Starting with the Opening Ceremonies on Friday, August 5, at 7 p.m. Eastern and culminating with the Closing Ceremonies on August 21, NBC will have broadcast 6,755 hours of programming in total for the 2016 Olympics. On television alone, 2,000 hours of events are expected to air on television, while an additional 4,500 hours will be streamed on the NBC website. Some of the events will air on NBC, and the others are to be shown on channels Telemundo, Bravo, CNBC, Golf Channel, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network, and in Spanish, NBC Universo and USA.
In an article in the Seattle Times, it was discussed that NBC is even slated to broadcast some events in virtual reality through the Samsung Gear VR headset, which is described as an “experimental” endeavor by an NBC executive producer.
Here is the condensed Olympic schedule:
Friday, August 5
7:30 PM-midnight: Opening Ceremony
1:37-5 AM: Primetime Encore
Saturday, August 6
Archery, cycling, fencing, judo, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. There will also be coverage of water polo, gymnastics, beach volleyball, soccer, field hockey, and volleyball.
Major Events:
Gymnastics, 1:30–4 p.m. — U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Qualifications
Swimming, 9–11 p.m. — Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Day 2: Sunday, August 7
Archery, cycling, diving, fencing, judo, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. There will also be coverage throughout the day of beach volleyball, volleyball, gymnastics, and soccer.
Major Events:
Gymnastics, 4:30–6 p.m. — U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Qualifications
Swimming, 9–11 p.m. — Women’s 400m Freestyle and Men’s 4x100m Relay
Monday, August 8
Diving, fencing, gymnastics, judo, rugby, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. There will also be coverage throughout the day of field hockey, water polo, volleyball, and beach volleyball.
Major Events:
Fencing, 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m. — Women’s Individual Sabre Fencing
Gymnastics, 3–6 p.m. — Men’s Team Final
Rugby, 6–6:30 p.m. — Women’s Final (This is the first time rugby sevens is a part of the Olympics)
Swimming, 9–11 p.m. — Men’s 100m Backstroke and Women’s 100m Backstroke
Tuesday, August 9
Canoe/kayaking, diving, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. There will also be coverage throughout the day of volleyball, beach volleyball, and soccer.
Major Events:
Gymnastics, 3–5:10 p.m. — Women’s Team Final
Swimming, 9-11 p.m. — Women’s 200m Freestyle and Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Wednesday, August 10
Canoe/kayaking, cycling, diving, fencing, gymnastics, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and weightlifting. There will also be coverage throughout the day of volleyball, field hockey, water polo, beach volleyball, and soccer.
Major Events:
Gymnastics, 3-5:45 p.m. — Men’s All-Around Final
Swimming, 9–11 p.m. — Men’s 100m Freestyle
Thursday, August 11
Archery, canoe/kayaking, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, judo, rowing, rugby, shooting, swimming, and table tennis. There will also be coverage throughout the day of water polo, field hockey, and volleyball.
Major Events:
Judo, 2:30–4:40 p.m. — Women’s 78kg medal rounds
Gymnastics, 3–5:10 p.m. — Women’s All-Around Final
Rugby, 6–6:30 p.m. — Men’s Final
Swimming, 9–11 p.m. — 200m Individual Medley Final
Friday, August 12
Archery, cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, tennis, track and field, trampoline, weightlifting. There will also be coverage throughout the day of water polo, field hockey, and volleyball.
Major Events:
Track and Field, 10:10 a.m. — Women’s 10,000m final
Shooting, 2–3 p.m. — Women’s Skeet Shooting
Swimming, 9–11 p.m. — Women’s 200m Backstroke Final, Men’s 100m Butterfly Final, and Women’s 800m Freestyle Final
Saturday, August 13
Cycling, fencing, rowing, shooting, swimming, tennis, track and field, trampoline, and weightlifting. There will also be coverage throughout the day of water polo, field hockey, and volleyball.
Major Events:
Rowing, 9:40–9:50 a.m. — Women’s Eight Final
Tennis, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. — Women’s Singles Medal Matches
Cycling, 3:53–4:21 p.m. — Women’s Team Pursuit Final
Track and Field, 7–10:15 p.m. — Men’s 10,000m Final and Women’s 100m Final
Sunday, August 14
Sunday’s medal events include boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, golf, gymnastics, sailing, shooting, tennis, track and field, weightlifting, and wrestling. There will also be coverage of volleyball and water polo.
Major Events:
Golf, 6 a.m.–3 p.m. — Men’s Final Round
Tennis, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. — Men’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles Finals
Gymnastics, 1–4 p.m. — Apparatus Finals
Track and Field, 7:20–9:30 p.m. — Men’s 400m Final and Men 100m Final
Monday, August 15
Boxing, cycling, equestrian, gymnastics, sailing, swimming, track and field, wrestling, weightlifting. There will also be coverage of volleyball.
Major Events:
Gymnastics, 1–3:25 p.m. — Women’s Balance Beam, Men’s Vault, Men’s Rings
Track and Field, 7:30–9:50 p.m. — Men’s 800m Final and Women’s 400m Final
Tuesday, August 16
Boxing, canoe/kayaking, cycling, diving, gymnastics, sailing, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, track and field, weightlifting, and wrestling. There will also be coverage of soccer throughout the day.
Major Events:
Track and Field, 8:50–10:15 a.m. — Men’s Triple Jump Final and Women’s Discus Final
Gymnastics, 1–3:15 p.m. — Men’s Parallel Bars, Women’s Floor, and Men’s High Bar (this is the final day of gymnastics competition)
Weightlifting, 6–7:40 p.m. — Men’s Super Heavyweight Final
Track and Field, 7:30–9:50 p.m. — Women’s 1500m and 110m Hurdles
Wednesday, August 17
Badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, equestrian, sailing, table tennis, tae kwon do, track and field, and wrestling. There will also be coverage of soccer throughout the day.
Major Events:
Track and Field, 7:30–10 p.m. — Women’s Long Jump Final, Women’s 200m Final, and Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
Beach Volleyball, 11–11:50pm — Women’s Gold-Medal Match
Thursday, August 18
Badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe/kayaking, diving, field hockey, sailing, tae kwon do, track and field, triathlon, and wrestling.
Major Events:
Wrestling, 4:05–5:45 p.m. — Women’s Wrestling Finals
Track and Field, 7:30–9:30 p.m. — Women’s 400m Hurdles Final and Men’s 200m Final
Beach Volleyball, 11–1:50 p.m. – Men’s Gold-Medal Match
Friday, August 19
Badminton, boxing, cycling, equestrian, field hockey, modern pentathlon, soccer, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, track and field, water polo, and wrestling.
Major Events:
Water Polo, 2:30–3:50 p.m. — Women’s Final
Soccer, 4:30–7 p.m. — Women’s Final
Wrestling, 5:30–5:45 p.m. — Men’s 74kg Freestyle Final
Track and Field, 7:30–9:45 p.m. — Women’s Pole Vault Final, Women’s 4x100m Relay Finals, and Men’s 4x100m Relay Finals
Saturday, August 20
Badminton, basketball, boxing, canoe/kayaking, cycling, diving, golf, handball, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics, soccer, tae kwon do, track and field, triathlon, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.
Major Events:
Golf, 6 a.m.–3 p.m. — Women’s Final Round
Triathlon, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. — Women’s Race
Basketball, 2:30-4:50 p.m. — Women’s Final
Diving, 3:30-4:55 p.m. — Men’s Platform Final
Soccer, 4:30-7 p.m. — Men’s Final
Track and Field, 7:30–9:40 p.m. — Women’s High Jump Final, Men’s 1500m Final, Women’s 800m Final, Men’s and Women’s 4x400m Final
Volleyball, 9:15-11:15 p.m. — Women’s Final
Sunday, August 21
Basketball, boxing, cycling, handball, rhythmic gymnastics, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The closing ceremony will take place after the men’s basketball final.
Major Events:
Track and Field, 8:30-11:15 a.m. — Men’s Marathon
Volleyball, 12:15-2:15 p.m. — Men’s Final
Boxing, 1–1:15 p.m. — Women’s Middleweight Final
Basketball, 2:455:05 p.m. — Men’s Final
Closing Ceremony: Sunday, August 21, at 7 p.m. Eastern
Here is NBC’s full schedule of the olympic events.