One Day in September: The Munich Olympics Massacre

Kevin Macdonald’s Oscar-winning documentary about the 1972 Munich Massacre, One Day in September, marks its 25th anniversary this year. “When I was a kid my father used to say our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized. Our worst fears have been realized tonight. They have now said there were eleven hostages; two were killed in their rooms yesterday morning, nine were killed at the airport tonight. They’re all gone.” – Jim McKay,…

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2024 Paris Olympics: NBCUniversal Announces NBC, Peacock Plans

Fourteen months remain until the 2024 Paris Olympics began but NBCUniversal announced that NBC and Peacock will be their main platforms. When the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad kick off next summer, NBCUniversal will be utilizing the NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock for its primary coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, scheduled for July 26-August 11, 2024. Every day, NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least nine hours of daytime coverage…

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Beijing 2022: Friday’s Olympics Schedule

The Opening Ceremony is the main attraction as the Winter Olympics officially kick off after two days of programming from Beijing. While the Biden Administration is boycotting the Beijing games diplomatically because of what’s happening in China, the White House portico was displaying red, white, and blue colors on Thursday night. Personally, I believe the Beijing games should not be happening because of the human rights issues in China. Either that or Team USA should…

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Beijing 2022: Thursday’s Olympics Schedule

Primetime coverage on NBC is the main attraction as the Winter Olympics coverage from Beijing leads up to Friday’s opening ceremony. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 The 2018 gold medal-winning U.S. women’s ice hockey team begins its gold medal defense in opening round play against Finland tomorrow live at 8:10 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Pre-game coverage gets underway at 7:30 a.m. ET. The team features 13 players from the 2018 Olympic team, including Kendall…

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Beijing 2022: NBC Sports Kicks Off Winter Olympics

NBC Sports will formally kick off their coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing with curling, alpine skiing, and hockey on USA. NBCUniversal’s comprehensive coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics begins tonight with live primetime coverage of ice hockey, curling, and alpine skiing. Live coverage gets underway when the U.S. mixed doubles curling team faces Italy at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Medal contender Canada opens Olympic ice hockey competition against…

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The Weight of Gold: The Olympics and Mental Health

The Weight of Gold is a documentary that seeks to explore Olympic athletes and what going for gold means for their mental health. When the film premiered in July 2020, it came at a time when we should have been watching athletes compete in Tokyo. However, the pandemic meant delaying the games until the following summer. The film brought mental health into the conversation just one year before the same subject would dominate the Summer…

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Tokyo Olympics: Thursday’s Viewing Schedule

Thursday marks the 13th day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks. The U.S. women’s basketball team, aiming for its seventh consecutive gold medal, face Serbia in the semifinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Thursday on NBC, with the winner advancing to the gold medal game. Primetime track & field finals and semifinals coverage will be presented Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on…

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Tokyo Olympics: Wednesday’s Viewing Schedule

Wednesday marks the twelfth day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks. The U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Australia in the semifinals live Wednesday evening at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT on Peacock, with a berth in the gold medal game on the line. Live track & field action in primetime Wednesday night on NBC and USA Network…

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Tokyo Olympics: Tuesday’s Viewing Schedule

Tuesday marks the eleventh day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks. The most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final Tuesday in primetime on NBC. Suni Lee will join Biles in the balance beam final looking to win her fourth medal in Tokyo, having already won gold…

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Tokyo Olympics: Monday’s Viewing Schedule

Monday marks the tenth day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks. A number of American medal contenders are expected to compete in track & field finals, semifinals and qualifiers, live at 8 p.m. ET Monday on NBC and CNBC. First-time Olympian Rai Benjamin is a medal contender in the men’s 400m hurdles final. London gold medalist Brittney Reese and Tara Davis aim to win America’s third straight gold in the…

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