Beginning this Saturday, June 18, NBC and NBCSN will combine to present primetime coverage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials during an unprecedented 20 of 23 nights in diving, swimming, gymnastics, and track and field. It all leads up to the Games of the xxI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August on the networks of NBCUniversal.
Coverage begins this Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the U.S. Diving Trials from Indianapolis, Ind., which will be showcased on eight out of nine days in primetime on NBC or NBCSN. NBC Olympics will present 76 hours of Trials coverage leading into the Rio Olympics - the most ever for the U.S. Olympic Trials - and will feature some of the most anticipated stories and athletes of the Games. DIVING TRIALS COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY, JUNE 18, AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN NBC and NBCSN's 19.5 hours of live Trials coverage in diving is highlighted by six consecutive nights of primetime coverage on NBCSN and two on NBC. The action begins Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the men's synchronized springboard and women's synchronized platform semifinals. NBCSN's coverage airs in primetime through Thursday, June 23, and will feature the synchronized semifinals and finals, as well as the men's and women's springboard and platform semifinals.Following is the telecast schedule for NBC and NBCSN's U.S. Diving Trials coverage:
Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
Sat., June 18 | Men's Springboard and Women's Platform Synchronized Semifinals | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Sun., June 19 | Men's Platform Synchronized Semifinal | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Mon., June 20 | Men's Springboard and Women's Platform Semifinals | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Tues., June 21 | Men's Platform and Women's Springboard Semifinals | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Wed., June 22 | Men's Springboard and Women's Platform Synchronized Finals | NBCSN | 9 p.m. |
Thur., June 23 | Men's Platform Synchronized Final | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Sat., June 25 | Men's Springboard Final | NBC | 4:30 p.m. |
Women's Platform Final | NBC | 8 p.m. | |
Sun., June 26 | Women's Springboard Final | NBC | 4:30 p.m. |
Men's Platform Final | NBC | 7 p.m. |
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