07.24.08
Equestrian Olympics TV coverage Aug. 9-21
NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong. This total amount of coverage will be more than the hours of coverage for all the Olympic Games since 1960 Rome combined. All Broadcasts will also be in HD.
The Equestrian events are listed on the Beijing Olympic Games website.
The schedule is as follows:
Date: Program—Time (EST) on Channel
Aug. 9: 3-Day: Dressage— 2:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on USA
Aug. 10: 3-Day: Dressage— 2:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on USA
Aug. 11: 3-Day: Cross- Country— 6:00pm-8:00pm on OXYGEN
Aug. 12: 3-Day: Stadium Team (jumping) Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 13: Team Dressage—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 14: Team Dressage Team Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 15: Show Jumping—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 16: Dressage Individual – 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MSNBC,
Aug. 16-17: Equestrian - 12am-12am 8/17, HD simulcast on Universal HD (multiple sports)
Aug. 17: (UNVERIFIED) Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final 1st Round—10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m on NBC
Aug. 18: Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final Round— 6:00pm-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 19: Dressage Individual Gold Medal Final - 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on OXYGEN
Aug. 21: Show Jumping Individual Gold Medal Final- 10:00am- 1:00 pm on WHDH (7)
NOTE: The above info was verified at nbcolympics.com, but please correct me if in error– THANKS!
