The television schedule for the 2012 Olympic indoor volleyball and beach volleyball competitions.
Both indoor and beach volleyball will get frequent exposure on the NBC broadcast network, with the latter a staple of primetime coverage. The first night of primetime action on July 28 will feature a beach volleyball match involving Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings, with additional matches slated for primetime on August 1-2 and 5-9.
The gold medal finals in beach volleyball will air August 8 (women) and August 9 (men), both in primetime. For indoor volleyball, the gold medal matches will air August 11 in primetime (women) and August 12 at 4 PM ET (men). Each of the gold medal matches will air on the NBC broadcast network.
2012 Olympic Indoor Volleyball Schedule
* Asterisk indicates that there were no timeslots available for individual events.
** Telecasts on cable will typically at the same ?time? nationwide (e.g., an event at 12:30 PM ET will air at 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT, and 9:30 AM PT). Telecasts on the NBC broadcast network, however, will air on a delay in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. An event at 12:30 PM ET would air at 11:30 AM CT, 11:30 AM MT, and 12:30 PM PT.
| Time (ET) | Sport | Event | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| Saturday, July 28 | ||||
| 6:45 AM | 8:15 AM | Women’s Volleyball | China vs. Serbia | NBC Sports Network |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Various | Opening Ceremony, swimming, women’s volleyball, beach volleyball, and boxing | Telemundo* |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Women’s Volleyball | United States vs. South Korea | NBC |
| Sunday, July 29 | ||||
| 7:00 AM | 8:15 AM | Men’s Volleyball | Russia vs. Germany (JIP) | MSNBC |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Various | Men’s Soccer (Mexico/Gabon, Spain/Honduras, Senegal/Uruguay), swimming, men’s basketball, boxing, beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, and tennis | Telemundo* |
| 11:45 AM | 1:30 PM | Men’s Volleyball | United States vs. Serbia | NBC |
| 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Italy vs. Poland | MSNBC |
| Monday, July 30 | ||||
| 6:30 AM | 8:15 AM | Women’s Volleyball | Serbia vs. South Korea | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, beach volleyball, women’s volleyball, tennis, and boxing | Telemundo* |
| 11:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Women’s Volleyball | United States vs. Brazil | NBC |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Italy vs. Japan | NBC Sports Network |
| Tuesday, July 31 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, men’s basketball, boxing and tennis | Telemundo* |
| 11:45 AM | 1:30 PM | Men’s Volleyball | United States vs. Germany | NBC |
| Wednesday, August 1 | ||||
| 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Women’s Volleyball | Dominican Republic vs. Japan | NBC Sports Network |
| 3:00 PM | 4:45 PM | Women’s Volleyball | United States vs. China | NBC |
| Thursday, August 2 | ||||
| 7:15 AM | 8:45 AM | Men’s Volleyball | Serbia vs. Germany | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, boxing, men’s volleyball, tennis, beach volleyball, men’s basketball | Telemundo* |
| 11:45 AM | 1:30 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Poland vs. Argentina | MSNBC |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | United States vs. Brazil | NBC |
| Friday, August 3 | ||||
| 5:00 AM | 6:30 AM | Women’s Volleyball | Brazil vs. China (JIP) | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, track & field, women’s volleyball, tennis, beach volleyball, boxing | Telemundo* |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Women’s Volleyball | United States vs. Serbia | NBC* |
| Saturday, August 4 | ||||
| 11:45 AM | 1:30 AM | Men’s Volleyball | United States vs. Russia | NBC |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Brazil vs. Serbia | NBC Sports Network |
| Sunday, August 5 | ||||
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Women’s Volleyball | China vs. South Korea | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Various | Women’s marathon, women’s volleyball, beach volleyball, tennis, boxing | Telemundo* |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Women’s Volleyball | United States vs. Turkey | NBC |
| 4:15 PM | 5:00 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Italy vs. Russia (JIP) | NBC Sports Network |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Brazil vs. Serbia | NBC Sports Network |
| Monday, August 6 | ||||
| 7:15 AM | 8:15 AM | Men’s Volleyball | Russia vs. Serbia (JIP) | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Various | Track & field, men’s volleyball, synchronized swimming, beach volleyball | Telemundo* |
| 9:45 AM | 11:30 AM | Men’s Volleyball | Italy vs. Bulgaria (JIP) | NBC Sports Network |
| 3:00 PM | 4:15 PM | Men’s Volleyball | United States vs. Tunisia | NBC |
| 7:15 PM | 8:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Brazil vs. Germany | NBC Sports Network |
| Tuesday, August 7 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Various | Men’s soccer, men’s boxing, track & field, men’s diving, women’s volleyball, synchronized swimming, beach volleyball | Telemundo* |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Quaterfinals (two matches) | MSNBC |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Quaterfinal | NBC |
| 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Quarterfinal (JIP) | MSNBC |
| Wednesday, August 8 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Men’s volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s beach volleyball | Telemundo* |
| 9:00 AM | 10:45 AM | Men’s Volleyball | Quarterfinal | MSNBC |
| 11:00 AM | 12:45 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Quarterfinal | NBC |
| 2:40 PM | 4:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Quarterfinal | |
| 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Quarterfinal | MSNBC |
| 8:00 PM | 11:08 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Quarterfinal | NBC* |
| Thursday, August 9 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Men’s beach volleyball, women’s diving, synchronized swimming, women’s volleyball, track & field | Telemundo* |
| 10:00 AM | 11:45 AM | Women’s Volleyball | Semifinal | NBC |
| 2:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Semifinal | MSNBC |
| Friday, August 10 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Various | Men?s soccer, men?s basketball, rhythmic gymnastics, boxing, men?s volleyball, synchronized swimming | Telemundo* |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Semifinal | MSNBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Men’s Volleyball | Semifinal | NBC* |
| Saturday, August 11 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Various | Men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics and track & field | Telemundo* |
| 10:45 AM | 12:45 PM | Women’s Volleyball | Bronze medal match | NBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Women’s Volleyball | Gold medal final | NBC* |
| Sunday, August 12 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Men’s basketball, men’s volleyball, track & field, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics | Telemundo* |
| 12:45 PM | 2:45 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Bronze medal match | NBC Sports Network |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Men’s Volleyball | Gold medal match | NBC |
2012 Olympic Beach Volleyball TV Schedule
| Time (ET) | Sport | Event | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| Saturday, July 28 | ||||
| 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Zhang/Xue (CHN) vs. Vasina/Vozakova (RUS) | NBC Sports Network |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Various | Opening Ceremony, swimming, women’s volleyball, beach volleyball, and boxing | Telemundo* |
| 8:15 AM | 9:30 AM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Fijalek/Prudel (POL) vs. Samoilovs/Sorokins (LAT) | NBC Sports Network |
| 11:30 AM | 12:15 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Grotkowski/Garcia-Thompson (GBR) vs. Binstock/Reader (CAN) | MSNBC |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Chiya/Goldschmidt (RSA) | NBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women: May-Treanor/Walsh-Jennings (USA) vs. TBD | NBC* |
| Sunday, July 29 | ||||
| 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Cicolari/Menegatti (ITA) vs. Ukolova/Khomyakova (RUS) | NBC Sports Network |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Various | Men’s Soccer (Mexico/Gabon, Spain/Honduras, Senegal/Uruguay), swimming, men’s basketball, boxing, beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, and tennis | Telemundo* |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Cerutti/Rego (BRA) vs. Doppler/Horst (AUT) | NBC Sports Network |
| 3:00 PM | 3:45 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Talita/Antonelli (BRA) vs. Meppelink/Van Gestel (NED) | NBC Sports Network |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Kessy/Ross (USA) vs. Zonta/Gallay (ARG) | NBC |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Rogers/Dalhausser (USA) vs. Asahi/Shiratori (JPN) | NBC |
| Monday, July 30 | ||||
| 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Zhang/Xue (CHN) vs. Kuhn/Zumkehr (SUI) | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, beach volleyball, women’s volleyball, tennis, and boxing | Telemundo* |
| 10:30 AM | 11:15 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Larissa/Juliana (BRA) vs. Holwick/Semmier (GER) | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Filjaek/Prudel (POL) | NBC |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Schwaiger/Schwaiger (AUT) vs. Cook/Hinchley (AUS) | MSNBC |
| Tuesday, July 31 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, men’s basketball, boxing and tennis | Telemundo* |
| 11:30 AM | 11:15 AM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Alison/Emanuel (BRA) vs. Heuscher/Bellagurda (SUI) | NBC Sports Network |
| 11:15 AM | 12:15 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Talita/Antonelli (BRA) vs. Goller/Ludwig (GER) | NBC Sports Network |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Rogers/Dalhausser (USA) vs. Herrera/Gavira (ESP) | NBC |
| 12:35 AM | 1:35 AM | Beach Volleyball | United States vs. TBD | NBC* |
| Wednesday, August 1 | ||||
| 11:30 AM | 12:30 AM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Samoilovs/Sorokins (LAT) | NBC |
| 1:45 PM | 2:15 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Larissa/Juliana (BRA) vs. Klapalova/Hajeckova (CZE) | NBC Sports Network |
| 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Brink/Reckermann (GER) vs. Heyer/Chevalier (SUI) (JIP) | NBC Sports Network |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Slukova/Kolovova (CZE) vs. Cook/Hinchley (AUS) | MSNBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | United States vs. TBD | NBC* |
| Thursday, August 2 | ||||
| 8:45 AM | 9:35 AM | Beach Volleyball | Men: Alison/Emanuel vs. Nicolai/Lupo | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, boxing, men’s volleyball, tennis, beach volleyball, men’s basketball | Telemundo* |
| 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Mullin/Dampney (GBR) vs. Ukolova/Khomyakova (RUS) | NBC Sports Network |
| 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women: Kessy/Ross (USA) vs. TBD) | NBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Qualifying | NBC* |
| Friday, August 3 | ||||
| 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Elimination Round | NBC Sports Network |
| 6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Elimination round (JIP) | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Swimming, track & field, women’s volleyball, tennis, beach volleyball, boxing | Telemundo* |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Elimination Round | NBC |
| Saturday, August 4 | ||||
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Various | Men?s soccer quarterfinals, beach volleyball, track & field, boxing, men?s basketball | Telemundo* |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Elimination round | NBC Sports Network |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Elimination round | NBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Elimination round | NBC* |
| Sunday, August 5 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Various | Women’s marathon, women’s volleyball, beach volleyball, tennis, boxing | Telemundo* |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s quarterfinal | MSNBC |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s quarterfinal | NBC Sports Network |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s quarterfinal | NBC |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s quarterfinal | NBC* |
| Monday, August 6 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Various | Track & field, men’s volleyball, synchronized swimming, beach volleyball | Telemundo* |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men’s quarterfinal | MSNBC |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men’s quarterfinal | NBC |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men’s quaterfinal | MSNBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Men’s quarterfinal | NBC* |
| Tuesday, August 7 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Various | Men’s soccer, men’s boxing, track & field, men’s diving, women’s volleyball, synchronized swimming, beach volleyball | Telemundo* |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s semifinal and men’s semifinal | MSNBC |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Men’s semifinal | NBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s semifinal | NBC* |
| Wednesday, August 8 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Men’s volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s beach volleyball | Telemundo* |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s bronze medal match | NBC |
| 8:00 PM | 11:08 PM | Beach Volleyball | Women’s gold medal final | NBC* |
| Thursday, August 9 | ||||
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Various | Men’s beach volleyball, women’s diving, synchronized swimming, women’s volleyball, track & field | Telemundo* |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Beach Volleyball | Bronze medal match | NBC |
| 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Beach Volleyball | Men’s gold medal final | NBC* |
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