NBCUniversal Programming For Day 11 of the 2012 Olympics

After a day’s absence, let’s provide the programming for the networks of NBCUniversal as the 2012 London Games are in the home stretch.

Plenty of track & field including the women’s 100 meter hurdles featuring Lolo Jones. The final day of gymnastics provides more individual event finals. The US women’s water polo team hopes for a spot in the finals with a semifinal match with Australia. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings hope to advance in the beach volleyball tournament and continue defending their two previous gold medals. The US women’s basketball team is in the quarterfinals of its tournament.

There are a lot of stuff still going on in London and NBC hopes you’ll be watching one or multiple events on its platforms.

Here’s what’s in store for the networks of NBCUniversal.

TEAM USA GOLD MEDAL GYMNASTS GABBY DOUGLAS, ALY RAISMAN & JORDYN WIEBER COMPETE IN INDIVIDUAL GYMNASTICS GOLD MEDAL FINALS TUESDAY NIGHT ON NBC

All-Around Bronze Medalist Danell Leyva Competes in High Bar Gold Medal Final in Primetime on NBC
Lolo Jones Competes in 100M Hurdles Gold Medal Final Tomorrow Night on NBC
Men’s Triathlon Live on NBC Sports Network at 6:30 a.m. ET
Team USA Women’s Basketball vs. Canada Live on NBC Sports Network at 9 a.m. ET
Men’s Soccer Semifinals Featuring Mexico vs. Japan Live on NBC Sports Network at 5 p.m. ET

LONDON – August 6, 2012 – Team USA gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman competes for gold medals in balance beam and floor exercise Tuesday night on NBC. Among the contenders in balance beam is all-around and fellow team gold medalist Gabby Douglas. In floor exercise Raisman competes against 2011 world all-around champion and team gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber. All-around bronze medalist Danell Leyva competes in the men’s high bar on Tuesday, the last night of the gymnastics competition.

Also in primetime, Lolo Jones looks to win the gold in the 100m hurdles after famously stumbling in Beijing. 2011 World Champion and gold medal favorite Jesse Williams looks to win the men’s high jump. From her Majesty’s Horse Guards Parade, Team USA’s gold medal duo Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings compete vs. Chen Xue and Xi Zhang of China.

NBC’s daytime coverage features live coverage of the undefeated Team USA women’s water polo vs. Australia in the semifinals, as they look to win their first Olympic gold live (ET/CT) at 11:30 a.m. ET. Team USA women’s volleyball quarterfinal vs. the Dominican Republic begins live (ET/CT) at 2 p.m. ET. At 4 p.m. ET, Team USA’s women’s beach volleyball pair April Ross and Jennifer Kessy compete vs. Larissa Franca and Julia Silva of Brazil in the semifinals live (ET/CT) on NBC.

NBC Sports Network’s live daytime coverage includes the men’s triathlon at 6:30 a.m. ET, Team USA women’s basketball quarterfinal vs. Canada at 9 a.m. ET, and the men’s soccer semifinals featuring Mexico vs. Japan at 5 p.m. ET.

All of the events mentioned above, and all other events will be live streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Olympics Live Extra app, available on mobile devices and tablets. The vast majority of live stream content will only be available to authenticated cable, satellite or telco customers.

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

Listings subject to change (all times ET unless otherwise noted). Changes are italicized.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 (Day 11)

NBC

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (9 a.m. CT/PT)
Track and Field – Qualifying Rounds
Men’s Diving – Springboard Semifinal
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Kessy/Ross (U.S.) vs. Larissa/Juliana (Brazil) (LIVE)
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic (LIVE)
Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)
Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals

  • Key qualifying rounds in track and field, including the women’s 5000 meters and men’s 110m hurdles.
  • LIVE (ET/CT) coverage of the U.S. women’s volleyball team in a crucial quarterfinal to move on to the medal round. Led by Hugh McCutcheon, who coached the U.S. men to the Olympic title in 2008, the American women are favored to win their first Olympic gold.
  • LIVE (ET/CT) coverage of the U.S. women’s water polo team in a semifinal game. Win, and they play for gold. Lose, and the best hope is bronze. The Americans have earned a medal at each of the three Olympics since women’s water polo made its Olympic debut in 2000, but have never won gold. The Americans look to have their strongest team yet in London.
  • LIVE (ET/CT) coverage of gold medal finals in track cycling from the Velodrome, including the women’s omnium, where American Sarah Hammer should be in the medal hunt.
  • Plus, men’s springboard diving semifinals.

8 p.m. – Midnight (ET/PT)
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals

  • Men’s Parallel Bars
  • Men’s High Bar
  • Women’s Balance Beam
  • Women’s Floor Exercise

Track and Field – Gold Medal Finals

  • Men’s 1500M
  • Men’s High Jump
  • Women’s 100M Hurdles

Women’s Beach Volleyball – May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings (U.S.) vs. Zhang/Xue (China)

  • The final night of gymnastics features an array of American medal hopefuls. Needham, Massachusetts native Aly Raisman, the senior member of Team USA at age 18, should compete for medals on her two signature events: floor exercise and balance beam. Michigan’s Jordyn Wieber, the 2011 world all-around champion, is also among the contenders on floor exercise while all-around gold medalist Gabby Douglas competes on the balance beam. On the men’s side, Cuban-born Danell Leyva will compete on high bar.
  • An ultra-deep stable of American hurdlers includes 2008 Olympic champion Dawn Harper, 2011 U.S. champion Kellie Wells, and Lolo Jones, who four years after her heartbreaking stumble in Beijing cost her a sure gold medal, targets redemption in London. Meanwhile, a pair of American milers aims for the first American medal in the 1500m since the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. American high jump sensation Jesse Williams, a USC alum and 2011 world champion, is among the favorites for gold.
  • On the sand at majestic Horse Guards Parade, beach volleyball moves into the semifinals. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings are eyeing a golden three-peat after sweeping the competition in Athens and Beijing.

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m. (ET/PT)
Men’s Diving – Springboard Gold Medal Final
Track and Field – Gold Medal Final

  • In the Aquatics Centre, former Georgia star Chris Colwill and Texas alum Troy Dumais, the first American since Greg Louganis to compete at four Olympics, take aim at China’s springboard king He Chong.

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

4 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Semifinals

  • Mexico vs. Japan (LIVE)
  • South Korea vs. Brazil (LIVE)

Men’s Triathlon (LIVE)
Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)
Men’s Weightlifting – Super Heavyweight Gold Medal Final
Equestrian – Team Dressage Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying Heats
Men’s Field Hockey – Korea vs. Netherlands (LIVE)
Women’s Handball – Spain vs. Croatia

NBC SPORTS NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS

  • LIVE coverage of the men’s triathlon highlights this day. Americans Hunter Kemper and Manny Huerta will look to upset British brothers Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, who are favored to go 1-2, as the Olympic triathletes race through Hyde Park and past Buckingham Palace. Plus LIVE coverage of semifinals in men’s soccer.

MSNBC

9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal –

  • Japan vs. China (LIVE)
  • Russia vs. Brazil (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Men’s Semifinal (LIVE)
Women’s Water Polo – Hungary vs. Spain (LIVE)
Synchronized Swimming – Duet Gold Medal Final
Wrestling – Greco Roman Gold Medal Finals
Women’s Table Tennis Team Gold Medal Final – Italy vs. Korea

MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS

  • LIVE coverage of three key tournaments, including beach volleyball semifinals from Horse Guards Parade, women’s volleyball quarterfinals and semifinal competition in women’s water polo.

CNBC

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Women’s Table Tennis – Team Gold Medal Final
Men’s Boxing – Quarterfinals

CNBC Highlights

  • The Olympic boxing tournament moves into the quarterfinals.

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

  • United States vs. Canada (LIVE)
  • China vs. Australia (LIVE)
  • Turkey vs. Russia (LIVE)
  • Czech Republic vs. France (LIVE)

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL

Noon – Midnight
Men’s Soccer – Semifinals

  • Mexico vs. Japan (LIVE)
  • South Korea vs. Brazil (LIVE)

TELEMUNDO

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (LIVE)
Men’s Soccer – Semifinals (LIVE)
Men’s Boxing – Quarterfinals
Track and Field – Qualifying Rounds
Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinals
Synchronized Swimming – Duet Gold Medal Final
Beach Volleyball – Semifinals

Midnight – 2:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Track and Field – Gold Medal Finals
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Diving – Springboard Gold Medal Final

3D

5 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Track and Field – Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Diving – Springboard Qualifying Round
Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying Round

And the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium viewing guide is next.

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