FOR GOLD IN LIVE SWIM FINALS TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

July 29, 2021 By admin

Three-Time Gold Medalist Ryan Murphy and Two-Time Gold Medalist Lilly King Lead Team USA in Four Swimming Finals Live in Primetime Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC

U.S. Women’s Basketball Team Continues Journey for Seventh Straight Gold Medal vs. Japan Live Tonight at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network

U.S. Women’s Soccer vs. Netherlands in Quarterfinal Match Live Friday Morning at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN

Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 29, 2021 – Suni Lee became the fifth consecutive U.S. gymnast to win the gold medal in the women’s all-around competition earlier today at the Tokyo Olympics. Her performance and the gymnastics all-around competition will be featured tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Team USA won the silver medal in the women’s team final earlier this week.

Americans will be well represented in the pool tonight in Tokyo with contenders in four medal events live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC: the women’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 200m backstroke, men’s 200m individual medley and women’s 100m freestyle. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke earlier this week, will be a gold medal contender alongside Annie Lazor in the women’s 200m breaststroke. Three-time Olympic gold medalist and bronze medalist in the men’s 100m backstroke in Tokyo, Ryan Murphy, aims for his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 200m backstroke. The men’s 200m individual medley American contingent will include Chase Kalisz, who has won gold in the men’s 400m individual medley in Tokyo, and Michael Andrew. Team USA has won 21 medals (six gold) in swimming in Tokyo.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Japan in group play tonight live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network. Team USA began their Tokyo campaign with an 81-72 victory over Nigeria.

In a rematch of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup final (a 2-0 U.S. shutout victory), the U.S. face Netherlands in the Tokyo Olympics women’s soccer quarterfinal Friday morning live at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

The opening track & field qualifying rounds of the Tokyo Olympics will be presented live tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network. American medal contenders Rai Benjamin (men’s 400m hurdles), Athing Mu (women’s 800m) and Ajee’ Wilson (women’s 800m) are expected to compete in the qualifiers.

THURSDAY, JULY 29

Suni Lee earlier today in Tokyo became the fifth consecutive U.S. gymnast to win the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition (following teammate Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Nastia Liukin, and Carly Patterson). Her performance and the all-around competition highlights tonight’s NBC primetime coverage, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Team USA won the silver medal in the women’s team final earlier this week.

Americans will be well represented in the pool tonight with contenders in four medal events live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC: the women’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 200m backstroke, men’s 200m individual medley and women’s 100m freestyle. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke earlier this week, will be a gold medal contender alongside Annie Lazor in the women’s 200m breaststroke. Three-time Olympic gold medalist and bronze medalist in the men’s 100m backstroke in Tokyo, Ryan Murphy, aims for his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 200m backstroke. The men’s 200m individual medley American contingent will include Chase Kalisz, who has won gold in the men’s 400m individual medley in Tokyo, and Michael Andrew.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Japan in group play tonight live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network. Team USA began their Tokyo campaign with an 81-72 victory over Nigeria.

The opening track & field qualifying rounds of the Tokyo Olympics will be presented live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network. American medal contenders Rai Benjamin (men’s 400m hurdles), Athing Mu (women’s 800m) and Ajee’ Wilson (women’s 800m) are expected to compete in the qualifiers.

Four Americans — Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Reed — headline the 60-man field in the men’s golf tournament, as the second round from Kasumigaseki Country Club is presented live today at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Sepp Straka of Austria currently leads the field after the first round of play.

FRIDAY, JULY 30

In a rematch of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup final (a 2-0 U.S. shutout victory), the U.S. face Netherlands in the Tokyo Olympics women’s soccer quarterfinal live Friday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

On Friday evening, four-time Olympic gold medalist and men’s 100m butterfly world record holder Caeleb Dressel is a gold medal favorite in the men’s 100m butterfly. The women’s 800m freestyle will mark the final time that six-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky will face Ariarne Titmus of Australia in individual competition in Tokyo, with both vying for gold. Dressel is also expected to be a key part of the American contingent to contend for a medal in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, an event making its Olympic debut in Tokyo. First-time Olympians Phoebe Bacon and Rhyan White will represent Team USA in the women’s 200m backstroke.

Track & field qualifying rounds of the Tokyo Olympics continue live Friday in primetime on USA Network, including Americans Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad in the women’s 400m hurdles, as well as six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, who is expected to be part of the U.S. mixed 4x400m relay team. Select events will air in primetime Friday on NBC. Peacock will also present live coverage of track & field qualifying rounds Friday beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

SATURDAY, JULY 31

Dressel and four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel will headline American medal contenders in swimming Saturday evening. Dressel is a gold medal favorite in the men’s 50m freestyle, an event where he is the two-time reigning world champion. Manuel will compete in the women’s 50m freestyle, which she won silver in 2016 in Rio. The U.S. is also expected to contend for the gold medal in the men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relay.

Track & field finals in the mixed 4x400m relay and women’s 100m will be presented Saturday in primetime on NBC beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix is expected to be a key member of the U.S. mixed 4x400m relay team, which is a gold medal contender in the Olympic debut of the event. Select track & field qualifying rounds will also air live in primetime on USA Network.

Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team face Czech Republic in its final game of group play live Saturday at 8 a.m. ET on Peacock. The U.S. will advance to the quarterfinals with a win.

The final round of the men’s golf competition will be presented Saturday live at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

USA Baseball, led by former MLB players Todd Frazier and Edwin Jackson, plays its second game of group play against South Korea Saturday live at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

The finals in men’s and women’s singles tennis will be presented live Saturday on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, beginning at 2 a.m. ET (11 p.m. PT Friday).

NBC OLYMPICS PODCASTS

Below are highlights of today’s NBC Olympics’ podcast offerings across The Podium, In The Village, and the audio version of Peacock’s On Her Turf show:

The Podium: The Ireland women’s field hockey team discusses its experience in Tokyo with host Lauren Shehadi.

In The Village: Tokyo Olympics women’s triathlon bronze medalist Katie Zaferes of Team USA joins host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.

On Her Turf: Olympic gold medalist and track & field analyst Michelle Carter discusses the added burden on athletes of color and the importance of mental health following Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the women’s gymnastics team final and all-around events. Peacock’s daily show On Her Turf at the Olympics streams from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET.

To listen to NBC Olympics’ full suite of Tokyo podcasts, click here or discover the new NBC Olympics Podcasts Channel on Apple Podcasts. Podcast episodes are available for download on all major podcast platforms.

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All Tokyo Olympics coverage will be streamed live on https://www.nbcolympics.com and the NBC Sports app.

For more information about NBC Sports Group, our releases and latest news, please visit nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com. A complete archive of Tokyo Olympics press releases can be found here.

Telemundo Deportes, the Spanish-language home of the Olympic Games, will present at least 12 hours of daily multimedia coverage during the Tokyo Olympics. Telemundo Deportes’ daily schedule can be accessed here.

Listings subject to change (all times ET unless noted).

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THURSDAY, JULY 29 (DAY 6)

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy

Rowing – Finals

Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals

Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Swimming – Finals (LIVE)

Women’s 200m Breaststroke

Men’s 200m Backstroke

Women’s 100m Freestyle

Men’s 200m Individual Medley

Gymnastics – Women’s All-Around

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s 800m

Men’s 400m Hurdles

Women’s 100m

Swimming – Semifinals

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Women’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Australia

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

Swimming – Semifinals

Cycling – BMX Racing Finals

USA NETWORK

8:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

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

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Brazil vs. Canada

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Brazil vs. Netherlands

12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Table Tennis – Men’s Semifinals

Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Final

Shooting – Women’s & Men’s Trap Final

Judo – Finals

Boxing – Elimination Rounds

Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina

8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Archery – Women’s Elimination Round

12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

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

CNBC

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Keizer/Meppelink (Netherlands) (LIVE)

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

Gymnastics – Women’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)

Rowing – Finals (LIVE)

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

Cycling – BMX Racing Finals (LIVE)

Badminton – Women’s Singles Quarterfinal

NBCSN
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey

Table Tennis – Women’s Singles Final

Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Norway

Badminton – Elimination Rounds

Archery – Individual Eliminations

Women’s Handball – Sweden vs. France

Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Rugby – Women’s Qualifying Round

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina)

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy

Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Norway

Rugby – Women’s Qualifying Round

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
2 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles, Quarterfinals

Women’s Singles and Doubles, Semifinals

11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Tennis

Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles, Quarterfinals

Women’s Singles and Doubles, Semifinals

GOLF CHANNEL

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s First Round

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Men’s Second Round (LIVE)

TELEMUNDO

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Special Recap Show

UNIVERSO

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Japan vs. Brazil

FRIDAY, JULY 30 (DAY 7)

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Keizer/Meppelink (Netherlands)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Rowing – Women’s and Men’s Finals

Cycling – BMX Racing Finals

Diving – Women’s Springboard Qualifying

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Swimming – Finals (LIVE)

Men’s 100m Butterfly

Women’s 200m Backstroke

Women’s 800m Freestyle

Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay

Track & Field – Women’s 400m Hurdles Round One (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Ana Patricia/Rebecca (Brazil) (LIVE)

Track & Field – Mixed 4x400m Relay Semifinals

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

Men’s 800m Round One

Women’s 100m Hurdles Round One

Men’s 100m Prelims

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Archery – Men’s Individual Round of 16

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Men’s 10000m

Triathlon – Mixed Relay

Cycling – BMX Freestyle Qualifying

USA NETWORK

2:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Springboard Qualifying (LIVE)

Rugby – Women’s Quarterfinals

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Netherlands

Table Tennis – Men’s Singles Final & Bronze

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil

2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Canoeing – Men’s Slalom Final

Archery – Women’s Individual Final

Judo – Finals

Boxing – Quarterfinals

Table Tennis – Men’s Singles Final

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Poland vs. Brazil

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Triathlon – Mixed Relay (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s 400m Hurdles

Men’s 800m

Women’s 100m Hurdles

11 p.m. – 2 a.m.

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

Archery – Men’s Individual Round of 16

Cycling – Men’s BMX Freestyle Qualifying

CNBC

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Gymnastics – Women’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

Archery – Women’s Individual Final (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Ana Patricia/Rebecca (Brazil) (LIVE)

Cycling – Women’s BMX Freestyle Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

Fencing – Women’s Team Sabre, Semifinals (LIVE)

Gymnastics – Men’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)

Rugby – Women’s Semifinals

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Russian Olympic Committee

4 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Brazil (LIVE)

Canoeing – Men’s Slalom Final

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Younousse Samba/Tijan (Qatar) (LIVE)

Men’s Volleyball – France vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Japan

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Netherlands

Baseball – U.S. vs. Israel

Men’s Handball – France vs. Spain

Badminton – Mixed Doubles Final

Equestrian – Eventing, Dressage

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Japan

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Netherlands

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Keizer/Meppelink (Netherlands)

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Women’s Rugby – Semifinals

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

Men’s Doubles Final

Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal

Men’s Singles Semifinals

Mixed Doubles Semifinals

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tennis

Men’s Doubles Final

Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal

Men’s Singles Semifinals

Mixed Doubles Semifinals

GOLF CHANNEL

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Second Round

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Second Round

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Men’s Third Round (LIVE)

PEACOCK

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)

Women’s 5000m Round 1

Women’s Triple Jump Qualifying Round

Women’s Shot Put Qualifying Round

Mixed 4x400m Relay Round 1

Men’s 10000m Final

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Cycling – Men’s and Women’s BMX Finals

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Brazil (LIVE)

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Boxing

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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

9:15 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Baseball – Mexico vs. Dominican Republic

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Special Recap Show

UNIVERSO

4:15 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Sweden vs. Japan (LIVE)

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Grimalt/Grimalt (Chile) vs. Abicha/Elgraoui (Morocco)

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Great Britain vs. Australia (LIVE)

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Diving – Women’s Springboard Qualifying

SATURDAY, JULY 31 (DAY 8)

NBC

8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Ana Patricia/Rebecca (Brazil)

Tennis – Women’s Singles Final

Diving – Women’s Springboard Semifinal

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary

Gymnastics – Men’s Trampoline Final

Archery – Men’s Final

Rugby – Women’s Final

Cycling – BMX Freestyle Qualifying

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Czech Republic

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Swimming – Finals (LIVE)

Men’s 50m Freestyle

Women’s 50m Freestyle

Men’s 4x100m Medley

Women’s 4x100m Medley

Track & Field – Finals

Mixed 4x400m Relay Final

Women’s 100m Final

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Elimination Round (LIVE)

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Fencing – Men’s Team Foil Quarterfinal

12 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Elimination Round (LIVE)

Men’s Swimming – 1500m Freestyle Final

Cycling – BMX Freestyle Finals

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Springboard Semifinal (LIVE)

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

Women’s Handball – Russian Olympic Committee vs. France

5:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Japan vs. New Zealand (LIVE)

7 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Brazil vs. Egypt (LIVE)

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Italy (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Germany

Women’s Volleyball – Serbia vs. Brazil

Judo – Team Final

Boxing – Semifinals

Weightlifting – Finals

Men’s Water Polo – Croatia vs. Serbia

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Final and Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s Shotput Final

Men’s 400m Qualifying Round

Women’s Steeplechase Qualifying Round

Fencing – Men’s Team Foil Semifinal (LIVE)

Women’s Basketball – Canada vs. Spain

Fencing – Men’s Team Foil Quarterfinal

CNBC

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Gymnastics – Men’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)

Archery – Men’s Individual Final (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Elimination Round (LIVE)

Cycling – BMX Freestyle Finals (LIVE)

Wrestling – Qualifying Round (LIVE)

Badminton – Men’s Singles Semifinal (LIVE)

Women’s Rugby – Final

Archery – Men’s Individual Final

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Spain vs. Cote d’Ivoire (LIVE)

6 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Baseball – U.S. vs. Korea (LIVE)

9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Badminton – Men’s Doubles Final (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Lucky Loser

Tennis – Women’s Final

Women’s Handball – Norway vs. Netherlands

Fencing – Women’s Team Sabre Final

Badminton – Women’s Semifinal

Archery – Men’s Individual Final

Equestrian – Eventing Dressage

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Czech Republic

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary

Women’s Rugby – Final and Bronze Medal

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

Women’s Singles Final

Women’s Singles Bronze Medal

Men’s Singles Bronze Medal

Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal

Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal

7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis

Women’s Singles Final

Women’s Singles Bronze Medal

Men’s Singles Bronze Medal

Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal

Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal

GOLF CHANNEL

7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Men’s Third Round

6:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Men’s Final Round (LIVE)

PEACOCK

6:10 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)

Men’s Long Jump Qualifying Round

Women’s 100m Semifinals

Men’s 100m Round 1

Men’s Discus Throw Final

Women’s 800m Semifinals

Mixed 4x400m Relay Final

Women’s 100m Final

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

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

TELEMUNDO

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Spain vs. Cote d’Ivoire (LIVE)

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Boxing

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Springboard Semifinals

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Plavins/Tocs (Latvia) vs. Gaxiola/Rubio (Mexico)

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Baseball – Mexico vs. Dominican Republic

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Argentina vs. Turkey

UNIVERSO

4:15 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Serbia vs. Brazil

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Brazil vs. Egypt (LIVE)

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Ana Patricia/Rebecca (Brazil)

9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Boxing

–TOKYO OLYMPICS–

TOKYO OLYMPICS – JULY 28 PRIMETIME HIGHLIGHTS ON NBC

July 28, 2021 By admin

“I can’t begin to tell you how many times Caeleb and I have sat down together and talked about his start…He wins the race in the first 15 meters.” – Rowdy Gaines on Caeleb Dressel winning gold in the men’s 100m freestyle

“That last 50 meters will be remembered for a long time in USA Swimming history.” – Gaines on Bobby Finke’s gold in the men’s 800m freestyle

Thursday Highlights: Four Swimming Medal Events Featuring Lilly King, Ryan Murphy, and More Live in Primetime on NBC; Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Competition Live Thursday Morning at 6:50 a.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 29, 2021 – NBC Olympics continued its primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics tonight on NBC. Mike Tirico serves as NBC Olympics primetime host and opened coverage on NBC.

Highlights of upcoming coverage include:

- Four swimming medal events live in primetime on NBC on Thursday, featuring American contenders including Lilly King, Annie Lazor, Ryan Murphy, Chase Kalisz, and Michael Andrew;
- The gymnastics women’s all-around competition, expected to feature Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Suni Lee and Jade Carey of Team USA, will be presented live Thursday morning at 6:50 a.m. ET on Peacock, and in primetime Thursday evening at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.;
- The opening track & field qualifying rounds of the Tokyo Olympics will be presented live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network, which are expected to feature American medal contenders Rai Benjamin, Athing Mu, and Ajee’ Wilson;
- In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Japan in group play live at 12:40 a.m. ET (9:40 p.m. PT Thursday) on USA Network.

Following are highlights from tonight’s primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on the networks of NBCUniversal:

SWIMMING – NBC

Rowdy Gaines on Dressel’s start in the 100m freestyle: “I can’t begin to tell you how many times Caeleb and I have sat down together and talked about his start. He just explodes off the back foot…He wins the race in the first 15 meters. But who cares? Who cares how he won it? He won it!”

Gaines on Dressel joining him as a gold medalist in the men’s 100m freestyle: “My man, welcome to our club, buddy. So glad you can join us.”

Dan Hicks on Bobby Finke’s surge in the final to lap to win gold in the men’s 800m freestyle: “He just bided his time. It looked like he wasn’t going to have it, but Finke was saving something we didn’t know he had.”

Rowdy Gaines on Finke’s final lap: “I knew he had gas left in the tank. I didn’t know he had that much…He goes by those guys like they’re standing still. What a swim! … That last 50 meters will be remembered for a long time in USA Swimming history.”

Gaines on Katie Ledecky in Team USA’s silver in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay: “She gave it a run. How do you measure the heart of a champion? … She was running her down all the way. That made for a great race.”

Gaines on Ryan Murphy in the 200m backstroke semifinal: “Ryan Murphy has looked so good here in Tokyo…I don’t want to overstate this, I thought Ryan Murphy looked better in this 200 than he did in Rio five years ago.”

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GYMNASTICS – NBC

Nastia Liukin on Sam Mikulak and the looseness he brings to Team USA: “He said that after these Olympic Games, he will be retiring from the sport and so he has realized that there’s so much more life beyond gymnastics, and that is what he is trying to figure out and find.”

Tim Daggett on Brody Malone in his first Olympics: “He is something else. I don’t know if I’ve seen anybody do it better than him, being just a novice in this arena and being able to deal and deliver…I don’t think (the pressure) is affecting him at all.”

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DIVING – NBC

Cynthia Potter on Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon’s final dive en route to a silver medal in the men’s synchronized springboard: “That is amazing composure. And as they walked up, it reminded me of what Tiger Woods did before this last injury, of when he would walk up the fairway very slowly. They controlled their breathing and their composure through all the things that they’ve been working on.”

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL – NBC

Kevin Wong on Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena’s victory over Argentina in pool play: “What’s bigger than any of the blocks for me, it’s the passion, it’s the energy, it’s the excitement. We haven’t seen this level of fire from the Americans maybe in eight years.”

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ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games. NBC Olympics is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032. NBC Olympics also produces thousands of hours of Olympic sports programming throughout the year, which is presented on NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.

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NBC’S TOKYO OLYMPICS AVERAGING 17.5 MILLION PRIMETIME VIEWERS, PACING TO RANK WITH SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AS TOP TWO PRIMETIME SHOWS OF 2020-21

July 28, 2021 By admin

NBC’s Tuesday Night Tokyo Olympics Coverage Averages Total Audience Delivery of 16.2 Million Viewers & Ranks as Most-Watched Tuesday Since Presidential Debate Last September

Tuesday Marks Fourth Consecutive Night with At Least 15 Million Tokyo Olympics Viewers – Longest Streak for Any Network since 2018 PyeongChang Olympics on NBC

Peacock Records Best Tuesday Usage Ever; NBC Sports Digital has Delivered Four Most-Streamed Olympic Primetime Nights Ever in First Four Nights of Tokyo Olympic Competition

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 28, 2021 – NBCUniversal continues to deliver large Tokyo Olympic audiences throughout the day and across all platforms.

NBC Olympics’ primetime coverage highlights that trend, averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 17.5 million viewers through Tuesday night — pacing to rank with NBC’s Sunday Night Football as the two most-watched primetime shows in 2020-21.

Tuesday night’s primetime show, which featured swimming, women’s gymnastics, and indoor volleyball, averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 16.2 million viewers, based on official live plus same day data provided by Nielsen and digital metrics from Adobe Analytics.

With 15.7 million TV viewers last night, it marks the first time since the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics on NBC that any network delivered an average viewership of at least 15 million on four consecutive nights.

In addition, last night’s Tokyo Olympics viewership more than tripled the combined primetime viewership of ABC, CBS and FOX (4.3 million) and marks the most-watched Tuesday night since the Presidential Debate on Sept. 29, 2020 (17.9 million on Fox News).

NBC Sports Digital delivered an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 571,000 viewers on Tuesday night, highlighted by Peacock’s most-consumed Tuesday ever. NBC Sports Digital has delivered the four most-streamed primetime nights in Olympics history over the first four nights of competition.

Additional viewership and consumption highlights:

- Tuesday morning’s Tokyo Olympics coverage on USA Network and NBCSN (8 a.m.-Noon ET) averaged 1.48 million viewers – up 24% from opening Tuesday cable viewership for the Rio Olympics (1.20 million).

- NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, which is live in Tokyo, averaged 8.5 million viewers on Sunday – the show’s largest Sunday audience since February – and was the week’s most-watched non-sports broadcast.

- NBC Olympics has registered 102.5 million Twitter video views through Tuesday night – more than doubling the number of Twitter video views during the entire PyeongChang Olympics (50.2 million), based upon data provided by Shareablee.

ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic & Paralympic Games. NBC Olympics is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032. NBC Olympics also produces thousands of hours of Olympic & Paralympic sports programming throughout the year, which is presented on NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.

–NBC OLYMPICS–

Transcript: 2021 NBA Draft Preview with NBA Front Office Insider Bobby Marks and NBA Draft Analyst Mike Schmitz

July 28, 2021 By admin

Both Marks and Schmitz will provide analysis and commentary throughout tomorrow night’s NBA Draft coverage, exclusively on ESPN and ABC beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Full Details

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The GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff Returns for 12th Year, August 26-29

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The GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff returns for its 12th year Thursday, Aug. 26 – Sunday, Aug. 29.

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KATIE LEDECKY AND CAELEB DRESSEL GO FOR 2ND TOKYO OLYMPICS GOLD MEDALS IN SWIMMING FINALS LIVE TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

July 28, 2021 By admin

Suni Lee and Jade Carey of Team USA Go for Gold Medal in Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Thursday Morning Live at 6:50 a.m. ET on Peacock

Brody Malone and Sam Mikulak Represent Team USA in Men’s Gymnastics All-Around in Primetime Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC

Men’s Diving Synchronized Springboard Final Featuring Americans Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco – Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC

Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 28, 2021 – Six-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, who won gold in the women’s 1500m freestyle last night, and three-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel, compete for their second gold medals in Tokyo as they lead Team USA in swimming tonight in five medal events, beginning live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Team USA has won 16 medals (four gold) in the pool through the opening four days of finals competition.

Ledecky will headline Team USA in the women’s 4x200m freestyle alongside four-time gold medalist Allison Schmitt. They will face Ariarne Titmus and Australia in the event. Dressel aims to win his first individual Olympic medal of his career in the men’s 100m freestyle.

Team USA also looks to contend for a medal in the women’s 200m butterfly tonight, led by Regan Smith, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 100m backstroke earlier this week, and Rio Olympic bronze medalist Hali Flickinger. Medals will also be awarded in the men’s 800m freestyle and 200m breaststroke.

The gymnastics women’s all-around competition, expected to feature Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Suni Lee and Jade Carey of Team USA, will be presented live Thursday morning at 6:50 a.m. ET on Peacock, and in primetime Thursday evening at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

2021 U.S. all-around champion Brody Malone and three-time Olympian Sam Mikulak represent Team USA in the men’s gymnastics all-around in primetime tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Also in primetime tonight on NBC, Rio silver medalist Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco aim for the podium in the men’s synchronized springboard final.

This afternoon at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team face Iran.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28

In primetime tonight on NBC, Ledecky will headline Team USA in the women’s 4x200m freestyle alongside four-time gold medalist Allison Schmitt as they contend with Ariarne Titmus and Australia. Dressel aims to win his first individual Olympic medal of his career in the men’s 100m freestyle.

Team USA also looks to contend for a medal in the women’s 200m butterfly tonight, led by Regan Smith, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 100m backstroke earlier this week, and Rio Olympic bronze medalist Hali Flickinger. Medals will also be awarded in the men’s 800m freestyle and 200m breaststroke.

Brody Malone and Sam Mikulak represent Team USA in the men’s gymnastics all-around in primetime tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Also in primetime tonight on NBC, Rio silver medalist Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco will attempt to win a medal in the men’s synchronized springboard final.

This afternoon at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team face Iran.

Americans will be in action in both men’s and women’s beach volleyball live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network when Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena (vs. Argentina) and Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil (vs. Kenya) continue pool play and aim to advance to the knockout rounds.

Four Americans — Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Reed — headline the 60-man field in the men’s golf tournament, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live today at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

THURSDAY, JULY 29

Americans will again be well represented in the pool on Thursday in Tokyo with contenders in four medal events live in primetime on NBC: the women’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 200m backstroke, men’s 200m individual medley and women’s 100m freestyle. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King, who won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke earlier this week, will be a gold medal contender alongside Annie Lazor in the women’s 200m breaststroke. Three-time Olympic gold medalist and bronze medalist in the men’s 100m backstroke in Tokyo, Ryan Murphy, aims for his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 200m backstroke. The men’s 200m individual medley American contingent will include Chase Kalisz, who has won gold in the men’s 400m individual medley in Tokyo, and Michael Andrew.

The gymnastics women’s all-around competition, expected to feature Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Suni Lee and Jade Carey of Team USA, will be presented live Thursday morning at 6:50 a.m. ET on Peacock, and in primetime Thursday evening at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Japan in group play live at 12:40 a.m. ET (9:40 p.m. PT Thursday) on USA Network. Team USA began their Tokyo campaign with an 81-72 victory over Nigeria.

The opening track & field qualifying rounds of the Tokyo Olympics will be presented live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network. American medal contenders Rai Benjamin (men’s 400m hurdles), Athing Mu (women’s 800m) and Ajee’ Wilson (women’s 800m) are expected to compete in the qualifiers.

FRIDAY, JULY 30

On Friday evening, world record holder Caeleb Dressel is a gold medal favorite in the men’s 100m butterfly. The women’s 800m freestyle will mark the final time that Katie Ledecky will face Ariarne Titmus of Australia in individual competition in Tokyo, with both vying for gold. Dressel is also expected to be a key part of the American contingent to contend for a medal in the mixed 4x100m medley, an event making its Olympic debut in Tokyo. First-time Olympians Phoebe Bacon and Rhyan White will represent Team USA in the women’s 200m backstroke.

Track & field qualifying rounds of the Tokyo Olympics continue live Friday in primetime on USA Network, including Americans Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad in the women’s 400m hurdles as well as six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, who is expected to be part of the U.S. mixed 4x400m relay team. Select events will air in primetime Friday on NBC. Peacock will also present select track & field events live beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

In a rematch of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, the U.S. face Netherlands in the Tokyo Olympics women’s soccer quarterfinal live Friday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

NBC OLYMPICS PODCASTS

Below are highlights of today’s NBC Olympics’ podcast offerings across The Podium, In The Village, and the audio version of Peacock’s On Her Turf show:

The Podium: Tokyo Olympics women’s 57kg taekwondo gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic and Rio Olympics men’s BMX gold medalist Connor Fields discuss the beeps you hear in Olympic competition and why they are important with host Lauren Shehadi.

In The Village: U.S. surfer Carissa Moore, who won the first-ever gold medal in women’s shortboard surfing earlier this week in Tokyo, joins host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.

On Her Turf: Ten-year-old journalist Camilla “Pepper” Persley discusses her path to becoming an WNBA reporter. Peacock’s daily show On Her Turf at the Olympics streams from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Listings subject to change (all times ET unless noted).

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 (DAY 5)

NBC

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Gerson/Heidrich (Switzerland)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats

Rowing – Finals

Cycling – Individual Time Trials

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Iran

8 p.m. – 12 a.m.

Swimming – Finals (LIVE)

Men’s 800m Freestyle

Men’s 200m Breaststroke

Women’s 200m Butterfly

Men’s 100m Freestyle

Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Gymnastics – Men’s Individual All-Around

Diving – Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final

9 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. (PT)

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Khadambi/Makokha (Kenya)

12:35 am. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina)

3×3 Basketball – Finals

USA NETWORK

11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Tunisia

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary

Archery – Individual Eliminations

Table Tennis – Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals

Rowing – Finals

Fencing – Men’s Team Sabre Finals

Judo – Finals

Weightlifting – Men’s Final

Boxing – Elimination Rounds

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Qatar vs. Italy

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Khadambi/Makokha (Kenya) (LIVE)

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina) (LIVE)

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

Women’s Rugby – Qualifying Round (LIVE)

Table Tennis – Women’s Semifinal

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Canada vs. Switzerland

CNBC

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Rowing – Finals (LIVE)

Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Semifinals (LIVE)

Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Quarterfinals

Archery – Individual Eliminations

NBCSN

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Italy

12:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – France vs. Czech Republic

Men’s Handball – France vs. Germany

Badminton – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals

Equestrian – Individual Dressage Final

Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Final

Table Tennis – Men’s Quarterfinal

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Iran

3×3 Basketball – Finals

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Tunisia

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary

Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Final

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Tennis

Men’s Singles, Third Round

Women’s Singles and Doubles, Quarterfinals

Men’s Doubles, Semifinals

Mixed, First Round

GOLF CHANNEL

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Men’s First Round (LIVE)

TELEMUNDO

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Special Recap Show

THURSDAY, JULY 29 (DAY 6)

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy

Rowing – Finals

Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals

Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Swimming – Finals (LIVE)

Women’s 200m Breaststroke

Men’s 200m Backstroke

Women’s 100m Freestyle

Men’s 200m Individual Medley

Gymnastics – Women’s All-Around

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s 800m

Men’s 400m Hurdles

Women’s 100m

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Women’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Australia

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

Cycling – BMX Racing Finals

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

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

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

Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final (LIVE)

Women’s Rugby – Qualifying Round (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – Japan vs. Brazil

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Brazil vs. Canada

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Brazil vs. Netherlands

12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Table Tennis – Men’s Semifinals

Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Final

Shooting – Women’s & Men’s Trap Final

Judo – Finals

Boxing – Elimination Rounds

Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina

8 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Rowing – Finals

Archery – Women’s Elimination Round

12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

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

CNBC

2 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Semifinal (LIVE)

Table Tennis – Men’s Semifinals (LIVE)

Men’s Water Polo – Croatia vs. Montenegro

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Keizer/Meppelink (Netherlands) (LIVE)

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

Gymnastics – Women’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)

Rowing – Finals (LIVE)

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

Cycling – BMX Racing Finals (LIVE)

Badminton – Women’s Singles Quarterfinal

NBCSN
2 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.

Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Bronze Medal and Final (LIVE)

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Gerson/Heidrich (Switzerland)

Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Final

Soccer – Men’s Qualifying Round

Badminton – Elimination Round

8:10 a.m. – 10 a.m.

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

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey

Table Tennis – Women’s Singles Final

Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Norway

Badminton – Elimination Rounds

Archery – Individual Eliminations

Women’s Handball – Sweden vs. France

Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Rugby – Women’s Qualifying Round

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina)

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy

Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Norway

Rugby – Women’s Qualifying Round

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
2 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

Men’s Singles and Mixed, Quarterfinals

Women’s Singles and Doubles, Semifinals

11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Tennis

Men’s Singles and Mixed, Quarterfinals

Women’s Singles and Doubles, Semifinals

GOLF CHANNEL

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s First Round

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s First Round

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Men’s Second Round (LIVE)

PEACOCK

6:50 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Women’s Gymnastics All-Around (LIVE)

TELEMUNDO

1 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals

5:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Perusic/Schweiner (Czech Republic) vs. Gaxiola/Rubio (Mexico)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Special Recap Show

UNIVERSO

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

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

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina)

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Japan vs. Brazil

FRIDAY, JULY 30 (DAY 7)

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Keizer/Meppelink (Netherlands)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Rowing – Women’s and Men’s Finals

Cycling – BMX Racing Finals

Diving – Women’s Springboard Qualifying

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Swimming – Finals (LIVE)

Men’s 100m Butterfly

Women’s 200m Backstroke

Women’s 800m Freestyle

Mixed 4×100 Medley

Track & Field – Women’s 400m Hurdles Round One (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Ana Patricia/Rebecca (Brazil) (LIVE)

Track & Field – Mixed 4x400m Relay Semifinals

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

Men’s 800m Round One

Women’s 100m Hurdles Round One

Men’s 100m Prelims

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Archery – Men’s Individual Round of 16

12:05 – 2 a.m.

Triathlon – Mixed Relay

Cycling – BMX Freestyle Qualifying

USA NETWORK

2:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Diving – Women’s Springboard Qualifying (LIVE)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Women’s Rugby – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinals

Table Tennis – Men’s Singles Final

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil

2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Canoeing – Men’s Slalom Final

Archery – Women’s Individual Final

Judo – Finals

Boxing – Quarterfinals

Table Tennis – Men’s Singles Final

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Poland vs. Brazil

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Triathlon – Mixed Relay (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s 400m Hurdles

Men’s 800m

Women’s 100m Hurdles

11 p.m. – 2 a.m.

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

Archery – Men’s Individual Round of 16

Cycling – Men’s BMX Freestyle Qualifying

CNBC

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Gymnastics – Women’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

Archery – Women’s Individual Final (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Ana Patricia/Rebecca (Brazil) (LIVE)

Cycling – Women’s BMX Freestyle Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

Fencing – Women’s Team Sabre, Semifinals (LIVE)

Gymnastics – Men’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)

Rugby – Women’s Semifinals

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Russian Olympic Committee

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Brazil (LIVE)

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Crabb (U.S.) vs. Younousse Samba/Tijan (Qatar) (LIVE)

Men’s Volleyball – France vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Japan

Baseball – U.S. vs. Israel

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

Men’s Handball – France vs. Spain

Badminton – Mixed Doubles Final

Equestrian – Eventing, Dressage

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Japan

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Keizer/Meppelink (Netherlands) Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

Women’s Rugby – Semifinals

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

Men’s Doubles Final

Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal

Men’s Singles Semifinals

Mixed Doubles Semifinals

7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis

Men’s Doubles Final

Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal

Men’s Singles Semifinals

Mixed Doubles Semifinals

11 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

Women’s Singles Final

Men’s Singles Bronze Medal

Women’s Singles Bronze Medal

Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal

Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal

GOLF CHANNEL

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Second Round

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Second Round

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Men’s Third Round (LIVE)

PEACOCK

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)

Women’s 5000m Round 1

Women’s Triple Jump Qualifying Round

Women’s Shot Put Qualifying Round

Mixed 4x400m Relay Round 1

Men’s 10000m Final

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Cycling – Men’s and Women’s BMX Finals

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Brazil (LIVE)

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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

9:15 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Baseball – Mexico vs. Dominican Republic

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Special Recap Show

UNIVERSO

5 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Great Britain vs. Australia (LIVE)

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal – Sweden vs. Japan

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Diving – Women’s Springboard Qualifying

–TOKYO OLYMPICS–

The Walt Disney Company Celebrates Training Camp: Back Together Saturday on July 31 with Daylong, Cross-Platform Coverage in Anticipation of the NFL’s Biggest Season Ever

July 28, 2021 By admin

Eleven Hours of Live NFL-Focused Programming on ESPN and ABC Begins at 7 a.m. ET
ESPN NFL Nation Reporters Cover All 32 Teams in Training Camp Files

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TOKYO OLYMPICS – JULY 27 PRIMETIME HIGHLIGHTS ON NBC

July 27, 2021 By admin

“We carry a lot of weight on our shoulders and it’s challenging, especially when we have the lights on us and all of these expectations that are being thrown on top of us.” – Michael Phelps on Simone Biles and the pressure of the Olympics

“She hasn’t ruled it out and I think, most importantly, she just wanted people to know that she was thinking about the team. And that’s so admirable.” – Nastia Liukin on possibility of Biles returning to competition

“I just think of all the great female swimmers the U.S. has had that haven’t had that opportunity to swim that event…and I’m so glad we could do it in the best possible way today.” – Katie Ledecky to Michele Tafoya on winning gold in the Olympic debut of the women’s 1500m freestyle

Wednesday – Katie Ledecky & Caeleb Dressel Look to Add to Their Medal Count in Primetime on NBC; Brody Malone & Sam Mikulak Lead Team USA in Men’s Gymnastics All Around Live at 6:15 a.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 28, 2021 – NBC Olympics continued its primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics tonight on NBC. Mike Tirico serves as NBC Olympics primetime host and opened coverage on NBC.

Highlights of upcoming coverage include:

- Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel look to add to their Tokyo Olympics medal count in the women’s 4x200m freestyle and men’s 100m freestyle, respectively, in primetime on Wednesday on NBC;
- Brody Malone and Sam Mikulak lead Team USA in the men’s gymnastics all around tomorrow morning live at 6:15 a.m. ET on Peacock;
- Four Americans – Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Reed – headline the 60-man field in the men’s golf tournament, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel;
- In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Japan in group play live at 12:40 a.m. ET (9:40 p.m. PT Wednesday) on USA Network.

Following are highlights from tonight’s primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on the networks of NBCUniversal:

HIGHLIGHTS OF MIKE TIRICO’S CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL PHELPS AND NASTIA LIUKIN ON SIMONE BILES:

Phelps on impact of being a star athlete: “The Olympics is overwhelming. There are a lot of emotions that go into it…I could talk about this for an hour. I think athletes, and Olympic athletes in general, I mean talk about ‘weight of gold,’ we need someone who we can trust. Somebody that can let us be ourselves and listen. Allow us to become vulnerable. Somebody who’s not going to try and fix us. We carry a lot of weight on our shoulders and it’s challenging, especially when we have the lights on us and all of these expectations that are being thrown on top of us. It broke my heart. But also, if you look at it, mental health is something over the last 18 months that people are talking about.”

Tirico: “You’ve talked about it a lot, with the pandemic, when that came up and your honesty about you dealing with your mental health. You have said, you have made it public, ‘Hey, it’s okay to not be okay.’ And it’s the phrase you have used, not just for you, but to help the people you can touch with your platform.”

Phelps: “We’re humans, right? We’re human beings. Nobody is perfect. It is okay to not be okay. It is okay to go through ups and downs and emotional rollercoasters. But I think the biggest thing is that we all need to ask for help sometimes, too, when we go through those times. I can say for me personally that it was something that was very challenging. It was hard for me to ask for help. I felt like I was carrying, as Simone said, the weight of the world on my shoulders.”

Tirico: “Is there a place that you think now…is there an understanding now that maybe, as a country, the U.S. can give more support to Olympians for the mental health portion of this?”

Phelps: “I hope this is an eye-opening experience. I really do. I hope this is an opportunity for us to jump on board and to even blow this mental health thing more wide open. It is so much bigger than we can ever imagine. For me, when I started on this journey five years ago, I knew it was big. I knew it was going to be challenging. Five years into it now, it’s even bigger than I can comprehend. So this is something that is going to take a lot of time, a lot of hard work, and people that are willing to help.”

Tirico: “Your Michael Phelps Foundation is helping people learn how to swim for safety, but also making sure there is a balance to it. I’m going to tell you, I think that might be more of your legacy than 23 golds and 28 medals.”

Phelps: “Thank you. With the Foundation, it’s so important to teach kids at a young age to take control of their physical and mental health. You guys hear me talk about that so much. If we’re not taking care of both, how are we ever expecting to be 100%?”

Nastia Liukin on Simone Biles: “In talking to her, she did the right thing. She really wanted to focus on the team, and I think when you actually take a look at what happened on that vault, she got lost. And any gymnast knows – we call it the ‘twisties’ – and she basically was supposed to do a whole ‘nother rotation and got completely lost in the air. It’s a mental kind of error essentially that every single gymnast goes through.”

Liukin on gymnasts getting lost in the air: “It does happen often and I think the most dangerous part is getting lost on a skill like that, and pretty much on every single event that she does, the level of difficulty that she competes is so high and if you are not 100% sure of yourself and where you are in the air, it can be very dangerous.”

Liukin on possibility of Biles returning to competition in Tokyo: “When I spoke with her, she was actually on her way to training. I know she doesn’t even know yet. I think she’s taking it day by day, hour by hour, going to see how training goes. But she hasn’t ruled it out and I think, most importantly, she just wanted people to know that she was thinking about the team. And that’s so admirable.”

Liukin on Biles’ teammates: “The reason we all love the Olympics is what we have seen from the U.S. team tonight. A star obviously unable to compete, but staying on the floor to support her teammates, and then you have three athletes here at their first Olympic Games losing their leader under enormous pressure with the entire world watching. But they continued to fight until the end.”

Tirico closed tonight’s primetime coverage with his thoughts on athletes and the importance of mental health. Click here to watch.

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SWIMMING – NBC

Dan Hicks on the end of the women’s 1500m freestyle: “Erica Sullivan is going to follow the greatest female swimmer of all time, Katie Ledecky, to the wall, who will win gold, and here comes 20-year-old Erica Sullivan to pick up the silver!”

Katie Ledecky to Michele Tafoya on winning gold in the Olympic debut of the women’s 1500m freestyle: “I just think of all the great female swimmers the U.S. has had that haven’t had that opportunity to swim that event. I think of Debbie Meyer, Janet Evans, Chris Von Saltza, Kate Ziegler, Katie Hoff. So many people that I looked up to, I still look up to, they’re great friends of mine, and I’m so glad we could do it in the best possible way today.”

Elizabeth Beisel on the 1500m freestyle: “It’s so hard. Thousands of hours, thousands of meters are put into training for an event like the 1500 and that’s something that Katie Ledecky has done every single day for the past year. Swimmers are really only on the world stage at the Olympic Games. Those four years training for it leading up to it, they are doing the same work they’re doing every single day to get themselves here to compete at this level, and that’s a lot of work to put in.”

Michael Phelps on Caeleb Dressel not competing in the men’s 4×200 freestyle relay: “It’s shocking. In my opinion, he’s probably the best in the 200 freestyle in the world. He can probably put up one of the best times that we’ve seen, and leaving him off that relay, to me, I think it makes it a lot harder to win the gold medal.”

Rowdy Gaines on Ariarne Titmus winning gold in the women’s 200m freestyle: “Nobody is better in the world right now than Ariarne Titmus in the last 50 meters.”

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GYMNASTICS – NBC

Tirico on Biles: “”

Terry Gannon on Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, and Grace McCallum: “Think about what they have been through tonight. For so long, they have been asked the question repeatedly, ‘What is it like to compete with Simone Biles?’ Tonight, one of the first questions they’ll be asked is, ‘What is it like to compete without Simone Biles?’”

Jordan Chiles to Maria Taylor on unexpectedly competing in two events: “I was shocked, I was overwhelmed. After (Simone Biles) did her vault, (coach) Cecile (Canqueteau-Landi) had came up to me and was like, ‘Jordan, put your grips on.’ I was in so much shock that I didn’t know if she was being serious or not, so I was putting my grips on and I was just like, ‘What am I doing?’”

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ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

— NBC OLYMPICS —

NBC OLYMPICS PRESENTS COMPREHENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF MEN’S AND WOMEN’S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITIONS FROM TOKYO ON GOLF CHANNEL

July 27, 2021 By admin

July 28-31 – Men’s Olympic Golf Competition – Live on GOLF Channel Beginning Each Night at 6:30 p.m. ET

August 3-6 – Women’s Olympic Golf Competition – Live on GOLF Channel Beginning Each Night at 6:30 p.m. ET

Live From The Olympics – Pre-Game Studio Coverage Each Night at 5 p.m. ET

This Week’s Golf Coverage on GOLF Channel Includes U.S. Senior Women’s Open and ISPS Handa World Invitational

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 27, 2021 – NBC Olympics will surround the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions with comprehensive live coverage on GOLF Channel, complemented by daily Live From The Olympics studio coverage providing pre- and post-round analysis throughout the Games.

Coverage of the men’s golf competition airs live on GOLF Channel from Wednesday, July 28 to Saturday, July 31, beginning each night at 6:30 p.m. ET. The women’s golf competition will air live on GOLF Channel from Tuesday, August 3 to Friday, August 6, beginning each night at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Live From The Olympics will provide pre-game coverage each day of competition beginning at 5 p.m. ET, and will air at 8 p.m. ET on days without competition.

Leading coverage on-site in Tokyo are play-by-play commentator Rich Lerner, analysts Justin Leonard and Paige Mackenzie, tower announcer David Feherty, on-course reporters Jim “Bones” Mackay and Kay Cockerill, host/reporter Todd Lewis and reporter Steve Sands.

Leading coverage based from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., will be play-by-play commentator and host Shane Bacon, analyst Paul Azinger, tower announcers Tom Abbott and Karen Stupples, and studio host Anna Whiteley.

The U.S. men’s Olympic golf team features Collin Morikawa, fresh off his victory at the Open Championship, as well as Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, and Patrick Reed. The U.S. women’s Olympic golf team will be represented by Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson.

Golf returned to the Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio, where Matt Kuchar won a bronze medal for the U.S. in men’s golf behind Justin Rose (Gold; GBR) and Henrik Stenson (Silver: SWE). Inbee Park (KOR) won gold in the women’s golf competition in 2016, followed by Lydia Ko (NZL) and Shanshan Feng (CHN).

TOKYO OLYMPICS – MEN’S GOLF

How To Watch – Wednesday, July 28 – Saturday, July 31 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Date	GOLF Channel
Wednesday, July 28	6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Thursday, July 29	6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Friday, July 30	6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Saturday, July 31	6:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.

TOKYO OLYMPICS – WOMEN’S GOLF

How To Watch – Tuesday, August 3 – Friday, August 6 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Date	GOLF Channel
Tuesday, Aug. 3	6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 4	6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 5	6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 6	6:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Live From The Olympics will surround the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions with comprehensive pre-game and post-game studio coverage on GOLF Channel.

Anna Whiteley, Shane Bacon, George Savaricas and Tom Abbott will serve as hosts. Brandel Chamblee, Notah Begay, Arron Oberholser, Jaime Diaz, Karen Stupples, and Amanda Blumenherst will provide analysis. Todd Lewis and Ryan Lavner will provide reports.

Date	*Golf Central*
Tuesday, July 27	8-10 p.m./12-2 a.m.
Wednesday, July 28	5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Thursday, July 29	5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Friday, July 30	5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Saturday, July 31	5-6:30 p.m./3:30-4:30 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 1	8-10 p.m./12-2 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 2	8-10 p.m./12-2 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 3	5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 4	5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 5	5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 6	5-6:30 p.m./3:30-4:30 a.m.

U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN

NBC Sports presents live coverage of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open from Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn., featuring World Golf Hall of Famers Laura Davies, Juli Inkster, and Annika Sorenstam.

Live coverage of the third annual national championship for women over the age of 50 takes place at 2 p.m. ET this Saturday and Sunday on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Grant Boone
Analyst: Judy Rankin
On-Course: Karen Stupples / Jerry Foltz

How To Watch – Saturday, July 31 – Sunday, August 1 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Date	GOLF Channel
Saturday	2-5 p.m.
Sunday	2-5 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

Laura Davies
Juli Inkster
Annika Sorenstam

LPGA TOUR & EUROPEAN TOUR: ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL

The inaugural playing of the ISPS Handa World Invitational features two 144-player fields comprised of men and women competing in the same tournament on two courses (Galgorm Castle Golf Club and Massereene Golf Club) in Northern Ireland. The women’s field will be split equally between the LPGA and the LET, while the men’s field will be filled by the European Tour. Live coverage begins this Thursday at 9 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, July 29 – Sunday, August 1 (all times ET)