Olympics: On the air
Tuesday, August 24
| NBC | 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. | Track & Field; Diving - Men’s Springboard Semifinal; Beach Volleyball Women’s Bronze Medal Match; Women’s Water Polo - Semifinal Match |
| NBC | 8 p.m.-midnght | Track & Field - Gold Medal Finals: Women’s 100m Hurdles, Women’s 400m, Men’s 1,500m, Women’s Pole Vault, Decathlon Gold Medal Final; Diving - Men’s Springboard Gold Medal Final; Beach Volleyball - Women’s Gold Medal Final; Gymnastics - Champions Gala; Wrestling - Super Heavyweight Greco-Roman Competition |
| NBC | 12:35 a.m.-2 a.m. (Wed.) | Women’s Volleyball - USA Quarterfinal Match; Track & Field - 3000m Steeplechase Gold Medal Final & Women’s 1500m Heats; Weightlifting - Men’s 105kg Gold Medal Final |
| NBC | 2 a.m.-5 a.m. (Wed.) | Primetime Replay |
| MSNBC | 11 p.m. (Tues.)-4 a.m. (Wed.) | Canoeing; Wrestling - Greco-Roman Competition |
| Bravo | 5 a.m.-10 a.m. | Baseball - Semifinal; Women’s Volleyball - Quarterfinal; Men’s Handball - Quarterfinal |
| USA | 4 a.m.-7 a.m. | Equestrian - Team Jumping Gold Medal Final, First Round |
| MSNBC | 7 a.m.-1 p.m. | Men’s Soccer - Semifinals; Women’s Water Polo - Semifinal; Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals |
| Bravo | 5 p.m.-8 p.m. | Equestrian - Team Jumping Gold Medal Final Round; Synchronized Swimming - Duet Competition |
| CNBC | 2 p.m.-5 p.m. | Boxing - Quarterfinals |
| Bravo | Midnght-1 a.m. (Wed.) | Field Hockey - Women’s Semifinal; Sailing |
| Telemundo | 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Men’s Soccer - Semifinals; Boxing; Baseball - Semifinal |
| Telemundo | 10:30 p.m. (Tues.)-12:30 a.m. (Wed.) | Soccer |
Wednesday, August 25
| NBC | 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. | Synchronized Swimming - Duet Gold Medal Final; Beach Volleyball - Men’s Gold Medal Match; Canoeing - Semifinals; Men’s Water Polo - Quarterfinal; Cycling - Track Events |
| NBC | 8 p.m.-midnight | Track & Field - Gold Medal Finals: Women’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s Hammer Throw, Women’s 200m; Diving - Women’s Springboard Competition; Women’s Triathlon; Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals; Wrestling - Super Heavyweight Greco-Roman Gold Medal Final |
| NBC | 12:35 a.m.-2 a.m. (Thurs.) | Men’s Volleyball - Quarterfinal; Track & Field - Men’s 5000m Heats; Weightlifting - Men’s Super Heavyweight Competition |
| NBC | 2 a.m.-5 a.m. (Thurs.) | Primetime Replay |
| MSNBC | 11 p.m. (Wed.)-4 a.m. (Thurs.) | Canoeing Semifinals; Wrestling - Greco-Roman Semifinals; Baseball - Bronze Medal Game |
| Bravo | 7 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Women’s Basketball - Quarterfinal |
| USA | 4 a.m.-9 a.m. | Equestrian - Individual Dressage Gold Medal Final; Men’s Volleyball - Quarterfinal |
| MSNBC | 7 a.m.-1 p.m. | Baseball - Gold Medal Game; Men’s Volleyball - Quarterfinal; Men’s Water Polo - Quarterfinal; Women’s Basketball - Quarterfinal |
| Bravo | 5 p.m.-8 p.m. | Men’s Volleyball - Quarterfinal; Men’s Field Hockey - Semifinal |
| CNBC | 2 p.m.-5 p.m. | Boxing - Quarterfinals; Wrestling - Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals |
| Bravo | Midnght-1 a.m. (Thurs.) | Sailing - Gold Medal Finals; Women’s Basketball - Quarterfinal |
| Telemundo | 9:55 a.m.-5 p.m. | Baseball - Gold Medal Game; Boxing - Quarterfinals; Beach Volleyball - Men’s Bronze Medal Match |
| Telemundo | 10:30 p.m. (Wed.)-12:30 p.m. (Thurs.) | Baseball |