Ok, Day 16 has become a bit of a mess on NBC. If I put this up earlier in the day, I would have to edit the hell out of the post, but luckily, I was watching NBC’s primetime coverage and in came an announcement that affects Sunday’s daytime programming.
First, NBC will hit the air with its daytime coverage live in all time zones at 6 a.m. ET with the men’s marathon. It will go off the air at 9 a.m. for a special edition of Meet The Press and then return at 10 a.m. ET for coverage of the USA-Spain men’s basketball gold medal game.
Then in primetime, NBC will air London Gold, a retrospective of the 2012 Olympics hosted by Bob Costas and Al Michaels. The Closing Ceremony will air at 8:30 p.m. ET and NBC will then air some abortion called “Animal Practice” at 10:58 p.m.
And NBC will return at midnight to air some musical performances and most likely its closing montage for the Games.
NBC Sports Network has coverage of bronze medal games in men’s basketball, men’s volleyball and men’s water polo.
MSNBC will air the men’s mountain bike gold medal final and CNBC has live gold medal boxing bouts.
Check out the schedule below.
Live Daytime Coverage on NBC Featuring Team USA Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Final vs. Spain at 10 a.m. ET Today on NBC
London Gold on NBC at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Closing Ceremony on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
Men’s Basketball, Water Polo and Handball Live on NBC Sports Network
Men’s Mountain Bike Cycling Gold Medal Final Live on MSNBC at 8:30 a.m. ET
*** SPECIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE ***
NBC’s Daytime Sunday Coverage LIVE to All Time Zones
*Sunday Night Programming Reminder: As previously announced, NBC will air a full episode of a commercial-free network preview of the new comedy, “Animal Practice,” immediately following the Closing CeremonyLONDON – August 11, 2012 – Today’s daytime coverage on NBC will be live across all time zones featuring Team USA men’s basketball competing vs. Spain in the gold medal final at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT/8a.m. MT/7 a.m. PT.
NBC’s live daytime coverage also includes gold medal finals of men’s volleyball featuring Russia vs. Brazil, men’s water polo featuring Croatia vs. Italy, freestyle wrestling and rhythmic group gymnastics.
NBC’s Olympic primetime host Bob Costas will host the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony from Olympic Stadium alongside co-hosts Al Michaels, the host of NBC’s Olympic daytime coverage, and Ryan Seacrest, Olympic primetime correspondent. The Closing Ceremony will follow London Gold, a special presentation of the top moments and athletes of the 2012 Olympics. Coverage begins Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT. As previously announced, NBC will air a full episode of a commercial-free network preview of the new comedy, “Animal Practice,” immediately following the Closing Ceremony.
LONDON CLOSING PARTY: Following late local news is the London Closing Party, with special musical guests, which will wrap up the unprecedented 5,535 hours of coverage from the London Olympic Games.
For more information on live streaming, please go to: NBCOlympics.com/LiveExtra
For the full schedule of NBCUniversal’s Olympic coverage, please go to: NBCOlympics.com
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 (Day 16)
NBC
6 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET
5 a.m. – 8 a.m. CT
4 a.m. – 7 a.m. MT
3 a.m. – 6 p.m. PT
Men’s Marathon (LIVE)
- LIVE coverage of the men’s marathon, a final chance for viewers to re-live the majestic sights of London, as the race cuts right through the heart of the city. Meb Keflezighi, the Athens silver medalist, won the 2009 New York Marathon and also the 2012 Olympic Trials, despite just a 69-day turnaround after running the 2011 New York Marathon. He and Ryan Hall, who finished 10th in Beijing, both have an outside chance of breaking up what could be a Kenyan sweep of the medals.
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. MT
7 a.m. – 3 p.m. PT
Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final: USA vs. Spain (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Final: Russia vs. Brazil
Men’s Water Polo – Gold Medal Final: Croatia vs. Italy
Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals
Gymnastics – Rhythmic Group Gold Medal Final
- Five gold medal finals highlight the final day of competition, including LIVE coverage of the men’s basketball final. Twenty years after the original Dream Team, the United States men’s basketball team expects to be playing for a second straight gold. Plus the men’s volleyball gold medal final, where the U.S. is the reigning Olympic champion. Plus, the gold medal game in men’s water polo. Also finals in rhythmic gymnastics and freestyle wrestling.
7 p.m. – 10:38 p.m. (ET/PT)
“London Gold”
Closing Ceremony10:38 p.m. – 11:20 p.m.
“Animal Practice”midnight – 12:35 a.m. (ET/PT)
“Closing Party”NBC SPORTS NETWORK
6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal: Argentina vs. Russia (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball – Bronze Medal: Bulgaria vs. Italy
Men’s Water Polo – Bronze Medal: Montenegro vs. Serbia (LIVE)
Men’s Handball –
- Gold Medal Final: Sweden vs. France (LIVE)
- Bronze Medal: Hungary vs. Croatia
Women’s Modern Pentathlon – Gold Medal Final
NBC SPORTS NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Olympic medals are awarded in five sports, including LIVE coverage of the bronze medal games in men’s basketball and men’s water polo, plus the gold medal game in men’s handball.
MSNBC
7 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Men’s Cycling – Mountain Bike Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Wrestling – Freestyle QualifyingMSNBC HIGHLIGHTS
- LIVE coverage of the men’s mountain bike gold medal final as cyclists look to master their competition and the challenging terrain.
CNBC
8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Boxing – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)CNBC HIGHLIGHTS
- The final five bouts of the Olympic boxing tournament will be headlined by the world’s best pound-for-pound amateur boxer, Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine, who hopes to join an exclusive club of champions by winning his second Olympic gold medal.
NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final: USA vs. Spain (LIVE)NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Gold Medal Final EncoreTELEMUNDO
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (ET/PT)
Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Final
Men’s Track and Field – Marathon
Boxing – Gold Medal Finals
Gymnastics – Rhythmic Gold Medal Final
Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal FinalMidnight – 2:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Closing Ceremony3D
4 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Track and Field – Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Diving – Platform Gold Medal Final
Men’s Basketball – Semifinals
And that will do it.
