Here’s how to watch the Olympics on iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, web
Michael Potuck
- Jul. 26th 2021 1:00 pm PT
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The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off on Friday, July 23, with broadcasts happening on NBC, CNBC, Peacock, and the USA network. Read along for how to watch the Olympics on iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, and the web.
After being pushed back a year due to the pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have started with the opening ceremony happening on Friday, July 23.
One more change for the Tokyo games is
no spectators being allowed
due to another COVID spike in Japan.
How to watch the Olympics on iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, and web
When
The Tokyo Olympics run from July 23 – August 8
Where to watch the Olympics
If you have access to a streaming cable provider like Hulu Live TV, AT&T TV Now, YouTube TV, Sling, etc. you can watch the Olympics on NBC, CNBC, and USA on any of your supported devices
Or you can watch
on the Peacock app
via iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, and the web (some Olympic events limited to
a Peacock Premium plan
– from $4.99/month)
You can also watch on NBC via an
HDTV antenna
with your TV for free
Finally, you can watch select events on
NBC’s Olympics website
or with the
NBC Sports iOS/Apple TV app
Tokyo Olympics schedule
The
schedule actually kicked off
Tuesday, July 20 (day –3), with the big start of the opening ceremony happening on July 23 and events running through August 8.
Check out a
roundup of many of the popular events here
With the
entire Tokyo Olympic schedule available here
Events are broadcast across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA, Peacock, and NBC’s other channels. You can also follow along with the official NBC Olympic Twitter account for more highlights.
You can also keep up with the latest from Tokyo games
in the Apple News app here
.
Also very notably, this is the first time that
skateboarding is part
of the Olympics.
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Michael Potuck
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Michael is an editor for 9to5Mac. Since joining in 2016 he has written more than 3,000 articles including breaking news, reviews, and detailed comparisons and tutorials.
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