This post originally written by WJBR Digital Production Intern, Nicole Mills. Mills is a senior English student at the University of Delaware from Wilmington, DE.
The 2021 Olympics are right around the corner so before they get here, you need to know where and when to watch them. There are several different networks that will be airing the Olympics over its duration including, NBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, and USA Network. This specific article will only list the times for more popular events such as, gymnastics, beach volleyball, swimming, and track & field.
NBC
Friday, July 23rd
6:55am-11am: Live Opening Ceremony
1pm-4pm: Preview Show
7:30pm-12am: Opening Ceremony
Saturday, July 24th
2:45pm-6pm: Swimming qualifying heat, Beach Volleyball (Men’s qualifying round), Gymnastics (Men’s Team competition).
8pm-11:30pm: Beach Volleyball (Women’s qualifying round (live)), Gymnastics (Men’s Team competition), Swimming finals (live), Men’s 400m Individual Medley, Men’s 400m Freestyle, Women’s 400m Individual Medley, and Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Re
Sunday, July 25th
8am-12:15pm: Swimming (Qualifying Heat) (Live) and Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Heat) (Live)
12:15pm-6pm: Swimming (Qualifying Heat)
7pm-9:30pm: Gymnastics (Women’s Team Competition)
9:30pm-11:30pm: Swimming Finals (Live), Women’s 100m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Breaststroke, Women’s 400m Freestyle, Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay
Monday, July 26th
12pm-5pm: Swimming (Qualifying Heat), Beach Volleyball (Women’s Qualifying Round)
8pm-9:30pm: Gymnastics Men’s Team Final
9:30pm-11:30pm: Swimming Finals (Live), Men’s 200m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Backstroke, Men’s 100m Backstroke, Woemn’s 100m Breaststroke
Tuesday, July 27th
12pm-5pm: Beach Volleyball (Women’s Qualifying Round), Swimming (Qualifying Heats)
8pm-12am: Gymnastics (Women’s Team Final), Swimming Finals (Live): Women’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Individual Medley, Women’s 1500m Freestyle, Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Wednesday, July 28th
12pm-5pm: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Round), Swimming (Qualifying Heats)
8pm-12am: Gymnastics (Men’s Individual All-Around, Swimming Finals (Live): Men’s 800m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Breaststroke, Women’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Freestyle, Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
12:35am-2am: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Round)
Thursday, July 29th
12pm-5pm: Swimming (Qualifying Heats)
8pm-11:30pm: Gymnastics (Women’s All-Around), 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), Swimming (Women’s 200m Backstroke Semifinals), Track & Field (Live Qualifying Rounds): Women’s 800m, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 100m
12:05am-2am: Track & Field (Qualifying Rounds)
Friday, July 30th
12pm-5pm: Beach Volleyball (Women’s Qualifying Round), Swimming (Qualifying Heats)
8pm-11:30pm: Track & Field (Live Women’s 400m Hurdles Round One), Beach Volleyball (Live Women’s Qualifying Round), Track & Field (Mixed 4x400m Relay Semifinals), Swimming Finals (Live): Men’s 100m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Backstroke, Women’s 800m Freestyle, Mixed 4×100 Medley, Track & Field (Qualifying Rounds): Men’s 800m Round One, Women’s 100m Hurdles Round One, Men’s 100m Prelims
Saturday, July 31st
8am-6pm: Gymnastics (Men’s Trampoline Final), Beach Volleyball (Women’s Qualifying Round)
8pm-11:30pm: Beach Volleyball (Live Women’s Elimination Round), Track & Field (Qualifying Rounds), Swimming Finals (Live): Men’s and Women’s 50m Freestyle, Men’s 1500m Freestyle, Men’s and Women’s 4x100m Medley’s, Track & Field (Finals): Mixed 4×400 Relay Final, Women’s 100m Final
12am-2am: Beach Volleyball (Live Men’s Elimination Round), Men’s Swimming 1500m Freestyle Final
Sunday, August 1st
10:45am-6pm: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Elimination Round), Beach Volleyball (Women’s Elimination Round), Gymnastics (Men’s Floor & Pommel Horse Finals)
7pm-11:30pm: Track & Field (Semifinals): Men’s 100m, Women’s 100m Hurdles, Beach Volleyball (Live Women’s Elimination Round
9pm-9:30pm: Gymnastics (Women’s Vault Final)
9:30pm-11pm: Track & Field (Seminfinals and Finals): Men’s 100m Final, Women’s 100m Hurdle Final, Men’s Long Jump Final, Men’s 800m Semifinal, Men;s 400m Semifinal, Women’s 200m Round One
11pm-11:30pm: Gymnastics (Women’s Uneven Bars Final)
Monday, August 2nd
12pm-5pm: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Elimination Round), Gymnastics (Men’s Vault and Men’s Rings Final)
8pm-11:30pm: Beach Volleyball (Live Women’s Quarterfinal), Gymnastics (Women’s Floor Final), Track & Field(Finals, Semifinals & Qualifying): Women’s 200m Live Semifinal, Men’s 400m Live Semifinal, Women’s 400 Hurdles Live Semifinal, Men’s Steeplechase Live Final, Women’s 5000m Live Final, Women’s 400m Live Round 1, Men’s 400 Hurdles Live Final, Women’s Long Jump Live Final, Men’s 200m Live Round 1
Tuesday, August 3rd
12pm-5pm: Gymnastics (Men’s Parallel Bars Final)
8pm-11:30pm: Track & Field (Finals, Semifinals & Qualifying): Men’s 110 Hurdles Round 1, Men’s 200m Semifinals, Women’s 800m Final, Women’s 200m Final, Men’s 110 Hurdles Live Semifinals, Women’s 400 Hurdles Live Final, Gymnastics (Men’s Horizontal Bar Final), Gymnastics (Women’s Balance Beam Final)
Wednesday, August 4th
12pm-5pm: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Quarterfinal)
8pm-11:30pm: Beach Volleyball (Live Women’s Semifinals), Track & Field (Finals, Semifinals and Qualifying): Women’s Live 4×100 Relay Qualifying, Women’s Steeplechase Final, Men’s 800m Final, Men’s 200m Final, Women’s 400m Semifinals, Women’s 1500m Semifinals, Men’s Live 4×100 Relay Qualifying, Men’s Live Triple Jump Final, Men’s Live Shot Put Final, Men’s Live 110 Hurdles Final.
**8:30pm-9:05pm(PT): Beach Volleyball (Women’s Semifinal)
Thursday, August 5th
12pm-5pm: Track & Field (Women’s Heptathlon)
8pm-11:30pm: Track & Field: Men’s 400m Final, Decathlon, Heptathlon, Men’s 1500m Semifinal, Beach Volleyball (Live Women’s Final)
Friday, August 6th
1:45pm-5pm: Gymnastics 9Rhythmic Individual Qualifying
8pm-10:30pm: Track & Field (Live Women’s Marathon), Track & Field: Men’s 4x100m Final, Women’s 4x100m Final, Women’s 1500m Final, Men’s 500m Final
1:05am-2am: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Final)
Saturday, August 7th
1:30pm-6pm: Gymnastics (Rhythmic Individual Final), Beach Volleyball (Men’s Final)
8pm-10:30pm: Track & Field (Live Men’s Marathon), Track & Field: Women’s High Jump Final, Women’s 10,000m Final, Men’s Javelin Final, Men’s 1500m Final, Women’s 4x400m Final, Men’s 4x400m Final
Sunday, August 8th
1pm-6pm: Gymnastics (Rhythmic Group Final)
8pm-10:30pm: Closing Ceremony
USA
Saturday, July 24th
2am-9:50am: Beach Volleyball (Women’s Qualifying Round Live), Swimming (Qualifying Heats Live), Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Round Live)
10am-8pm: Beach Volleyball (Qualifying Round)
Sunday, July 25th
2am-8:20am: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Round), Swimming (Qualifying Heats Live)
5:30pm-9pm: Women’s Beach Volleyball (Live)
11pm-2am: Beach Volleyball (Women’s Qualifying Round Live)
Monday, July 26th
2am-10:30am: Swimming (Qualifying Heats Live)
11pm-12:30am: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Round Live)
Tuesday, July 27th
2am-10am: Swimming (Qualifying Heats Live)
8pm-2am: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Round Live)
Wednesday, July 28th
2am-12pm: Swimming (Qualifying Heats Live)
8pm-2am: Beach Volleyball (Qualifying Round Live)
Thursday, July 29th
2am-12:30pm: Swimming (Qualifying Heats Live), Beach Volleyball (Qualifying Round)
Friday, July 30th
6am-8:45am: Swimming (Qualifying Heats Live)
2pm-2am: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Qualifying Round)
8pm-11pm: Track & Field (Qualifying Rounds Live): Women’s 400m Hurdles, Men’s800m, Women’s 100m Hurdles
Saturday, July 31st
8;10pm-10:45pm: Track & Field (Finals and Qualifying Round Live): Women’s Shotput Final, Men’s 400m Qualifying Round, Women’s Steeplechase Qualifying Round
Sunday, August 1
2am-2pm: Beach Volleyball (Elimination Round)
8pm-10:55pm: Track & Field (Finals and Qualifying Rounds Live): Women’s 100m Hurdles Final, Men’s Long Jump Final, Women’s 1500m Round One, Women’s 200m Round One
Monday, August 2nd
4am-8pm: Beach Volleyball (Elimination Round Live)
8pm-2am: Track & Field (Finals and Qualifying): Women’s Live 400m Round 1, Men’s Live 400 Hurdles Final, Women’s Live Long Jump Final, Men’s Live 200m Round 1, Men’ Live 1500m Round 1, Beach Volleyball (Women’s Quarterfinal)
Tuesday, August 3
8pm-12:30am: Track & Field (Finals and Semifinals): Women’s Live 400 Hurdles Final, Men’s Live 110 Hurdles Semifinal, Live Decathlon, Live Heptathlon
Wednesday, August 4th
8pm-2am: Track & Field (Finals Live): Men’s 110 Hurdles Final, Men’s Shot Put Final, Men’s Triple Jump Final, Heptathlon, Decathlon
Thursday, August 5th
2am-6am: Beach Volleyball (Women’s Semifinal)
10am-4pm: Beach Volleyball (Men’s Semifinals)
Friday, August 6th
9pm-12:30am: Gymnastics (Rhythmic Group Qualifying Live)
Saturday, August 7th
5am-9:30am: Gymnastics (Rhythmic Individual Final)
6pm-11:30pm: Track & Field (Men’s Marathon Live), Gymnastics (Rhythmic Group Final Live)
Peacock
Saturday, July 24th
6am-11am: Men’s Gymnastic Qualifying Live
Sunday, July 25th
6am-11am: Women’s Gymnastics Qualifying Live
Monday, July 26th
6am-11am: Men’s Gymnastics Team Final Live
Tuesday, July 27th
6am-11am: Women’s Gymnastics Team Final Live
Wednesday, July 28th
6am-11am: Men’s Gymnastics All Around Live
Thursday, July 29th
6am-11am: Women’s Gymnastics All Around Live
Friday, July 30th
6am-11am: 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
Saturday, July 31st
6am-11am: 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,
Sunday, August 1st
4am-11am: Gymnastics Event Finals (Live): Men’s Floor Exercise, Women’s Vault, Men’s Pommel Horse, Women’s Uneven Bars, Track & Field(Live): Men’s High Jump Final, Men’s 100m Semifinals, Women’s 100m Hurdle Semifinals, Women’s Triple Jump Final, Men’s 800m Semifinals, Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals, Men’s 100m Final
Monday, August 2nd
4am-11am: Gymnastic Events Finals Live: Men’s Ring Final, Women’s floor exercise, Men’s Vault. Track & Field(Live): Women’s Pole Vault Qualifying Round, Women’s 200m Semifinals, Women’s Discus Throw Final, Men’s 400m Semifinals, Women’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals, Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final, Women’s 5000m Final
Tuesday, August 3rd
4am-11am: Gymnastics Event Finals (Live): Men’s Parallel Bars, Women’s Balance Beam, Men’s Horizontal Bar, Track & Field (Live), Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1, Men’s Shot Put Qualifying Round, Men’s Pole Vault Final, Men’s 5000m Round 1, Women’s Hammer Throw Final, Men’s 200m Semifinals, Women’s 800m Final, Women’s 200m Final
Wednesday, August 4th
6am-11am: Track & Field (Live): Men’s Decathlon High Jump, Women’s 1500m Semifinals, Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put, Women’s 400m Semifinals, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final and Victory Ceremony, Men’s Hammer Throw Final, Women’s, Heptathlon 200m, Men’s 800m Final, Men’s Decathlon 400m,’Men’s 200m Final
Thursday, August 5th
6am-11am: Track & Field (Live): Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw, Women’s Pole Vault Final, Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1, Men’s 1500m Semifinals, Men’s 400m Final, Women’s Heptathlon 800m, Men’s Decathlon 1500m
Friday August 6th
6am-11am: Track & Field (Live): Men’s 4×400 Relay Round 1, Women’s Javelin Throw Final, Men’s 5000m Final, Women’s 400m Final, Women’s 1500m Final, Women’s 4x400m Relay Final, Men’s 4x100m Relay Final
Saturday, August 7th
6am-11am: Track & Field (Live): Women’s High Jump Final, Women’s 10000m Final, Men’s Javelin Throw Final, Men’s 1500m Final, Women’s 4x400m Relay Final, Men’s 4x400m Relay Final
Sunday, August 8th
7am: Closing Ceremony
The full schedule and more about the 2021 Olympic Games can be found here and don’t forget to tune into the games this Friday, July 23rd!