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Let the game begin! The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics kicked off with a lavish Opening Ceremony, featuring performances by Lady Gaga and Celine Dion and a cameo appearance by Beyoncé.
The Olympic games officially begin on Saturday (July 27) with rugby, women's volleyball, men's basketball, cycling, surfing and swimming on the roster. Coverage of the Summer Olympics will be broadcast live on NBC and broadcast on the Peacock.
Below, learn ways to stream the Olympics online for free from anywhere around the world.
Where to watch the 2024 Summer Olympics
The Olympics will be broadcast live on NBC and broadcast on the Peacock from July 26-Aug. 11. Olympic coverage will also be broadcast on the USA Network — including men's volleyball, water polo and fencing. Simulcast coverage will be available on E!, Telemundo, CNBC and the Golf Channel.
NBC will air live coverage of the Olympics in the morning and afternoon. Primetime coverage begins at 8 p.m. If you need access to local channels like NBC or USA and other cable networks, you can stream them live with a free trial from DIRECTV, Hulu+ Live TV, and Fubo.
Verizon Fios offers live TV and affordable internet plans, and ExpressVPN lets you stream internationally.
You can access these platforms from any compatible device — TV, laptop, smart phone, etc.
How to watch the Olympics on the Peacock
The 2024 Summer Olympics will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock.
Plans start at $7.99/month for Peacock Premium, the ad-supported package with access to the 2024 Olympics and thousands of hours of other sports and entertainment.
Peacock Premium Plus costs $13.99/month for ad-free streaming and live access to NBC.
Want to watch the Olympics in Spanish? Peacock will cover live streaming from Telemundo and Universo in addition to offering 50 hours of reruns and other content in Spanish.
How to watch the Olympics on DIRECTV
In the internet age, streaming is the easiest way to watch the Summer Olympics online. Fortunately, there are a few ways to watch the games without spending extra money up front. For example, you can sign up for DIRECTV Stream and get a free trial for the first five days, plus access to NBC and other local channels: USA, ESPN, Bravo, E!, TBS, TLC and more.
DIRECTV Stream plans start at $79.99 a month, and you get free Max, Paramount+ Showtime and STARZ for three months when you sign up for the Choice or Ultimate plan. Peacock is also available at a discount for DIRECTV subscribers.
How to watch the Olympics on Sling TV
Sling TV offers cable channels like USA, ESPN, TLC, Disney Channel and FX in addition to local channels in some regions.
Sling's Orange streaming plans start at $40/month. Sling Orange offers 34 channels and Sling Blue has 46 channels. Sling also offers a combination of both tiers for $60 per month.
All three Sling TV packages include DVR storage and streaming from multiple devices. You can sign up for Sling for $20 for the first month, or get a discount by prepaying for Sling Blue two months in advance.
How to Watch the Olympics on Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV is another affordable streaming platform that comes with a free trial and access to NBC, USA and other channels. The subscription includes Hulu's streaming library, over 90+ live channels, plus Disney+ and ESPN+.
2024 Summer Olympics Schedule: Basketball, Gymnastics and more
The Olympics will include archery, artistic swimming, badminton, basketball, 3×3 basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, breakdancing, canoeing, cycling, diving, horse riding, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon , rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, skateboarding, soccer, sport climbing, surfing, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, athletics, trampoline, triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling.
Simone Biles, Shakari Richardson, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Steph Curry and other star athletes will compete for Team USA this year. If you want to catch Team USA Gymnastics with Biles, Jade Cary, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Hezly Rivera, competitions begin on Sunday, July 28.
The women's gymnastics preliminaries will be held from 3:30am-4:30am. ET on Sunday. The men's gymnastics round was held on Saturday.
The men's team final is scheduled for Monday 29 July, followed by the women's final on Tuesday 30 July. All men's finals will be on Wednesday 31st July and all women's finals will be on Thursday 1st August.
Men's basketball begins on Saturday with group stage games between Australia vs. Spain, France vs. Brazil, Greece vs. Canada and Germany vs. Japan.
On Sunday, Team USA will face Serbia in men's basketball, while South Sudan will face Puerto Rico in the men's group stage. The USA men's basketball team returns to action on July 31 against South Sudan.
Women's basketball also begins Sunday with Spain vs. China and Serbia vs. Puerto Rico. Team USA will play Japan on July 29th and Belgium on August 1st
The men's and women's first round tennis matches will be held on Saturday and Sunday. The first, second and third round matches are scheduled for July 29-30. The men's singles third round, women's singles quarterfinals, men's doubles semifinals, women's doubles quarterfinals and women's mixed doubles quarterfinals are on July 31. The men's singles quarterfinals, women's singles semifinals, women's doubles semifinals and mixed doubles semifinals are on August 1.
The swim starts on Saturday and will run daily until August 4th. The women's 10K open water finals are scheduled for August 8. The men's 10k open water finals will be on August 9.
The Olympic track and field games will be held from August 1-11.
