1) Olympics: track-and-field. As the final week begins, there’s emphasis on track (shown here in a previous year). That’s live, 4-7:15 a.m. ET on the USA Network then 9-9:30 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. on NBC. It’s also in the nightly recap, from 8-11 p.m. Read more…
1) “Grantchester” season-finale, 9 p.m., PBS. The entire season has pointed toward this hour. Will Alphy (shown here) lose his vicarage? Will Leonard lose his lover? Will a charismatic stranger ruin lives? All of that (plus a murder) converges. The solutions come too easily, but richly drawn characters make up for flimsy plots. Read more…
1) “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes,” 8 p.m., HBO. Taylor (shown here) had a life that was epic in every way – tabloid (widowed once, divorced seven times) … charitable (an early backer of AIDS causes … professional. She won two Oscars and did potent movies adapted from Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams (twice) and Edward Albee. This documentary uses 40 hours of audio tapes. Read more…
1) Olympics: track-and-field, NBC. This used to be the Olympics core. It gave us the stars – Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Jim Thorpe, Flo-Jo, Bruce Jenner, Rev. Bob Richards, Carl Lewis, Dick Fosbury, more. Now Americans prefer swimming, gymnastics and such, but it’s time for track (shown here in a previous Olympics) to begin That’s 10-10:40 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. ET, then in the 8-11 p.m. recap Read more…
1) Football, 8 p.m. ET, ABC and ESPN. A week before other pre-season games, here’s the Hall of Fame game. The Houston Texans, 11-8 last season, face the Chicago Bears, 7-10. Many teams avoid playing top quarterbacks pre-season, but the Bears have said Caleb Williams (shown here), the No. 1 draft pick, will get some action. Read more…
1) Olympics. There are medals today in swimming (2:15 p.m. ET, NBC) and individual gymnastics. Team events for the U.S. include women’s beach volleyball, 9 a.m., NBC; and men’s basketball (shown here in the opening win over Serbia), 1 p.m., USA. Also, triathlon on NBC; archery, women’s BMX, more on USA. Then it’s all repackaged, from 8-11 p.m. on NBC. Read more…
1) Olympics: women’s gymnastics (shown here) team finals, NBC. One of the peak points in the Olympics comes early. The team title always brings a stir. (Remember 1996, with a hobbled Kerri Strug sticking her landing in a narrow U.S. win?) You can catch it live at 12:15 p.m. ET or as part of the nightly wrap-up, from 8-11. Then things re-start, with all the individual events.
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1) Olympics: men’s team gymnastics, NBC. Unlike other events, gymnastics starts fast, hands out team medals, then starts all over.. The team finals are today for men (shown here) and Tuesday for women; individuals medals start Wednesday, You can catch this live – 11:30 a.m. ET today, 12:15 p.m. Tuesday – or wait for the evening wrap-ups, from 8-11 p.m. Read more…
1) Olympics. The first weekend concludes with medals today in swimming, skateboarding (shown here) and more, plus early rounds in everything from basketball and soccer to volleyball (indoor and outdoor) and gymnastics. During the day, everything’s live on NBC, USA, CNBC, Peacock and beyond. Then NBC repackages the day, from 8-11 p.m. Read more…
1) Olympics begin. In a bold move, NBC is dumping its time-shift approach. Instead, it’s showing every event live — NBC, USA or CNBC, plus Peacock – when it happens, then repackaging it from 8-11 p.m. daily on NBC. That starts today, with some medals being handed out in swimming (shown here), diving, skateboarding and more. Read more…
