Beijing Games will have most live coverage ever

Network-by-network coverage

NBC

• 17 days of coverage beginning with Opening Ceremony on Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. ET
• live 32 swimming gold medal finals
• 4 key nights of men's and women's gymnastics, team and individual gold medal finals
• beach volleyball
• men's and women's marathons

USA Network

• coverage begins Aug. 9
• live coverage of Team USA basketball and soccer teams
• live coverage of tennis, volleyball or water polo every day until Aug. 24

MSNBC

• 19 days of coverage
• opening soccer matches on Aug. 6 and 7
• live weekday, long-form coverage of a range of sports, including softball, soccer, wrestling, weightlifting and others

CNBC

• 16 days of coverage, beginning Aug. 9
• long-form coverage of Olympic boxing from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. ET
• expanded long-form coverage of various sports, including softball and badminton, from midnight to 4:30 a.m. EST on most nights

Oxygen

• 20 hours of coverage, beginning Aug. 11
• daily look at gymnastics, recapping most exciting moments
• coverage of equestrian and tennis

Telemundo

• 19 days of coverage, exclusively in Spanish
• coverage begins Aug. 7 with two men's soccer matches
• will feature live men's and women's soccer, basketball, gymnastics, diving, track and field, swimming, baseball and volleyball
• special programs focusing on participating Latin American countries and Hispanic athletes

Universal HD

• 24-hour HD simulcasts and re-airs of coverage on CNBC and MSNBC

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