NBC is reporting that an average of 31.1 million people tuned in to watch Michael Phelps win his eighth gold medal, breaking Spitz’s record for most gold medals won in a single Olympic. The high ratings made the broadcast the most viewed Saturday night program in 18 years. The audience peaked at around 40 million by 11:00 p.m., which was when Phelps and his three teammates raced for the gold. With all the Phelps hype, it’s a wonder if anything is going to top that as the 2008 Beijing Olympics marches on. We’ve got the schedule for Monday (Day 10).
MONDAY, AUGUST 18 – DAY 10
NBC and NBC HD
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Men's Volleyball – USA vs. Japan (LIVE)
Track & Field
Men's Diving – Springboard Competition
8:00 p.m. – Midnight
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men's Rings, Vault
Women's Uneven Bars
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
Men's Steeplechase, 400m Hurdles, Long Jump
Women's Pole Vault
Women's Beach Volleyball – Semifinal May-Treanor/Walsh vs. TBA (LIVE)
Women's Gymnastics – Trampoline Gold Medal Final
12:35 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Men's Diving – Springboard Semifinal
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
Women's 800m, Discus Throw
Women's Beach Volleyball - Semifinal
CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight – 2:00 a.m.
Softball – USA vs. China
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Boxing – 54kg, 57kg, +91kg Competition
USA and USA HD
2:00 a.m. - Noon
Men's Basketball – USA vs. Germany (LIVE)
Men's Water Polo – USA vs. Germany (LIVE)
Canoeing (LIVE)
Women's Field Hockey – USA vs. Great Britain (LIVE)
Synchronized Swimming (LIVE)
Women's Triathlon
Women's Table Tennis – Singles Competition
MSNBC
5:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Women's Soccer – Semifinals USA vs. Japan (LIVE)
Semifinals Brazil vs. Germany (LIVE)
Baseball – USA vs. China
Men's Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinals Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Ricardo/Emauel (BRA)
Quartefinals Nummerdor/Schuil (NED) vs. Geor/Gia (GEO)
Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals
Men's Handball – France vs. Poland
Men's Water Polo – Montenegro vs. Australia
Men's Weightlifting – 105kg Competition
Men's Table Tennis – Bronze Match and Gold Medal Final
OXYGEN
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Equestrian – Team Jumping Final
Gymnastics on Oxygen
TELEMUNDO
2:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Women's Diving – Springboard Gold Medal Final
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
8:00 a.m. – Noon
Women's Soccer – Semifinal (LIVE)
Men's Beach Volleyball - Quarterfinal
Boxing - Quarterfinals
Midnight – 1:00 a.m.
TBA
UNIVERSAL HD
24-hour MSNBC & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage
NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
2:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Men's Qualifying Round
2:30 a.m. – 4:15 a.m. China vs. Greece (LIVE)
4:45 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. Angola vs. Spain (LIVE)
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Iran vs. Croatia
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. USA vs. Germany (LIVE)
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Argentina vs. Russia (LIVE)
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Australia vs. Lithuania
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. USA vs. Germany (2nd half re-air)
NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Women's Semifinals
6:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Match #1 (LIVE)
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Match #2 (LIVE)
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Match Re-airs
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Match #1 (re-air)
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Match #2 (second half re-air)
NBCOlympics.com - LIVE STREAMING BROADBAND COVERAGE:
Baseball
Men's & Women's Field Hockey
Sailing – Competition & Gold Medal Finals
Men's Basketball
Canoeing – Flatwater Competition
Cycling – Track Events
Equestrian – Team Jumping Gold Medal Final
Men's Handball
Women's Handball
Women's Soccer – Semifinals
Softball
Men's Table Tennis – Team Bronze & Gold Medal Final, Singles Competition
Women's Table Tennis – Singles Competition
Men's Weightlifting – 105kg
Men's Wrestling – Freestyle 55kg, 60kg
Men Triathlon
Water Polo
