Monday Olympics TV Schedule (July 26): Which Events Are Live on NBC, USA, CNBC?

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Jul 26, 2021, 11:51 AM EDT

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Navigating the Olympics TV schedule can be tricky given the 13-hour time difference and tape-delayed events that NBC shows throughout the day.
Here are the live events for Tuesday, including swimming finals, tennis and volleyball.

The 13-hour time difference to Tokyo makes watching the Summer Olympics in the United States a little tricky. Hopefully we can help.

NBC is showing Olympic action all day on more than a half-dozen channels, but not all of it is live. This isn't a new concept, of course. Portions of the Olympics have been tape-delayed for decades.

But this makes the Olympics a difficult casual betting event because you never know what's live — on Monday, NBC will flip back and forth between live swimming finals and men's gymnastics, which will actually take place in the morning in the Eastern Time Zone and be on delay.

Below is Monday's live schedule; some start times aren't exact, since NBC will switch between events.

Monday Live Olympics TV Schedule

Sport	Event	Time \| TV
M Basketball	Argentina vs. Slovenia	12:40 a.m. \| CNBC
W Water Polo	USA vs. China	1 a.m. \| CNBC
Archery	Men's Team Final	2 a.m. \| CNBC
Tennis	Men's/Women's Second Round	2 a.m. \| Olympic
Skeet Shooting	Men's Final	2 a.m. \| USA
Diving	Men's Synchronized Platform Final	2 a.m. \| USA
Canoe Slalom	Men's Final	2 a.m. \| USA
Rugby	Men's Qualifying	2 a.m. \| USA
Swimming	Qualifying	2 a.m. \| USA
Basketball	3x3	2 a.m. \| USA
M Volleyball	Brazil vs. Argentina	8:45 a.m. \| USA
Beach Volleyball	Women's Qualifying	8 p.m. \| CNBC
M Water Polo	U.S. vs. South Africa	8 p.m. \| CNBC
Swimming	Finals	9:30 p.m. \| NBC
Tennis	M Round 2 Singles	10 p.m. \| Olympic
Tennis	W Round 3 Singles	10 p.m. \| Olympic
Rugby	M Qualifying	10 p.m. \| CNBC
Fencing	W Team Epee	10 p.m. \| CNBC
Beach Volleyball	Men's Qualifying	11 p.m. \| USA
Softball	Bronze Medal Game	12 a.m. \| CNBC
W Basketball	USA vs. Nigeria	12:40 a.m. \| USA

Basketball

Two interesting basketball games will bookend Monday's coverage — first, it's Slovenia vs. Argentina in men's hoops if you're on the West Coast or a night owl. We like Luka Doncic's squad as a 6-point favorite.

Early Tuesday morning, the U.S. women's basketball team will try to start their tournament on the right foot when they meet Nigeria in qualifying.

Swimming

NBC's primetime coverage jumps around to many different events, but swimming will be the highlight.

We'll get the finals for the following events:

Men's 200m freestyle
Women's 100m breast stroke
Men's 100m backstroke
Women's 100m backstroke

There will be other semifinals and heats throughout the night, as well.

Beach Volleyball

USA's April Ross and Alix Klineman play Spain at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, which will be featured in NBC's primetime coverage. They're a -400 favorite.

Two American men's teams will be in action on Monday night, with Phil Dalhausser and Nicholas Lucena facing Argentina in Pool D at 10 p.m. ET.

Dalhausser and Lucena are actually a +175 underdog in that match.

Tennis

Olympic tennis features 64-player brackets, and we're getting into the second and third rounds, so the fields will start to thin out. Until then, we'll get hours of coverage on Olympic Channel beginning at 10 p.m. ET.

Women's Water Polo

The United States is an 11.5-point favorite over China in women's water polo, which is live at 2 a.m. ET. It seems like a lot considering it's the only spread over 3.5 on Monday.

Men's Volleyball

If you want to see elite indoor volleyball, don't miss Brazil vs. Argentina on Monday morning. While live-ish Olympic coverage will be on USA all morning, those two teams are scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. ET.

Brazil was the second favorite entering the tournament at DraftKings, behind only Poland.

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