Posted on 02/12/2010 11:06:14 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
NBC 7:30 p.m.-Midnight — Opening Ceremony-Parade of Nations and Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual K-90 Competition.
2:40-6 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
Saturday, Feb. 13
NBC 2-6 p.m. — Men's Speed Skating-5000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual K-90 Gold Medal Final; Women's Biathlon-7.5km Sprint Gold Medal Final.
8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Short Track-1500 Competition, Semifinals and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Freestyle Skiing-Moguls Competition and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Alpine Skiing-Downhill Gold Medal Final.
Midnight-1 a.m. — Men's Luge-Singles Competition; Women's Short Track-3000 Relay Semifinals and 500 Competition; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1-4:30 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
CNBC 3-5:30 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Sweden vs. Switzerland (LIVE).
8-10:30 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Slovakia (LIVE).
MSNBC 3-5:30 a.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Slovakia (replay).
Sunday, Feb. 14 NBC 1-6 p.m. — Women's Speed Skating-3000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Nordic Combined-Individual Gold Medal Final: K-90 Jumping (LIVE) and 10km Cross Country (LIVE); Men's Luge-Singles Competition (LIVE); Men's Biathlon-10km Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
7-11 p.m. — Figure Skating-Pairs Short Program (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Moguls Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Moguls Competition; Men's Luge-Singles, Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skiing-Super Combined Gold Medal Final.
11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m. — Figure Skating-Pairs Post Game; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
12:05-4:05 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA 3-5:30 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-USA vs. China (LIVE).
CNBC 7:30-10 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Finland vs. Russia (LIVE).
MSNBC 3-5:30 a.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-USA vs. China (replay).
Monday, Feb. 15 NBC 1-5 p.m. — Men's Snowboard-Snowboard Cross Competition (LIVE); Men's Cross Country-15km Individual Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Cross Country-10km Individual Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
8 p.m.-Midnight — Figure Skating-Pairs Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Speed Skating-500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m. — Women's Luge-Competition; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
MSNBC 5:30-8 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Switzerland (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Sweden vs. Slovakia.
Tuesday, Feb. 16 NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's Biathlon-12.5km Pursuit Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Biathlon-10km Pursuit Gold Medal Final.
8 p.m.-Midnight — Men's Figure Skating-Short Program (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Snowboard Cross Gold Medal Final; Women's Speed Skating-500 Gold Medal Final; Men's Alpine Skiing-Super Combined Gold Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m. — Women's Luge-Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. Germany (LIVE).
CNBC 5 p.m.-5 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Norway (LIVE); Russia vs. Latvia (LIVE) Women's Curling-USA vs. Japan (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Finland vs. China (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. Norway.
MSNBC 5:30-8 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Russia (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m. — Men's Curling-Canada vs. Germany.
Wednesday, Feb. 17 NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's and Women's Cross Country-Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's and Women's Cross Country-Sprint Competition.
8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Snowboard-Halfpipe Semifinal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Halfpipe Competition; Men's Speed Skating-1000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Short Track-5000 Relay Semifinal (LIVE) and 1000 Competition (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skiing-Downhill Gold Medal Final.
12:05-1:30 a.m. — Women's Short Track-500 Competition, Semifinal and Gold Medal Final; Doubles Luge-Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1:30-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-3 p.m. — Women's Curling-USA vs. Germany (LIVE).
MSNBC 3-8 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Finland vs. Belarus (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Sweden (LIVE).
3-6 a.m. — Women's Curling-Japan vs. Canada.
CNBC 5 p.m.-5 a.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Sweden vs. Germany (LIVE); Czech Republic vs. Slovakia (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Switzerland vs. Slovakia (LIVE); Women's Curling-Britain vs. Sweden.
Thursday, Feb. 18 NBC 3-5 p.m. — Women's Snowboard-Halfpipe Competition (LIVE); Women's Biathlon-15km Individual Gold Medal Final.
8 p.m.-Midnight — Men's Figure Skating-Free Skate Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Halfpipe Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Halfpipe Semifinals; Women's Speed Skating-1000 Gold Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m. — Men's and Women's Skeleton-Competition; Men's Biathlon-20km Individual Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-5:30 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Norway (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. Denmark (LIVE).
CNBC 5 p.m.-5 a.m.; Women's Curling-USA vs. Denmark (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Canada vs. Switzerland (LIVE); Slovakia vs. Russia (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Russia vs. China (LIVE); Men's Curling-France vs. Canada.
MSNBC 5:30-8 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Finland (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m. — Women's Curling-Canada vs. Germany.
Friday, Feb. 19
NBC 3-5 p.m. — Women's Cross Country-15km Pursuit Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final Analysis.
8-11:30 p.m. — Figure Skating-Compulsory Dance (LIVE); Men's and Women's Skeleton-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Alpine Skiing-Super G Gold Medal Final; Ski Jumping-Individual K-120 Large Hill Competition.
12:05-1:30 a.m. — Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1:30-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-3 p.m. — Women's Curling-USA vs. Russia (LIVE).
MSNBC 3-5:30 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Belarus vs. Sweden (LIVE).
Midnight-3 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Finland vs. Germany (LIVE).
3-6 a.m. — Men's Curling-Denmark vs. Canada.
CNBC 5 p.m.-1 a.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. France (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Czech Republic vs. Latvia (LIVE); Women's Curling-Denmark vs. Canada (LIVE).
NBC 1-6 p.m. — Women's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Competition (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Individual: K-120 Large Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Cross Country-30km Pursuit Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Short Track-1000 Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Speed Skating-1500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Two-Man Bobsled-Competition (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skiing-Super G Gold Medal Final.
Midnight-1 a.m. — Women's Short Track-1500 Competition, Semifinal and Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1-4:30 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
MSNBC Noon-5:30 p.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. Sweden (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Switzerland vs. Norway (LIVE).
7:30-10 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Slovakia vs. Latvia (LIVE).
Midnight-3 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Belarus vs. Germany (LIVE).
3-6 a.m. — Men's Curling-Norway vs. Denmark.
CNBC 5-8 p.m. — Women's Curling-USA vs. Britain (LIVE).
10 p.m.-1 a.m. — Men's Curling-Canada vs. Britain (LIVE).
Sunday, Feb. 21
NBC Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Russia vs. Czech Republic (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Ski Cross Competition (LIVE); Men's Biathlon-15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Two-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.
7-11 p.m. — Figure Skating-Original Dance (LIVE); Women's Speed Skating-1500 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Ski Cross Gold Medal Final; Men's Alpine Skiing-Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Two-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. — Women's Biathlon-12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
12:35-4:35 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
MSNBC Noon-3 p.m. — Women's Curling-USA vs. Canada (LIVE).
7-10 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-USA vs. Canada (LIVE).
Midnight-3 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Finland vs. Sweden (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m. — Women's Curling-China vs. Canada.
CNBC 5-8 p.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. Britain (LIVE).
10 p.m.-1 a.m. — Women's Curling-USA vs. Sweden (LIVE).
Monday, Feb. 22
NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's and Women's Cross Country-Team Sprints Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Team Sprints Semifinals.
8 p.m.-Midnight — Figure Skating-Dance Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Competition (LIVE); Ski Jumping-Team K-120 Large Hill Gold Medal Final.
12:35-2 a.m. — Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Curling-USA vs. Canada (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE).
CNBC 5 p.m.- 1 a.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE); Men's Curling-USA vs. China (LIVE); Women's Curling-Sweden vs. Canada (LIVE).
MSNBC 3-5:30 a.m. — Men's Curling-Germany vs. Britain.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
NBC 3-5 p.m. Men's Speed Skating-10,000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Biathlon-4x6km Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
8 p.m.-Midnight — Ladies Figure Skating-Short Program (LIVE); Women's Bobsled-Competition (LIVE); Women's Freestyle Skiing-Ski Cross Competition and Gold Medal Final; Nordic Combined-Team Gold Medal Final: K-120 Jumping and 4x5km Relay.
12:35-2 a.m. — Ladies Figure Skating-Post Game; Medal Plaza-Award Ceremonies
2-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Women's Curling-USA vs. China (LIVE).
CNBC 5 p.m.-2:30 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Elimination Round Game (LIVE); Men's Curling-China vs. Canada (LIVE).
MSNBC 10 p.m.-1 a.m. — Women's Curling-USA vs. Switzerland (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m. — Women's Curling-Canada vs. Russia.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Quarterfinal (LIVE).
8-11:30 p.m. — Women's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Bobsled-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Short Track-500 Competition (LIVE); Women's Alpine Skating-Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Men's Cross Country-4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final.
12:05-1:30 a.m. — Women's Speed Skating-5000 Gold Medal Final; Women's Short Track-3000 Relay Gold Medal Final and 1000 Competition; Medal Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
1:30-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
MSNBC 5-8 p.m. — Curling-Tiebreaker (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m. — Curling-Tiebreaker.
CNBC 7 p.m.-2:30 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey -Quarterfinal (LIVE); Quarterfinal (LIVE); Quarterfinal (LIVE).
Thursday, Feb. 25
NBC 3-5 p.m. — Women's Cross Country-4x5km Relay Gold Medal Final; Ladies Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final Preview.
8 p.m.-Midnight — Ladies Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Ice Hockey-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Freestyle Skiing-Aerials Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Nordic Combined-Individual Gold Medal Final: K-120 Jumping and 10km Cross-Country.
12:35-2 a.m — Ladies Figure Skating-Gold Medal Final Post Game; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
2-5 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-3 p.m. — Women's Curling-Semifinal (LIVE).
MSNBC 2-4:30 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Bronze Medal Game (LIVE).
6-9 p.m. — Women's Ice Hockey-Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
3-6 a.m. — Women's Curling-Semifinal.
CNBC 5-8 p.m. — Men's Curling-Semifinal (LIVE).
Friday, Feb. 26
NBC 3-5 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Competition.
8-11:30 p.m. — Men's Short Track-500 Quarterfinals, Semifinal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); 5000 Relay Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Women's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Women's Alpine Skiing-Slalom Gold Medal Final; Four-Man Bobsled-Competition.
12:05-1:30 a.m. — Women's Short Track-1000 Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Gold Medal Final; Men's Biathlon-4x7.5km Relay Gold Medal Final; Medals Plaza-Award Ceremonies.
USA Noon-3 p.m. — Women's Curling-Bronze Medal Match (LIVE).
MSNBC 3:30-5:30 p.m. — Men's Speed Skating-Pursuit Semifinals (LIVE); Women's Speed Skating-Pursuit Quarterfinals (LIVE).
3-5:30 a.m. — Men's Curling-Semifinal.
CNBC 6 p.m.-Midnight — Women's Curling-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Ice Hockey-Semifinal (LIVE).
Saturday, Feb. 27
NBC 1 a.m.-6 p.m. — Women's Cross Country-30km Mass Start Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's and Women's Speed Skating-Pursuit Gold Medal Finals (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Qualifying Competition (LIVE); Men's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinals; Four-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.
8-11 p.m. — Figure Skating-Champions Gala; Men's Snowboard-Parallel Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Men's Alpine Skiing-Slalom Gold Medal Final; Four-Man Bobsled-Gold Medal Final.
1:02-4 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
USA Noon-3 p.m. — Men's Curling-Bronze Medal Match (LIVE).
CNBC 6-9 p.m. — Men's Curling-Gold Medal Final (LIVE).
MSNBC 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Bronze Medal Game (LIVE).
3-6 a.m. — Men's Curling-Gold Medal Final.
Sunday, Feb. 28
NBC Noon-6 p.m. — Men's Ice Hockey-Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Cross Country-50km Gold Medal Final (LIVE),
7-10:30 p.m. — Closing Ceremony (LIVE)
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. — Vancouver Closing Party.
12:35-3:30 a.m. — Primetime Replay.
MSNBC 6 a.m.-Noon — Figure Skating-Champions Gala; Figure Skating-The Medalists
Universal Sports Daily Programming 2-3 p.m. — "The Vancouver Figure Skating Hour" — A look back and ahead to primetime figure skating, detailing key athletes, competitions and storylines. Includes continuing news updates and live results ticker.
10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. — Live Olympic news updates with a news ticker providing round-the-clock results.
The whole opening was at once visually stunning and totally boring. I don't know how that happens.
Olympic Men's Downhill Postponed To Monday (rain/slush on the course)...good grief
actually I take that back. I know one aspect that made it boring: each piece/vignette went on FAR too long.
“The whole opening was at once visually stunning and totally boring. I don’t know how that happens.”
Haven’t you seen many movies in the last 20 years?
So much emphasis on “visual effects” with no (good) story. Especially since they got to play with computers.
It’s the same principle. Making it technically impressive doesn’t mean it gets the soul.
My take: I thought it was pretty good. However, as always, I have reservations/critiques:
1-Indian emphasis. I don’t mind having the sub-cultures in there; it’s interesting and part of the whole. But not only was there quite a bit of lingering on this issue, but what was with the “PLEASE *WELCOME* THE LOCAL TRIBES!” WELCOME? They’re already there! The host country is supposed to welcome OUTSIDERS! Not outsiders welcome a few people from the inside? Give me a break.
2-The punk fiddlers. I wasn’t sure from Costas’ ravings what was going on - did this guy get drunk and have these visions of punkie fiddlers (at ONE bar)? Are they really that prominent to go on and on for I can’t count with them dancing and fiddling? I never knew about these people at all, much less that they were so important. (Never mind they struck me as weird exactly because real punks would NEVER do anything so nerdy as fiddling and - yikes - actual dancing!)
3-General long-windedness of many presentations, and in many cases not really adding to any story (the boy in the heather).
4-So many switch-offs inside the stadium with the flame; I know now it was to let them all light, but still, it was sort of chaotic.
5-Cauldron shaft malfunction - ‘nuff said.
6-Cauldron logistics. In the middle of the stadium, not up high. Are they going to use this stadium for events are not? I was wondering if they were going to leave this flame as is and waste a stadium. Then having another cauldron FAR away from the stadium apparently - that’s not even “high” that most in the city could see it (hark to Costas’ remarks inside)! It was no higher than in the stadium! Too much “ceremony” with 2 cauldrons, covering about a half hour of time from the stadium entrance.
Most of that stuff should be probated, especially the ring. He has no claim to anything that he was not specifically bequeathed in the will; he cannot presume what your parents might have done. I hope this is in probate court.
OMG what a funny thread. I wonder if the Canadian socialists will award Obama a gold medal, for "what he might accomplish"
Actually, no I don’t watch movies much. :-) At least in part for that reason.
I stayed up and watched it the second time. Man...I was up late!
Great assessment.
I think it probably was a BIG mistake if they got rid of a section in order to focus more on the luger killed.
It made the whole thing really disjointed. The moment of silence was almost enough.
I, for one, appreciate that Celine Dion wasn’t “in the house”... I dunno, maybe it’s just crazy ‘ol me in my pre-menopausal state (and I know she’s the world’s most famous Canadian), but I just cringe when I see her and/or when she opens her mouth.
I agree with you, Lainie — I found the whole thing totally boring, but visually I enjoyed the entire show with the whales and the separation of the icebergs... Beautiful Imagery!
Oh I’m not saying I missed her or anything, don’t get me wrong. :)
NBC said what — they’d be losing $200 to $250 million on the Games? Does that mean local affiliates have extra time to sell?
Bill Haslam (currently mayor of Knoxville, running for Governor) has run a couple of commercials on the NBC affiliate — I’m guessing the same ones might have run in Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, etc.
Here’s a wacky idea — if NBC has $200 to $250 million worth of unsold ad time — why don’t they just run fewer commercials? Yeah, let the local affiliates have a few extra spots, but if they’re definitely losing money, why not just bite the bullet all the way?
Yeah, I think there are local spots built into every half hour or so.....
I see we have more dribble coming out of Boob Costass’s mouth!!
I’m glad to see we are repeating the format or only seeing the top few competitors and copious amounts amounts of bob costas running his stupid mouth. I’ve noticed that the non-primetime coverage is much, much better.
Might have something to do with why they are losing 200M. I miss the days when ABC used to do it and do it right.
My tivo fast forward button is getting quite a workout while watching the “coverage’ from NBC which must mean Nothing But Commercials.
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