MICHAEL PHELPS TO JOIN NBCUNIVERSAL’S COVERAGE OF OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024
Phelps – the most Decorated Olympian of all Time — to join Daytime as well Primetime shows with NBC as well Peacock & Swimming Coverage from Paris La Defense Arena
Starting tonight starting at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT NBC as well Peacock, Phelps Joins Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gains in the Booth at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics is Friday, July 26, on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo
STAMFORD, Conn. 21 June 20242024 – 21 June 2024Michael Phelps has earned greater than total Olympic medals (28) and gold medals (23) than anyone else in the history of sports, will be part of the NBCUniversal coverage of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris this summer. It was announced on Tuesday.
Phelps who will be returning to the NBCU coverage following his participation in for the Tokyo Olympics for 2021. will provide commentary and analysis of the morning and primetime shows that air in Paris at NBC and Peacock and will be joined by Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines in the booth to cover a specific swimming events at the Paris La Defense Arena. Elizabeth Beisel will serve as a correspondent/analyst and Melissa Stark a reporter at the swimming venue in Paris.
The broadcast will begin this evening around 8.30 p.m. ET/PT NBC as well as Peacock, Phelps, who was a participant at 5 Olympic Games from 2000-16, will join Hicks and Gaines in the studio during NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis.
“We are excited to have Michael return to our coverage across both daytime and primetime, and of course, the place where no one knows more about winning – at the pool,” said Molly Solomon, Executive Producer and President, NBC Olympics Production. “With his ability to analyze and entertain, our viewers are in for another gold-medal performance.”
When they come to Paris during the July holiday, best athletes will be competing against an impressive backdrop in one of the stunning cities in the world, where they will compete in the most modern Olympic Games were conceived 130 years ago. This is three times Paris has been the host of Olympic games in the Olympics (1900 as well as 1924) which will tie London as the top contender time as an Summer Games host. Los Angeles (1932, 1984) will join the two cities as it hosts its first Summer Games in the U.S. in 32 years, in 2028.
It is believed that the Paris organizers are reinventing the Games to allow them to be more accessible to the general public and show off its city’s beauty to all the world. In a first, the competitions will be held in the midst of famous Parisian landmarks, including beach volleyball on The Eiffel Tower, horse riding in the Palace of Versailles, and urban sports at Place de la Concorde. The competition for surfing will be held about 10,000 miles away from Paris in Tahiti as a part French Polynesia.
It is expected that the NBC broadcast network as well as the streaming service Peacock will serve as the primary platforms for the reporting for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which will be held from July 26 to August. 11. Go here to find more information about linear programming as well as click here for more information about Peacock’s Olympic experience with Peacock. NBC as well as Peacock will be presenting an on-demand coverage of the Opening Ceremony on July 26, starting around Noon ET. Telemundo will be providing Spanish-language coverage starting with 1 p.m. ET. Primetime coverage begins at 7:15 p.m. Eastern Time/Pacific time on NBC as well as Peacock.
NBCUniversal holds it owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2032, which will be held in Paris (2024), Milan Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028) and Brisbane (2032). The city that will host 2032’s Olympic Winter Games has not yet been determined.
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