Olympics 2024 TV coverage: TV schedule, channels and live stream details

Team GB have enjoyed a terrific start to the Games and will be determined to finish with a flourish.

Check out our Olympics on today guide, including hand-picked highlights from Olympic gold medallists and experts

There are thousands of hours of terrific competition to come, with BBC and discovery+ set to guide the nation through all the biggest moments – and niche interests – with 329 medal events to be fought over across 32 sports.

It's hard to believe, but the last Olympic Games hosted in a European time zone was London 2012, with the previous two editions hosted by Brazil and Japan.

The UK-friendly timings in France mean millions more British fans will be able to tune in for the Games without resorting to super early – or even late – alarm clocks.

RadioTimes.com brings you the ultimate TV guide to watching the Olympics 2024, including channel details, live stream information and more.

Our schedule below contains all of the broadcast times for BBC, Eurosport and discovery+.

For a comprehensive guide to specific events on each channel, each day, check our Olympics 2024 on today guide to be updated daily.

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How to watch the Olympics on TV and live stream online

discovery+ and Eurosport will be the predominant broadcaster of the Olympic Games 2024 in the UK.

Every single minute of Olympics action will be broadcast across the discovery+ online streaming platform, totalling around 3,800 hours over the course of the Games, while the Eurosport channels will host wall-to-wall coverage each day.

Fans will be spoiled for choice with more than 55 live feeds constantly rolling to cover every single event.

The BBC also boasts TV rights throughout the Games, but is restricted to one live channel, plus one live stream online.

The company will broadcast over 250 hours of action with BBC One or BBC Two to broadcast the best of the live action each day, with that coverage plus an extra online feed to be made available on BBC iPlayer.

Don’t miss a minute of the Games with our complete 16-day Olympics TV Guide download, including how to watch all the action on TV, online, on catch-up and on the radio.

Olympics TV schedule

All UK time. All subject to change.

For the full list of events and times, go to our Olympics 2024 on today guide.

Day 13: Thursday 8th August

discovery+/Eurosport

• All day – discovery+
• 7am – 10:30pm – Eurosport 1 and 2

BBC

• 6:20am – 11:00pm – Olympics Extra – BBC iPlayer and Red Button
• 8:00am – 1:00pm – BBC One
• 1:00pm – 1:45pm – BBC Two
• 1:45pm – 6:00pm – BBC One
• 6:00pm – 7:00pm – BBC Two
• 7:00pm – 10:00pm – BBC One

Day 14: Friday 9th August

discovery+/Eurosport

• All day – discovery+
• 7am – 10:30pm – Eurosport 1 and 2

BBC

• 6:20am – 11:00pm – Olympics Extra – BBC iPlayer and Red Button
• 8:00am – 1:00pm – BBC One
• 1:00pm – 1:45pm – BBC Two
• 1:45pm – 6:00pm – BBC One
• 6:00pm – 7:00pm – BBC Two
• 7:00pm – 10:00pm – BBC One

Day 15: Saturday 10th August

discovery+/Eurosport

• All day – discovery+
• 7am – 10:30pm – Eurosport 1 and 2

BBC

• 6:45am – 1:15pm – BBC One
• 6:45am – 10:00pm – Olympics Extra – BBC iPlayer and Red Button
• 1:30pm – 5:30pm – BBC One
• 5:30pm – 5:50pm – BBC Two
• 5:50pm – 10:00pm – BBC One

Day 16: Sunday 11th August

discovery+/Eurosport

• All day – discovery+
• 7am – 10:30pm – Eurosport 1 and 2

BBC

• 6:50am – 1:15pm – BBC One
• 6:50am – 6:00pm – Olympics Extra – BBC iPlayer and Red Button
• 1:30pm – 5:35pm – BBC One

Closing ceremony

• 7:25pm – 10:30pm – BBC One

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