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NBC’S MONDAY PRIMETIME COVERAGE FEATURES GOLD MEDAL GYMNASTS SIMONE BILES AND LAURIE HERNANDEZ PLUS FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST ALLYSON FELIX AT 8 P.M. ET/PT

 “Final Five” Teammates Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez Compete in the Women’s Balance Beam Gold Medal Finals on Monday 

Allyson Felix Aims for Gold in the Women’s 400m Final 

Team USA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross Compete in Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinals Tuesday Evening 

Gymnastics Individual Event Finals Conclude Tuesday, August 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT 

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STAMFORD, Conn. – August 14, 2016 – NBC’s primetime coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad continues tomorrow, Monday, August 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and features gold medal finals in gymnastics, as all-around gold medalist Simone Biles seeks her fourth gold medal in Rio in the women’s balance beam alongside U.S. teammate Laurie Hernandez.

In primetime track & field competition, four-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix goes for gold in the women’s 400m final. In addition, Kenya’s David Rudisha seeks to become the first man in 52 years to successfully defend his Olympic 800m title. Coverage concludes with men’s springboard diving qualifying as 2016 World Cup bronze medalist Kristian Ipsen of the U.S. looks to advance.

NBCSN kicks off Monday coverage of gold medal finals at 8:30 a.m. ET with the women’s hammer throw, followed by the women’s 3,000m steeplechase and women’s open water 10k swimming. Gold medal finals coverage continues with track cycling at 5 p.m. ET and Greco-Roman wrestling at 8 p.m. ET. Tomorrow’s coverage on NBCSN concludes at 11:30 p.m. ET with men’s weightlifting 105 kg gold medal finals.

American Laura Graves aims to upset a deep European field in the individual equestrian dressage gold medal finals on USA Network at 10:30 a.m. ET.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16

NBC’s primetime coverage on Tuesday, August 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT features the conclusion of individual event gold medal finals in gymnastics, as all-around gold medalist Simone Biles and all-around silver medalist Aly Raisman face off in the women’s floor final. Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross compete under the lights in the women’s beach volleyball semifinals.

In Tuesday primetime track & field on NBC, University of Oregon wide receiver Devon Allen aims to advance to the men’s 110m hurdles final after winning the U.S. Olympic Trials in July. Track & Field finals include the men’s high jump and the women’s 1500m.

Monday’s daytime coverage on NBC includes track & field qualifying rounds as well as gold medal finals in men’s triple jump and women’s discus at 10 a.m. ET/PT. Coverage continues with the quarterfinal rounds in men’s water polo at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT, and women’s volleyball at 1 p.m. ET/PT.

NBCSN kicks off Tuesday gold medal finals coverage at 8 a.m. ET with canoe/kayak, followed by men’s open water 10k swimming. Coverage on NBCSN continues gold medal finals in men’s weightlifting, men’s boxing, and Greco-Roman wrestling at 7:30 p.m. ET.

MSNBC hosts coverage of sailing gold medal finals at 2 p.m. ET, while USA Networks presents coverage of synchronized swimming duet gold medal finals at 1 p.m. ET. American Sarah Hammer aims for the podium in women’s track cycling on CNBC at 5 p.m. ET. She won the silver medal in the event in 2012.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 15 (DAY 10)

NBC

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s 200m – Round 1
Women’s Hammer Throw – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 400m Hurdles – Round 1
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Mexico (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – USA vs. Brazil (LIVE)

2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (USA) vs. Alison/Bruno (Brazil) (LIVE) 

4 p.m. -5 p.m.

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying

Women’s Swimming – Open Water 10k

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Pole Vault – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 800m – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 400m – Gold Medal Final
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Rings
Men’s Vault
Women’s Balance Beam
Men’s Diving – Springboard Qualifying

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Semenov/Krasilnikov (Russia) vs. Diaz/Gonzalez (Cuba)

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

NBCSN Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s Hammer Throw – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Swimming – Open Water 10k Gold Medal Final

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – USA vs. Germany Quarterfinal (LIVE)

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying

Cycling – Track Events

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Russia vs. Iran

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals

Boxing

Men’s Heavyweight Gold Medal Final

Women’s Quarterfinals

Men’s Weightlifting – 105kg Gold Medal Final

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. France (LIVE)

Men’s Weightlifting – 105kg Gold Medal Final

Boxing – Men’s Heavyweight Gold Medal Final

USA

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – New Zealand vs. Australia (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Equestrian – Individual Dressage Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Badminton – Quarterfinal

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Semifinals

MSNBC

Noon – 1 p.m.

Cycling – Track Events

Men’s Handball – Poland vs. Slovenia

1p.m. – 4 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying

Men’s Handball – France vs. Denmark (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – Australia vs. Hungary (LIVE)

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil (LIVE)

4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Badminton – Quarterfinal

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Great Britain vs. Spain (LIVE)

Women’s Water Polo – Italy vs. China (LIVE)

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil (LIVE)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil Encore

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil Encore

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina Encore

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Lithuania vs. Croatia (LIVE)

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. 1 p.m.

News Recap

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Mexico

Men’s Volleyball – Argentina vs. Egypt

Women’s Diving – Gold Medal Final

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil

Midnight – 2 a.m.

Late Night Recap Show

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Men’s Volleyball – Poland vs. Cuba

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina

Boxing – Elimination Matches

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Track & Field – Live coverage of track and field includes the women’s 400m final, as Allyson Felix seeks to become the most decorated U.S. woman in track and field history with a seventh career Olympic medal. Also on the track, Kenya’s David Rudisha attempts to become the first man in 52 years to repeat as 800m champion.
  • Gymnastics – Apparatus finals include men’s rings, men’s vault and women’s balance beam; the latter features individual all-around gold medalist Simone Biles and newcomer Laurie Hernandez.
  • Diving – Kristen Ipsen and Michael Hixon represent the U.S. in qualifying of men’s 3m springboard diving.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Track & Field – Live coverage of track and field features a trio of American contenders challenging 2012 Olympic silver medalist Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the women’s hammer final, Emma Coburn seeking a U.S. breakthrough in the women’s steeplechase final, plus heats of the women’s 200m, men’s steeplechase, and men’s 400m hurdles.
  • Volleyball – The United States men’s volleyball team, led by four-time Olympian Reid Priddy, concludes Pool A play against Mexico.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):

  • Coverage includes a men’s quarterfinal in beach volleyball, plus heats and semifinals in flatwater canoe/kayak.

 

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Track & Field – Live coverage includes the women’s hammer final, plus American record-holder Emma Coburn in the women’s steeplechase final.
  • Swimming – The women’s 10km open water event in swimming, with 2012 silver medalist Haley Anderson a contender again for Team USA.
  • Volleyball – Reigning men’s volleyball champion Russia meets Iran in each team’s final preliminary-round match. A live men’s volleyball match features host nation Brazil against France in each team’s Pool A finale. With their nation’s rich tradition in the sport, Brazilians hope to celebrate gold in men’s volleyball after two straight silver medals.
  • Cycling – The men’s omnium points race, which determines medalists in the six-phase track cycling event.
  • Basketball – Two of the best men’s basketball teams in the world go head-to-head as Spain duels Argentina in each team’s Group B finale. Pau Gasol headlines the Spanish national team that took silver behind Team USA in Beijing and London. Manu Ginobili returns to a deep roster with plenty of familiar faces from Argentina’s 2004 gold medal squad.

 

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Equestrian – The individual dressage final features American Laura Graves, who placed fifth at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, challenging a deep European field.
  • Table Tennis – Semifinals in the women’s team event, which debuted in 2008 and has been won both times by China.

 

MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – Qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time, the Nigerian men’s basketball team will rely heavily on NBA forward Al-Farouq Aminu in its Group B finale against Brazil. The host nation’s last Olympic run ended in an 82-77 loss to Argentina in the 2012 quarterfinals.

 

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – Qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time, the Nigerian men’s basketball team will rely heavily on NBA forward Al-Farouq Aminu in its Group B finale against Brazil. The host nation’s last Olympic run ended in an 82-77 loss to Argentina in the 2012 quarterfinals.

 

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – Two of the best men’s basketball teams in the world go head-to-head as Spain duels Argentina in each team’s Group B finale. Pau Gasol headlines the Spanish national team that took silver behind Team USA in Beijing and London. Manu Ginobili returns to a deep roster with plenty of familiar faces from Argentina’s 2004 gold medal squad.

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 (DAY 11)

NBC

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Track & Field – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Men’s Triple Jump – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Discus – Gold Medal Final

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds

Equestrian – Team Jumping Qualifying

1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

2:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Diving – Springboard Semifinal

Beach Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Men’s High Jump
Women’s 1500m
Men’s 110m Hurdles
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Parallel Bars
Women’s Floor
Men’s High Bar
Beach Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Men’s Diving – Springboard Gold Medal Final

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

NBCSN Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

8 a.m. – Noon

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Men’s Triple Jump – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Discus – Gold Medal Final
Men’s Swimming – Open Water 10k Gold Medal Final

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Sweden (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Events

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Meal Finals

3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Canada (LIVE)

Badminton – Doubles Semifinal

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Turkey vs. TBA (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Men’s Weightlifting – Superheavy Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Men’s Boxing – Light Gold Medal Final

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals

9:15 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Gold Medal Final

MSNBC

Noon – 2 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying

Women’s Handball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

USA

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Field Hockey – Semifinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Doubles Semifinal

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Bronze Medal

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Doubles Semifinal

CNBC

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Field Hockey – Semifinal

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – France vs. TBA (LIVE)

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – France vs. TBA Encore

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Japan vs. TBA (LIVE)

3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Japan vs. TBA Encore

5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Japan vs. TBA Encore

5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Turkey vs. TBA (LIVE)

7:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Turkey vs. TBA Encore

9:15 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Australia vs. TBA (LIVE)

SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL

Noon – 2 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Sweden (LIVE)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Sweden Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Canada (LIVE)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Sweden Encore

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Canada Encore

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Sweden Encore

9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Germany vs. Canada Encore

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – Noon

News Recap

Noon – 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal

Synchronized Swimming

Midnight – 2 a.m.

Late Night Recap Show

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Semifinal

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Semifinal

Women’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Boxing – Elimination Matches

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Track and Field – Live coverage of track and field finals includes the highly competitive men’s high jump, where winning gold might require breaking a world record that’s stood for more than two decades; a trio of American challengers to Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in the women’s 1500m; and Oregon Ducks wide receiver Devon Allen among U.S. threats to Jamaican Omar McLeod in the men’s 110m hurdles.
  • Gymnastics – Apparatus finals include the men’s parallel bars, men’s high bar, and women’s floor exercise; the latter could come down to U.S. teammates for gold: Simone Biles, the Individual all-around gold medalist, and Aly Raisman, the Individual all-around silver medalist and reigning Olympic champion on floor exercise.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Track and Field – In live coverage of track and field finals, reigning Olympic champions Christian Taylor of the U.S. (men’s triple jump) and Sandra Perkovic of Croatia (women’s discus) return as gold-medal contenders.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):

  • Diving – The men’s 3m springboard final is expected to feature a duel for gold among China, Russia and Great Britain, with 2012 Olympian Kristian Ipsen representing the best U.S. hope.

 

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Track and Field – Live coverage of track and field features qualifying heats, plus defending champions Christian Taylor of the U.S. (men’s triple jump) and Croatian Sandra Perkovic (women’s discus) in their respective finals.
  • Swimming – The men’s 10km open water event in swimming, where the U.S. has a contender in 2015 world champion Jordan Wilimovsky.

 

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Synchronized Swimming – In the duet final, Russia is going for a fifth straight gold.

 

CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Cycling – Track cycling coverage includes the conclusion of the men’s keirin (live) and American Sarah Hammer seeking to pedal back to the podium in the women’s omnium after earning silver in 2012.

 

-RIO 2016-