Olympic Broadcast Schedule for Wednesday, August 20th Sports Programming / General TV News Posted by RAD on Aug 19, 2008 - 09:48 AM Olympic Broadcast Schedule for Wednesday, August 20th. ENGLISH COVERAGE (CBC, BOLD, TSN and NBC) Midnight to 3am: CBC Pacific Prime - Softball: Women's Semifinals - Cycling BMX: Men's Quarter-finals - Volleyball: Men's Quarter-finals 12:30am to 2am: NBC Latenight Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers play semifinal beach volleyball; quarterfinal BMX cycling; track and field: high jump, discus, women's 5000m qualifying. 1am to 3am: Sailing on Bold men's and women's windsurfer RS-X, medal race. 2am to 5am: NBC Primetime Replay Coverage of men's BMX cycling. In gymnastics, it's the final night of individual event competition (men's parallel and high bars; women's balance beam). Also, track and field finals in the women's 400m, 100m hurdles, and men's 1500m. Plus, from diving, the men's 3m springboard final. 3:30am to Noon: TSN Olympic Morning - Canoe/Kayak: Men's K1, K2, K4, C1 and C2 1,000m semifinal - Canoe/Kayak: Women's K4 500m semifinal - Softball: Bronze medal game - Basketball: Men's quarterfinal - Boxing: Flyweight quarterfinal - Boxing: Middleweight quarterfinal 6am to Noon: CBC Olympic Morning - Athletics: Men's 200m Final - Baseball: Canada vs. Chinese Taipei - Volleyball: Men's Quarter-finals 10am to 11am: NBC Daytime The U.S. men's volleyball team finished fourth at last year's World Cup and is looking to climb to the medal podium at the Beijing Games. To do so, Team USA and others must advance through the elimination round, which begins with quarterfinal action (LIVE ET/CT). 11am to 1pm: NBC Daytime At the "Water Cube," the women's 10m platform diving prelims are contested. 2000 Olympic champion Laura Wilkinson enters her third Games at age 30 and remains the top U.S. competitor. China, which dominates most diving disciplines, has not won Olympic gold in this event since 1996. Yet that could change because of 15-year-old Chen Ruolin and 16-year-old Wang Xin. Chen and Wang have been called China's "Double Guarantee" because of their numerous 1-2 finishes at major championships. 12:30pm to 2:30pm: Sailing on Bold Sailing: men's and women's windsurfer RS-X, medal race. 6pm to Midnight: CBC Olympic Prime - Cycling BMX: Semifinals - Beach Volleyball: Women's Final - Athletics: Women's 20km Walk 6:30pm to 11pm: TSN Olympic Prime Time - Softball: Semifinal - Volleyball: Women's quarterfinal - Basketball: Women's quarterfinal - Soccer: Men's Semifinal - Boxing 7:30pm to 8pm: NBC Olympic Zone Show Preview primetime Olympic coverage and get the latest on your local Olympians competing in Beijing. 8pm to 9pm: NBC Primetime Coverage of the Champions Gala: Watch the stars of the Beijing gymnastics competition perform exhibition routines. Also, track and field finals. The U.S. swept the men's 200m medals four years ago, led by Shawn Crawford, who's back at the fore of another strong American group. But the favorite may be Jamaican sensation Usain "Lightning" Bolt. Also, the women's 400m hurdles. 9pm to 11pm: Olympics on Bold Primetime Gymnastics Exhibition 10pm to 11pm: NBC Primetime BMX racing is one of the new events at the Olympics - an all-out, full-contact race through a twisting course with plenty of jumps. Though the event is unpredictable in nature, the American men have unmatched depth, featuring 2007 world champion Kyle Bennett. On the women's side, Jill Kintner was the top American finisher at the 2007 World Championships (LIVE ET/CT). 11pm to Midnight: NBC Primetime If they qualify, defending Olympic beach volleyball champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh could confirm their status as "Queens of the Sand" in the women's gold medal final (LIVE ET/CT). Top competition includes Brazil and host country China. DIFFUSION EN FRANÇAIS (Radio-Canada et RDS) 01h00 à 06h00: Olympiques à RDS Dans ce bloc: Canoe-kayak, waterpolo (M), basketball quart de finale (M), volleyball(M) quarts de finale et baseball. 06h00 à Midi: Olympiques à Radio-Canada Athlétisme - qualifications: 800 m (M), 5000 m (M), saut à la perche (M), demi-finales: 110 m haies (M), 200 m (F), finales: lancer du marteau (F), 200 m (M), 400 m haies (F); Lutte (libre) 66 kg, 74 kg (M): finales; Plongeon 10 m (F): préliminaires; Nage synchronisée duo: finale; Water-polo (M): quarts de finale; Basket-ball (M): quarts de finale; Volley-ball (M): quarts de finale; Boxe: quarts de finale 51 kg et 75 kg; Canoë-kayak: demi-finales; Taekwondo: -49 kg (F), 58 kg (M): finales 07h00 à Midi: Olympiques à RDS Dans ce bloc: basketball(M) quarts de finale, volleyball(M) quarts de finale et baseball. 12h30 à 18h00: Olympiques à Radio-Canada Faits saillants et compétitions intégrales 15h00 à 17h00: Olympiques à RDS Résumé de la journée - sports d'équipe. 19h30 à 21h00: Olympiques à Radio-Canada La zone olympique, avec Michel Villeneuve 19h30 à 23h00: Olympiques à RDS Dans ce bloc: softball ou baseball, volleyball de plage(F) bronze et or. 21h30 à 01h00 : Olympiques à Radio-Canada Athlétisme - qualifications: lancer du javelot (M), saut en hauteur (F), finales: 20 km marche (F), décathlon, 100 m, saut en longueur et lancer du poids; Plongeon 10 m (F): demi-finales; Cyclisme BMX: finales (F et M); Volley-ball de plage (F): finales; Taekwondo -57 kg (F), 68 kg (M): qualifications; Lutte libre 84 kg, 96 kg et 120 kg (M): qualifications Schedule is subjec to change / Sujet à changements Time is ET / Heure de l'est This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2369