The 2021 Tokyo Olympics Will Stream Live on Peacock Starting in July 24

The Tokyo Olympics have been rescheduled for this summer, after being cancelled for a year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. And every four years, viewers must figure out how to watch them. Things are more complicated this year because a much smaller event is being held while the pandemic is still ongoing. However, with the abundance of streaming options in addition to TV broadcasts, there are more ways to watch the Olympics than ever before. And NBC, which broadcasts the Olympics in the United States every year, is expanding the ways to watch the Tokyo Olympics: through streaming.

Peacock and NBC Olympics announced that the Tokyo Olympics will be streamed live on Peacock, with four live studio shows every day to allow fans to catch up and “keep up on the must-see moments of the Summer Games.”

Beginning July 24, the day after the Opening Ceremony, the four shows — which include the live competition show Tokyo LIVE, the review show Tokyo Gold, the female athlete-focused On Her Turf at the Olympics, and the highlight-packed Tokyo Tonight — will be available for free on Tokyo NOW, Peacock's channel dedicated to the Games. NBC Olympics produces all studio content.

“Peacock is thrilled to be streaming the most anticipated Olympics in history,” said Jen Brown, Peacock's SVP of Topical Programming and Development. “Our shows on the Tokyo NOW channel will provide audiences with the latest and greatest from the Games, including live competition each morning and quality coverage every night, all for free.”

See below for a synopsis of each of the four shows.

LIVE IN TOKYO

Every morning on Peacock, Tokyo Olympics LIVE will broadcast live coverage of some of the day's Olympic events. Tokyo LIVE will feature live competition, interviews, highlights, medal ceremonies, and athlete profiles. Tokyo LIVE will be available from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET every day.

Tokyo Gold

Tokyo Gold will provide viewers with an in-depth look at the day's most compelling performances. This hour-long highlight program will feature outstanding moments with in-depth packages, expert analysis, and compelling athlete interviews. Tokyo Gold will stream daily from 11 a.m. to noon ET as the competition concludes in Tokyo, and will repeat every hour between noon ET and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, and noon ET to 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.

At the Olympics, she was on her home turf.

Peacock will honor female athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics with features, interviews, and timely coverage. Women have won more than half of Team USA's medals in the last two Summer Olympics, and On Her Turf will follow their biggest female stars in Tokyo. Follow On Her Turf, NBC Sports' female empowerment brand, on Instagram and Twitter in the run-up to the Games. On Her Turf at the Olympics will air Monday through Saturday from 7 to 7:30 p.m. ET, and Sunday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. ET.

Tokyo Tonight Peacock will close out the evening with Tokyo Tonight. The primetime show will immerse viewers in the middle of the competition day in Tokyo, with fast-paced highlights of events as they unfold. Interviews, features, and live reports from the host city will all be used to make the viewer feel as if they are present at the Games. Monday through Saturday, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight ET, and Sunday, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.

Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organisers Confirm Overseas Fan ban

The Olympic Games that were originally scheduled to occur last year, are due to begin on 23 July and end on 8 August. The Paralympics happen from 24 August-5 September. Tickets purchased overseas through official channels will be refunded.

 

The decision, which was not unexpected, is due to continuing uncertainty involving the Covid-19 outbreak, together with international travel limited and variant coronavirus strains emerging. Japan is unlikely to be open to foreign tourists from the summer and it was felt some caution within this issue ought to be provided now.

"To be able to give clarity to ticket-holders residing abroad and also to allow them to adapt their travel plans in this phase, the parties on the Japanese side come to the conclusion that they will not have the ability to enter Japan in the time of their Olympic and Paralympic Games. This decision will further contribute to ensure safe and secure Games for all participants and the Japanese people."

"I know our Japanese spouses and buddies did not reach this decision lightly. Together with them, the IOC's top priority was, is and stays to cram secure Olympic and Paralympic Games for everybody -- all the participants , clearly, our gracious hosts, the Japanese people.

A joint announcement from the five parties involved with the interview read:"Currently, the Covid-19 situation in Japan and many other countries around the world is still quite challenging and several variant strains have surfaced, whilst international traveling remains severely restricted globally. Based on the current situation of the pandemic, it is exceedingly unlikely that entry into Japan is going to be guaranteed this summer for people from abroad.

"We stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the side of our Japanese partners and friends, with no kind of booking, to create the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 a great success"

Thomas Bach, the IOC president, said:"We share the disappointment of all enthusiastic Olympic fans from around the Earth, not to mention the relatives and friends of all the athletes who had been intending to come to the Games. For this I'm truly sorry. We know that this is a excellent sacrifice for everybody. We have stated from the very start of this pandemic it is going to demand sacrifices. 

An announcement was made after a meeting of the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Tokyo metropolitan authorities, the Tokyo 2020 organising committee as well as the administration of Japan on Saturday.

"However we have also stated that the very first principle is security. Every decision must respect the principle of security first.