The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, Aug. 5 and will be broadcast on NBC in the United States.
The Opening Ceremonies of the games will take place on Aug. 5 and will be broadcast on NBC starting at 7:30 p.m. that night. The games will conclude on Sunday, Aug. 21 and the closing ceremonies will be broadcast in primetime. Here is the full Olympics event schedule. (Note: Many of the games will be shown on tape delay on U.S. TV).