NBC plans 835 hours of Olympics coverage

Here’s a quick look at NBC’s planned 835 hours of coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics on the network, cable channels and Internet.

NBC

Times: 3-5 p.m., 8-11:30 p.m., 12:35-5 a.m. PST

Coverage: The network will air 193.5 hours of
coverage over 17 days, starting with the opening ceremony on Friday and
ending with the closing ceremonies on Feb. 28.

Men’s and women’s figure skating and alpine skiing
will dominate the prime-time lineup. Reports on free-style skiing,
speed skating, snowboarding, and short track also are planned.

USA Network

Times: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. PST

Coverage: The cable channel will air 41 hours of coverage. The USA men’s and women’s curling and ice hockey teams will be the primary focus, with all men’s and women’s USA hockey games to be broadcast live.

A curling match will be shown nine of the 12 days of the Olympic curling tournament.

MSNBC

Times: 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m., midnight-2:30 a.m. PST

Coverage: A majority of the cable channel’s 100
hours of Olympic coverage will include live quarterfinal, semifinal and
medal round hockey competition.

Curling, speed skating and figure skating also will be featured.

CNBC

Times: CNBC: 2 p.m.-2 a.m. PST

Coverage: Long-form reporting of Olympic curling,
ice hockey and biathlon will dominate the cable channel’s 100.5 hours
of programming.

Other coverage

More than 400 hours of live event coverage will be
available at NBCOlympics.com plus more than 1,000 hours of on-demand
full-event replays. There also will be some coverage on Universal HD.

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