Everything You Need To Know About Watching The Paris Olympics

A detailed view of Eiffel Tower with the Olympics rings in view on July 14, 2024 in Paris, France. The Olympic Flame arrived in Paris on July 14 to be integrated into the Bastille Day celebrations. This includes the traditional grand military parade on the Champs-Élysées, which is featuring the Olympic Torch as part of its route. The torch is planned to be carried through iconic locations in Paris, such as La Place de La Concorde, Notre Dame, Bataclan, Bastille, Assemblée Nationale, and the Musée Carnavalet. Additionally, the Eiffel Tower is hosting a special fireworks display, celebrating both Bastille Day and the upcoming Olympics with a theme centered around "Liberty.

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Here's how you can get the best seat in the house for the Paris Olympics.

With 5,000 hours of games over 39 sports and 329 medal events, it's hard to fit in all the action for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Until now. NBCUniversal had built a comprehensive platform to help. Whether you're the type of viewer who knows exactly what you're looking for, or a casual fan wondering what to watch, they have you covered. Here's a peek at everything NBCUniversal is offering:

OPENING CEREMONY – Friday, July 26

Organizers are turning River Seine into the world’s biggest theatrical stage with a flotilla of nearly 100 boats carrying the athletes past hundreds of thousands of spectators.
Hosted by NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico joined by:
- Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning, Maria Taylor, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Melissa Stark and Andrea Joyce,

NBC DAYTIME

Paris is six hours ahead of the United States’ eastern time zone, the daytime takeover will feature that day’s most popular events live
Expect at least 9 hours of daytime coverage every day.

NBC PRIMETIME

Primetime in Paris every night on NBC and Peacock.
Mike Tirico will host from Trocadero. With reports by Snoop Dogg (most nights) after attending Olympic competitions all day, visiting with athletes and their friends and families, and exploring Paris.

PEACOCK

Peacock is the U.S. streaming home of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In a Summer Games first, the service will stream every sport and event, including all 329 medal events, full-event replays; all NBC programming; curated video clips; virtual channels; original programming; and more. Available through these features:

Peacock Live Actions: interactive tool that lets fans choose their own viewing journey during live and primetime coverage.
Peacock Discovery Multiview: With up to 40 live events happening simultaneously, this offers a four-view experience that helps users navigate to the most important events, with real-time on-screen descriptions informing viewers about what is at stake, such as a medal event, an elimination risk or a first-time Olympian.
Olympic Hub: Peacock will provide fans with an intuitive, easy-to-navigate destination in the way that best fits YOUR interests & schedule.
Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson: Commentary series of the best and most unexpected moments throughout the Games.
Watch with Alex Cooper:Call Her Daddy creator will be hosting live interactive watch parties streaming on Peacock.
Gold Zone:Hosts Scott Hanson, Andrew Siciliano, Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila will stream live from 7a– 5p every day.
Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock: Peacock is harnessing A.I. technology to present “Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock,” a first-of-its-kind, personalized experience complementing NBCUniversal’s comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
- Fans create customized playlist of highlights narrated by a high-quality A.I. re-creation of Al Michaels’ voice.

CABLE NETWORKS

USA Network, E!, CNBC, and GOLF Channel will present live action qualifying and medal rounds.
USA Network will be the primary home for U.S. team sports and longform content such as swimming heats, track and field, soccer, basketball and 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, rugby, cycling, volleyball, water polo, and more.
CNBC will feature boxing, cycling, rugby, skateboarding, and more. On July 27, CNBC will present live coverage of the first gold medal event of the 2024 Paris Olympics with the shooting mixed team air rifle final at 5 a.m. ET.
E! will feature coverage of track & field, gymnastics, canoeing, diving, equestrian, artistic swimming, breaking, fencing, water polo, and more.
GOLF Channel will show the live golf competitions from Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

SPANISH-LANGUAGE

The exclusive Spanish-language home of the Olympic Games in the U.S., the network across Telemundo, Universo and Peacock.
315 hours+ of live competitions and daily recap specials.
Daily two-hour recap show

AUTHENTICATED STREAMING

Streaming more than 5,000 hours of games via NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, NBC Sports App.
All 39 sports and 329 medal events, plus simulstreaming Gold Zone.

THEATER EXPERIENCES

IMAX: Opening Ceremony showing live at IMAX locations nationwide
AMC: 160 locations nationwide will show live daytime coverage July 27-August 11.

ACCESSIBILITY

NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be more accessible to viewers of all abilities than ever before, providing the opportunity to enjoy the excitement of the Olympic through enhanced closed captioning, expanded audio description, and improved digital content accessibility.

Closed captioning, which provides text of the coverage audio for viewers who are Deaf or hard of hearing, will be available for all Olympic events airing across NBCU’s broadcast and cable networks. NBCUniversal will also provide closed captioning for all digital livestreams with commentary across Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

More audio description services – interspersing broadcast audio with skilled voices describing Olympic scenes and context – will be available for viewers who are blind or visually impaired for the Paris Olympics than any previous Games. All coverage on NBC, including daytime, primetime, and late night, and the Gold Zone whip-around show on Peacock will feature audio description, provided by Descriptive Video Works. In a first for a U.S. broadcaster, audio description services for NBC coverage will be provided in stereo, enhancing the quality of sound for viewers.

CONTENT CREATORS

“Paris Creator Collective” a multi-platform program consisting of 27 creators with on-the-ground access in Paris.

THE OLYMPICS ON XFINITY X1

Comcast will offer the best seat in the house for the Paris Olympics, featuring the highest-possible picture quality on a 24/7 simulcast of USA Network in 4K UHD and an X1 Olympics experience unlike any other. Xfinity’s Olympics destination blends every minute of coverage airing across NBCUniversal’s cable and broadcast networks and streaming on Peacock into one simple experience.
In just a few clicks, customers can personalize their X1 viewing experience to put their favorite sports first, so they never miss a moment of what they care about most. Accessible by saying “Olympics” into the X1 voice remote, the destination makes it easy for customers to find live coverage no matter where its airing, and includes curated highlights, themed playlists, sports pages, an interactive daily schedule and more so they can enjoy the Games on their terms.

NBC OLYMPIC ZONE ON ROKU

New destination on the Roku Home Screen Menu to help users easily access and explore Peacock’s comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 this summer.

NBCOlympics.com is home for results, schedules, medal counts, athlete profile pages, and more.

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