Seoul 1988
United States
NBC Broadcast Schedule
Source - NBC-TV Olympic Schedule At Seoul, South Korea Sept. 16-Oct. 2
All Times EDT
Events shown as originally scheduled, not necessarily what actually aired
Thursday, September 15th
8 p.m.-11 p.m. -- Olympic Preview Show
Friday, September 16th
8 p.m.-midnight -- Opening Ceremony
Saturday, September 17th
4 p.m.-7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Diving (Women's Platform Final), Gymnastics (Men's Team Competition), Swimming (Men's and Women's Heats), Basketball (Men's Preliminaries), Boxing (Preliminaries), Volleyball (Men's Preliminaries).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night (included Men's Gymnastics - Team compulsories)
Sunday, September 18th
8 a.m.-noon.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Swimming (Four Men's and Women's Finals), Gymnastics (Women's Team Competition), Boxing (Preliminaries), Diving (Men's Springboard Preliminaries), Basketball (Women's Preliminaries), Volleyball (Men's Preliminaries).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Monday, September 19th
7 a.m.-10 a.m. (included Women's Gymnastics - Team compulsories)
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Diving (Men's Springboard Final), Basketball (Men's Preliminaries), Swimming (Men's and Women's Heats), Boxing (Preliminaries), Volleyball (Women's Preliminaries), Rowing (Heats).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night
Tuesday, September 20th
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Equestrian (Cross-Country Competition), Swimming (Five Men's and Women's Finals), Basketball (Men's Preliminaries), Boxing (Preliminaries), Cycling (Track Events), Water Polo (Preliminaries).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Wednesday, September 21st
7 a.m.-10 a.m. (included Men's cycling individual pursuit, USSR-Puerto Rico men's basketball, and equestrian endurance)
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Gymnastics (Men's All-Around Final), Boxing (Preliminaries), Volleyball (Men's Preliminaries, including USA-Argentina), Basketball (Women's Preliminaries), Rowing (Semifinals), Cycling (Track Events).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Thursday, September 22nd
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Gymnastics (Women's All-Around Final), Track (Women's Marathon), Swimming (Men's and Women's Heats), Boxing (Preliminaries), Basketball (Men's Preliminaries), Track (Women's Heptathlon-Day 1 Competition).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Friday, September 23rd
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Track (Men's 100-meter Final), Gymnastics (Men's Individual Apparatus Finals), Rowing (Finals), Swimming (Men's and Women's Heats), Volleyball (Men's Preliminaries), Equestrian (Jumping Competition).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night (Track & Field women's 100m quarterfinals, men's gymnastics event finals, heptathlon 800 meters)
Saturday, September 24th
Noon-1 p.m.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Track (Men's 400-meterHurdles Final), Gymnastics (Women's Individual Apparatus Finals), Track (Women's 100-meter Final), Rowing (Finals), Cycling (Women's Road Race Final), Basketball (Women's Preliminaries).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Sunday, September 25th
8 a.m.-noon.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Cycling (Men's Road Race Final), Track (Men's and Women's 800-meter Finals), Basketball (Men's Quarterfinals), Diving (Women's Springboard Preliminaries), Boxing (Preliminaries), Volleyball (Men's Preliminaries).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Monday, September 26th
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Boxing (Quarterfinals), Diving (Women's Springboard Final), Equestrian (Team Jumping Final), Basketball (Women's Semifinals, including USSR-USA), Volleyball (Women's Semifinals), Wrestling (Competition).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night (included men's diving, USA-Hungary women's water polo).
Tuesday, September 27th
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Track (Decathlon-Day 1 Competition), Boxing (Quarterfinals), Track (Men's 400-meter Final, men's and women's 200 meters), Basketball (Men's Semifinals, including USSR-USA), Diving (Men's Platform Preliminaries), Wrestling (Competition).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Wednesday, September 28th
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Weightlifting (Superheavyweight Final), Diving (Men's Platform Final), Basketball (Women's Final, Yugoslavia-USA), Boxing (Semifinals), Track (Decathlon-Day 2 Competition), Wrestling (Competition).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Thursday, September 29th
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Basketball (Men's Final), Track (Women's 100-meter Hurdles Final), Volleyball (Men's Semifinals, USA-Brazil), Synchronized Swimming (Solo Final), Canoeing (Finals), Wrestling (Competition), Boxing (Semifinals)
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Friday, September 30th
7 a.m.-10 a.m.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Track (Men's and Women's 1,500-meter Finals), Boxing (Finals-6 of 12), Synchronized Swimming (Duet Final), Track (Men's and Women's Relay Semifinals), Canoeing (Finals), Wrestling (Competition).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night (included Women's and Men's 4x400 Relay, women's synchronized swimming, women's tennis gold medal).
Saturday, October 1st
12 p.m.-1 p.m.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-midnight -- Volleyball (Men's Final), Boxing (Finals-Last 6), Equestrian (Grand Prix Jumping Final).
12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Late Night.
Sunday, October 2nd
8 a.m.-noon
7 p.m.**-11 p.m. -- Closing Ceremony.
** - Coverage follow NFL coverage on NBC which included a late finishing Chiefs-Jets game that ended in a tie
Tuesday, October 4th
8 p.m.-11 p.m. -- The Tribute, The Test, and the Triumph - Olympic Review Show
NBC Commentators
Hosts
Bryant Gumbel (Primetime)
Bob Costas (Late Night)
Gayle Gardner, Jimmy Cefalo, Jane Pauley (Morning)
Ahmad Rashad (Daytime)
Play-by-play/analysts
Baseball: Jay Randolph, Jim Kaat
Basketball: Dick Enberg/Tom Hammond, Al McGuire (men), Nancy Lieberman-Cline (women)
Boxing: Marv Albert, Ferdie Pacheco, Wallace Matthews (reporter)
Canoeing/Kayaking: Bucky Waters, Eric Evans
Cycling: Gary Gerould, Brian Drebber and Davis Phinney
Diving: Charlie Jones/Greg Lewis, Steve McFarland
Equestrian: Jim Simpson, Bill Steinkraus
Field Hockey: Greg Lewis
Football: Jay Randolph (men's final), Seamus Malin
Gymnastics: Dick Enberg, Mary Lou Retton and Bart Conner
Rowing: Joel Meyers, Steve Gladstone
Swimming: Don Criqui, John Naber, Armen Keteyian (reporter), Candy Costie-Bruke (syncho)
Table Tennis: Spencer Ross, Sean O'Neill, Bud Collins
Tennis: Bud Collins, JoAnne Russell
Track and field: Charlie Jones, Frank Shorter, Dwight Stones, Greg Foster, Dave Sims (reporter)
Volleyball: Bob Trumpy, Chris Marlowe
Water polo: John Naber, Jim Kruse
Wrestling: Russ Hellickson, Jeff Blatnick