Highlights of Day 3 Events In the pool, swimming medals will be awarded in the men’s 200m freestyle, women’s 100m backstroke, men’s 100m backstroke and women’s 100m breaststroke live on NBC in primetime, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Ledecky, two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King will lead Team […]
NBC
-
-
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
Highlights of Day 2 Events SWIMMING Finals (9:30 p.m., NBC) Katie Ledecky enters Tokyo ranked second in the world this year in the 400m free, which she won in Rio in a world record that still stands. Australian Ariarne Titmus is reigning world champion and is 2.35 seconds faster than Ledecky this year after posting […]
-
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
NBC airs its first-ever live morning broadcast of an Olympic Opening Ceremony, live from the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The Parade of Nations — with delegations encouraged to have one male and one female flag bearer — will have a slightly tweaked order. Greece, which always goes first as the Olympics’ birthplace, will be followed […]
-
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
The Summer Olympics soon arrives in Tokyo, and with it, the Opening Ceremony on July 23 will display the pageantry, pomp and circumstance showcasing Japanese culture. The entire spectacle is meant to be a representation of global unity. The irony is it will all unfold in front of a sparse amount of people inside the […]
-
by Marc Berman Comments are off
NBC has opted against a fourth season of supernatural drama “Manifest”, which ironically has ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for the past three days on Netflix. Debuting in September 2018 and originally pitched as a six season entry, “Manifest” from Warner Bros. Television and Universal TV follows the crew and passengers of a commercial plane who […]
-
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
NBC Sports presents live coverage of 2021 Roland-Garros matches (a.k.a. French Open), beginning with the first round in Paris, France, Sunday, May 30, at Noon ET exclusively on Peacock and Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. ET on NBC. Live coverage culminates with the women’s final on Saturday, June 12 at 9 a.m. ET and […]
-
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
Throughout the month of June 2021, NBC Olympics will present more than 85 hours of U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage (with 50+ of those hours in primetime) across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and NBC Sports digital platforms. Four sports will be in focus — swimming, gymnastics, track & field, and diving. […]
-
Posted in:
NBC Cancels Freshman Drama ‘Debris’
by Marc Berman Comments are off
NBC, which was on the fence about a second season of drama “Debris” when it announced its programming plans two weeks ago, has announced the series has been canceled. The now series finale aired on May 24. The series, from “Fringe” creator J.H. Wyman and hailing from Legendary TV and Universal TV starred Jonathan Tucker and Riann […]
-
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
The National Football League (NFL) announced on Wednesday, May 12 its 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule for 2021, which runs from September 9, 2021 through January 9, 2022. Jump to: Thursdays, Sundays, Mondays Jump to: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week […]