Is any of the olympics on tv even live?

CanuckG · 08-05-12, 05:18 PM

No.

InTheDrink · 08-05-12, 05:20 PM

you might wanna log off here immediately and watch tonight

trytrytry · 08-05-12, 05:21 PM

brazil wins....go out to eat..

UntilTheNDofTimE · 08-05-12, 05:24 PM

Inthedrink is there any set time the race will even start? Says 7pm to 12am on scheduling.

InTheDrink · 08-05-12, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by UntilTheNDofTimE

Inthedrink is there any set time the race will even start? Says 7pm to 12am on scheduling.

no idea

if i had to guess id say around 9 since thats probably peak prime time but just a guess

maybe theyll say at 7?

HoulihansTX · 08-05-12, 05:31 PM

The tennis match between Federer and Murray was shown live early this morning. It seems B4 12pm Pacific all events are shown live, and then they replay events that happened early London time later in the day.

yisman · 08-05-12, 05:31 PM

If you want to know when they're showing it on NBC, I'd guess 10 PM EDT or later.

They've tended to show the latest events at the end (like swimming).

I hate NBC for the way they screw up every Olympics, but nothing we can do.

Sunde91 · 08-05-12, 05:34 PM

I think Basketball and Soccer are the only sports for sure shown live and don't get replayed. If it's swimming, gymnastics, or track, it is guaranteed to be delayed. Some small sports like fencing or ping pong may be live.

They aren't even shown in prime time. You will probably have to wait until 11 pm to watch the 100m. NBC milks the viewers for every minute of air time and makes sure to saturate it with commercials and garbage like volleyball before showing the top events 3 hours later.

alta · 08-05-12, 05:36 PM

NBC network coverage of the Olympics is an American tragedy.
We can all sit and watch Costas, Michaels, and oh my gosh Patrick, yak in their library lounge, but when it comes to showing the action as it happens, no body knows exactly when that will be, and frankly when it ain't Live, than basically it's a dead re-run.
NBC sux!

byronbb · 08-05-12, 05:40 PM

Incredible they dont show 100m live. I have to say the ctv streaming site for us canadians is damn good.

alta · 08-05-12, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by Sunde91

Most of what's been shown the last few hours has been live and some will be replayed. Swimming and track are always delayed. Every basketball and soccer game is live.

Yes on the additional NBC channels dedicated to those team sports.
But individual event finals were never shown live, other than tennis which used Bravo up until the finals.
Franky, they should have showed all the individual finals live as well.
I give NBC

ChuckyTheGoat · 08-05-12, 05:47 PM

NBC has been brutal. Nobody is going to wait around, read about the results, and then tune in forthe replay.

F u, NBC

yisman · 08-05-12, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by byronbb

Incredible they dont show 100m live. I have to say the ctv streaming site for us canadians is damn good.

I have to watch CTV or BBC on streams. I've seen almost no actual live American coverage.

CTV is pretty funny because some of the announcers are such homers. In one swimming event, the announcers were ignoring who was winning to focus on where the Canadian was.

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

NBC has been brutal. Nobody is going to wait around, read about the results, and then tune in forthe replay.

That's not a true. A lot of people do tune in and they've been putting up good ratings.

It's a travesty the way they cover the Olympics, though.

trytrytry · 08-05-12, 08:05 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

NBC has been brutal. Nobody is going to wait around, read about the results, and then tune in forthe replay.

F u, NBC

actually somehow they have had record ratings most nights....tonight will be HUGE ratings.

Cuse0323 · 08-05-12, 08:07 PM

NBC needs to suck a fat one. Disgraceful the way they have done the Olympics. I wish there was something I could do that would hurt them financially but all I can do is sit on my computer and complain.

thetrinity · 08-05-12, 09:10 PM

nbc sucks, how long these fuckos have the olympics for??

yisman · 08-05-12, 09:25 PM

NBC sparks fresh outrage by claiming it edited out tribute to London 7/7 bombings from Olympics Opening Ceremony as it 'wasn't tailored to U.S. audience'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181011/NBC-coverage-Outrage-claiming-7-7-tribute-Olympic-Opening-Ceremony-wasnt-tailored-U-S-audience.html

A moving performance in memory of the 52 victims of the 2005 London terrorist attacks was omitted from the U.S. broadcast. A New Yorker lost his life in the attack.

hels · 08-05-12, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by yisman

I have to watch CTV or BBC on streams. I've seen almost no actual live American coverage.

CTV is pretty funny because some of the announcers are such homers. In one swimming event, the announcers were ignoring who was winning to focus on where the Canadian was.

That's not a true. A lot of people do tune in and they've been putting up good ratings.

It's a travesty the way they cover the Olympics, though.

You've never heard Russ Anbar and co-host announce boxing. Best line of the day, "The Italian hugged the Cuban longer than I've hugged my wife in the last 3 weeks"

hels · 08-05-12, 09:27 PM

Originally posted by Cuse0323

NBC needs to suck a fat one. Disgraceful the way they have done the Olympics. I wish there was something I could do that would hurt them financially but all I can do is sit on my computer and complain.

Don't watch any Olympics on NBC. The less viewers there are the less they make.

Sunde91 · 08-05-12, 09:30 PM

Basketball and Soccer coverage is excellent. Every game is covered on their own Direct TV channels that won't have commercials at all for late games.

Every other sport has been screwed up, anything with prime time and Costas giving his gay little lecture to America.

Naz18 · 08-05-12, 09:32 PM

It's one of those things where people say and want to watch it live...but the tape delays get the higher ratings...

jizay · 08-05-12, 09:54 PM

Does suck, but you can stream literally any event in the Olympics live from NBC's website, with a full schedule of everything that's happening if you have a cable or dish subscription.

InTheDrink · 08-05-12, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by Naz18

It's one of those things where people say and want to watch it live...but the tape delays get the higher ratings...

not really a big deal if you dont know what happened during the day....the big problem is events like 100m sprint, popular swimming events and shit like that where its gonna be all over the news

yisman · 08-05-12, 10:21 PM

every channel and website has it scrolling all over the damn place. If you stay in a cave and don't access any electronics, shut off your phone, etc. then you could make it. Otherwise, there's a good chance it gets spoiled.

Every sports website I visit ruins it by doing scrolling across the top/bottom of the screen.

convick · 08-05-12, 10:22 PM

Ive been able to catch some live events (swimming, track and field) on the couple of spanish channels with olympic coverage.

rm18 · 08-05-12, 11:43 PM

i watch basketball only boycott nbc

chilidog · 08-05-12, 11:50 PM

they're being shown live in costa rica on a local channel. nbc's coverage of the olympics just sucks.

UntilTheNDofTimE · 08-05-12, 11:52 PM

Still hasnt come on ....been watching since 7pm pdt. They did the semi finals and now showing 1500m

InTheDrink · 08-05-12, 11:53 PM

you got almost another hour IIRC