The 2012 London Olympic Games officially began early Saturday morning (Friday evening on the East Coast) with a spectacular Opening Ceremony and a dramatic lighting of the Olympic torch, and as you read this post events are already being broadcast by NBC and their family of networks.
It's a long day of events, so stay caffeinated. All broadcast times listed below are live unless otherwise indicated. Viewers with a cable, satellite, or telco subscription can also view all of Saturday's events live online by going here.
4 a.m.--Women's Beach Volleyball, NBC Sports Network; Women's Basketball (China vs. Czech Republic), NBC Basketball
5 a.m.-- Men's Cycling Road Race, NBC; Women's Badminton, NBC Sports Network (tape)
6 a.m. -- Shooting, NBC Sports Network; Women's Basketball (Canada vs. Russia), NBC Basketball
6:45 a.m. -- Women's Volleyball (China vs. Serbia), NBC Sports Network
7 a.m.-- Women's Soccer (Japan vs. Sweden), MSNBC, NBC Soccer; Tennis, Bravo
8:15 a.m.--Fencing, NBC Sports Network
8:30 a.m. -- Boxing, CNBC
8:45 a.m. -- Women's Handball (Spain vs. North Korea), NBC Sports Network
9 a.m. -- Table Tennis, MSNBC (tape)
9:30 a.m. -- Women's Soccer (New Zealand vs. Brazil), NBC Sports Network, NBC Soccer; Women's Basketball (Turkey vs. Angola), NBC Basketball; Fencing, MSNBC (tape)
10:45 a.m. -- Women's Soccer (Canada vs. South Africa), MSNBC
11 a.m.--Swimming, NBC (tape)
11:15 a.m.-- Table Tennis, NBC Sports Network (tape)
11:30 a.m.-- Men's Beach Volleyball, MSNBC
11:45 a.m.-- Women's Basketball (USA vs. Croatia) NBC, NBC Basketball
12 p.m.-- Women's Soccer (USA vs. Colombia), NBC Sports Network, NBC Soccer
12:15 p.m.-- Women's Soccer (Great Britain vs. Cameroon), MSNBC
1:30 p.m.--Swimming, NBC (tape)
1:45 p.m.--Equestrian, NBC Sports Network (tape)
2 p.m.-- Women's Table Tennis, MSNBC (tape)
2:30 p.m.-- Rowing, NBC (tape)
2:45 p.m.-- Women's Soccer (France vs. North Korea) NBC Sports Network, NBC Soccer; Fencing, MSNBC (tape)
3 p.m.-- Women's Volleyball (USA vs. South Korea), NBC; Women's Basketball (Brazil vs. France), NBC Basketball
3:30 p.m.-- Boxing, CNBC
3:45 p.m.-- Badminton, MSNBC
4:30 p.m.-- Women's Handball (Norway vs. France), NBC Sports Network; Women's Soccer (Canada vs. South Africa), NBC Soccer
5 p.m.-- Women's Basketball (Australia vs. Great Britain), NBC Basketball; Men's Beach Volleyball, NBC
5:45 p.m.-- Archery, NBC Sports Network (tape)
8 p.m.-- Swimming (Men's and Women's 400m IM, Women's 4 x 100m relay, Men's 400m freestyle), Men's Gymnastics (team qualification), Women's Beach Volleyball, NBC (tape)
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