Mexico City 1968
United States
ABC Broadcast Schedule
(All times Eastern Daylight Time)
Sunday, October 6th
Evening (one hour) - Olympic Preview
Saturday, October 12th
1:00-3:00 - Opening Ceremony
Sunday, October 13th
7:00-8:00
Track and Field (tape) - Men's 100 meters heats (tape), Men's shot put qualifying (tape), Men's 400 meters hurdles (tape), Men's 800 meters heats (tape), Men's 100 meters second round (tape), Men's 10,000 meters FINAL (live)
Weightlifting - Bantamweight final (live and tape)
Basketball - Possible coverage, first round (live and tape)
Rowing - Eliminations (tape)
Volleyball - Women, US vs Japan (tape)
Volleyball - Women, USSR vs Czechoslovakia (live and tape)
Monday, October 14th
| Sport | Events |
|---|---|
| Track and Field | Women's 100 meters heats (tape)
Men's pole vault qualifying (tape) Men's discus qualifying (tape) Women's 400 meters heats (tape) |
| Basketball | Possible coverage, first round (live) |
| Sport | Events |
|---|---|
| Track and Field | Men's shot put FINAL (tape)
Women's javelin FINAL (tape) Possible coverage, men's 100 meters semifinals (tape) Women's long jump FINAL (live) Possible coverage, men's 800 meters semifinals (tape) Start men's 20 km walk (live) Possible coverage, men's steeplechase heats (live) |
| Sport | Events |
|---|---|
| Track and Field | Men's 100 meters FINAL (tape)
Men's 20,000 meters walk FINAL (tape) |
| Weight Lifting | Featherweight Final LVE |
| Basketball | Possible coverage, first round (live) |
| Volleyball | Possible coverage, women, Poland vs USSR (tape) |
1968 Summer Olympics (October 12-27)
(Mexico City, Mexico) (ABC)
10/12 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
10/13 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
10/14 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-11 p.m.
10/15 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
10/16 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
10/17 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
10/18 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
10/19 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
10/20 5 p.m.-7 p.m., 11 p.m.-Midnight
10/21 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-11 p.m.
10/22 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-7:30, 9:30 p.m.-10 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
10/23 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m-7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-11 p.m.
10/24 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-11 p.m.
10/25 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 9 p.m.-10 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
10/26 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m., 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
10/27 6 p.m.-9 p.m.