TV coverage of final day of Rio Olympics features U.S. men’s basketball team’s final push for gold and Closing Ceremonies
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
NBC has the men’s marathon at 8 a.m., the men’s volleyball final at 12:15 p.m. and the men’s basketball final at 2:15 p.m. In prime time on NBC, the first Olympics in South America concludes with the Closing Ceremonies from Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium.
SUNDAY’S TV
NBC
8-11 a.m.: Men’s Track & Field – Marathon (LIVE). 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Rhythmic Gymnastics – Group Gold Medal Final. 12:15-2:15 p.m.: Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE). 2:15-5 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE). 7-8 p.m.: Rio Gold. 8-10:30 p.m.: Closing Ceremonies. 11:35 p.m.-3 a.m.: Primetime Encore.
NBCSN
2-6 a.m.: Primetime Encore. 6-7 a.m.: NBC Late Night Encore. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE). 12:30-3 p.m.: Men’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals. Boxing – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE).
USA
8-10:30 a.m.: Men’s Volleyball – Bronze Medal (LIVE). 10:30-11:30 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). 1:15-3 p.m.: Men’s Handball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
BASKETBALL CH.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal (LIVE). 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Bronze Medal Encore. 2:45-5:15 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE). 5:15-7:30 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final Encore.
TELEMUNDO
3-5 a.m.: Late Night Encore. Noon-3 p.m.: Men’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Finals. 3-6 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final. Midnight-2 a.m.: TBA.
NBC UNIVERSO
6-8 a.m.: Late Night Encore.
This story was originally published August 20, 2016 at 1:19 PM with the headline "TV coverage of final day of Rio Olympics features U.S. men’s basketball team’s final push for gold and Closing Ceremonies."