The wait for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is finally over. The event that takes place once every four years features some of the best athletes in the world and will commence across a two-week, hourly and daily period of some well-known sports like basketball, gymnastics and swimming, along with other non-traditional sports like boxing, fencing, handball and rugby, to name a few.
Athletes from 200 countries will compete for the right to earn supremacy with a gold medal, including some high-profile returns like LeBron James, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and many more.
The Olympics could be described as a celebration of countries, the continued globalization of sports, and the next generation of a wave of famous athletes to come through the sporting pipeline – a potential springboard to a long career in their sports.
But before the Olympics can fully get underway, there is always a beginning: the opening ceremony, which takes place on Friday, July 26.
What channel is the opening ceremony on?
- TV channel (U.S.): NBC
- Live stream: Fubo | Peacock
NBC returns with wall-to-wall coverage of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The ceremony will feature several prominent pop culture celebrities and ex-athletes, including Kelly Clarkson and Payton Manning.
Mike Tirico, who has previous experience in Olympic broadcasting, will handle play-by-play duties. Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb will be the analysts walking through the event’s pageantry.
For those without cable, fans can catch the Olympics through live streaming on Fubo, which offers a free trial before purchasing a long-term subscription. Those who only want to watch the Olympics can subscribe to Peacock with a participating provider and subscriber-based credentials.
What time is the Olympic opening ceremony?
- Start time: 1:30 p.m. ET
- Rebroadcast: 7:30 p.m. ET
Unlike the Tokyo Olympic opening ceremonies, the Paris version will have an early-afternoon start time for those looking to watch live. It will re-air in primetime beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock and Fubo.
Paris is six hours ahead of Eastern Time, hence the earlier start to the festivities in the U.S.
Olympic opening ceremony live stream
- Live stream: Fubo | Peacock | NBCOlympics.com
For those who are looking to stream the opening ceremony, it can be done in several ways, including Peacock, the NBC Olympics website and Fubo.
Olympic schedule 2024
There are events that take place over the three days leading up the opening ceremony, as soccer, handball and rugby will take center stage.
Below is the schedule of all the proceedings over the course of three-day period.
Wednesday, July 24
| Sport | Event | Start Time (ET) | Channel/Stream |
| Soccer | Men’s Group B: Argentina vs. Morocco | 9:00 a.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| Soccer | Men’s Group C: Uzbekistan vs. Spain | 9:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| Rugby | Men’s Pool Play (12 Matches) | 9:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Men’s Group A: Guinea vs. New Zealand | 11:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Men’s Group C: Egypt vs. Dominican Republic | 11:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Men’s Group B: Iraq vs. Ukraine | 1:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Men’s Group D: Japan vs. Paraguay | 1:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Men’s Group A: France vs. USA | 3:00 p.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| Soccer | Men’s Group D: Mali vs. Israel | 3:00 p.m. | Peacock |
Thursday, July 25
| Sport | Event | Start Time (ET) | Channel/Stream |
| Handball | Women’s Group A: Slovenia vs. Denmark | 3:00 a.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| Handball | Women’s Group B: Netherlands vs. Angola | 5:00 a.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| Handball | Women’s Group B: Spain vs. Brazil | 8:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| Rugby | Men’s Pool Play (6 Matches) | 8:00 a.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| Handball | Women’s Group A: Germany vs. South Korea | 10:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Women’s Group A: Canada vs. New Zealand | 11:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Women’s Group C: Spain vs. Japan | 11:00 a.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| Handball | Women’s Group B: Hungary vs. France | 1:00 p.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| Soccer | Women’s Group B: Germany vs. Australia | 1:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Women’s Group C: Nigeria vs. Brazil | 1:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Rugby | Men’s Quarterfinals & More | 2:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Handball | Women’s Group A: Norway vs. Sweden | 3:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Women’s Group A: France vs. Colombia | 3:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Soccer | Women’s Group B: United States vs. Zambia | 3:00 p.m. | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
Friday, July 26
| Sport | Event | Start Time (ET) | Channel/Stream |
| Ceremony | Opening Ceremony | 1:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock, Fubo |
