The Tokyo Olympics will be televised on NBC, USA, CNBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel and GOLF Channel, with additional programming on the Peacock streaming service. All events will be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. (Events are listed in Central time, which is 14 hours behind Japan time.)
What to watch on TV today at the Tokyo Olympics
An hour-by-hour look at the highlights of what's on TV and being streamed on the web.
August 8, 2021 at 1:07PM
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Closing Ceremony: The Tokyo Olympics will come to an end with the Closing Ceremony, which will stream live on Peacock at 6 a.m. and air on tape delay at 7 p.m. on Ch. 11. The ceremony in Tokyo is expected to include a segment about the next Summer Games host, Paris in 2024. But the next Olympics are only six months away. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics begin Feb. 4.
TV highlights
(Live broadcasts are noted - LIVE.)
• 4:45 am: Women's handball, gold medal match: ROC vs. France - LIVE (USA); Baseball, gold medal game: USA vs. Japan (NBCSN)
• 5 am: Men's marathon (USA); Women's golf, final round (GOLF)
• 5:30 am: Men's soccer, gold medal match: Brazil vs. Spain (NBCSN)
• 6 am: Closing Ceremony - LIVE (PEACOCK)
• 8 am: Women's basketball, gold medal game: USA vs. Japan (USA)
• 10 am: Coverage of the final events (USA)
• Noon: Track cycling finals; rhythmic gymnastics team final; Women's handball, gold medal match; men's water polo final and women's volleyball (Ch. 11)
• 7 pm: Closing Ceremony (Ch. 11);
• 10:30 pm: Closing Ceremony (Ch. 11)
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