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2016 Rio Olympics Games TV listings

Posted at 12:34 PM, Aug 05, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-21 08:10:02-04

These listings, which are subject to change, offer daily highlights of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games programming on NBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, USA, Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO. During the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, please consult NBCOlympics.com for the most complete daily listings.

For NBC primetime, late night and weekend daytime during the 2016 Rio Games, all times listed are ET/PT unless otherwise noted. For NBCSN, Golf Channel, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, USA, Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO all times listed are ET.

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For the latest Olympic TV schedule information, please go to NBCOlympics.com.  During the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, NBCOlympics.com will have the most up-to-date listings and information. 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 (DAY 16)

NBC
8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Men’s Track & Field – Marathon (LIVE)

11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Rhythmic Gymnastics – Group Gold Medal Final

12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

2:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Rio Gold

8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Closing Ceremony

11:35 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Primetime Encore

NBCSN
2 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Primetime Encore

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
NBC Late Night Encore

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

12;30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals
Boxing – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

USA
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Men’s Volleyball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Men’s Handball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Men’s Cycling – Mountain Bike Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Handball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal Encore

2:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

5:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final Encore

TELEMUNDO
3 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Late Night Encore

Noon – 3 p.m.
Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Finals

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final

12 a.m. – 2 a.m.
TBA

NBC UNIVERSO
6 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Late Night Encore

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
• Rio Gold - A one-hour special looking back at the defining moments of the Rio Games.
• Closing Ceremony - The first Olympics in South America conclude with the Closing Ceremony from Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium.

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
• Track and Field - Live coverage of the men’s marathon features Galen Rupp, who won the U.S. Trials in his marathon debut but will take to the streets of Rio just eight days after running his 10,000m final. Also in the field is 2004 Athens silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, who at age 41 will be the oldest U.S. marathoner in Olympic history.
• Rhythmic Gymnastics - Power Russia looks to win its fifth consecutive gold medal in the group competition.
• Volleyball - Live coverage of the men’s volleyball gold medal final.
• Basketball - Live coverage of the men’s basketball gold medal final.

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
• Basketball - Live coverage of the men’s basketball bronze medal game.
• Wrestling - Kyle Snyder, who last year became the youngest American wrestler to win a world title at age 19, competes in qualifying-round action of the men's freestyle 97kg event.
• Boxing – The women’s middleweight gold medal bout in boxing; American Claressa Shields won gold in 2012 and is favored to repeat as Olympic champion.
• Volleyball - Live coverage of the men’s volleyball bronze medal match.
• Handball - Live coverage of the men’s handball bronze medal match.

USA HIGHLIGHTS:
• Cycling - Julien Absalon, men’s mountain bike gold medalist in 2004 and 2008, is among the French riders looking to get their nation back on the Olympic podium after being shut out of the medals in London.
• Handball - Live coverage of the men’s handball gold medal match.

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:
• Volleyball - Live coverage of the men’s volleyball gold medal final.
• Basketball - Live coverage of the men’s basketball gold medal final.