US pumps up Paralympic trials; NBC to increase coverage

Haley Bosselman editorNBC’s “Ultimate Slip ‘N’ Slide” has backed out of its post-Olympics Closing Ceremony premiere following a giardia outbreak, a source close to production confirmed to Variety. The new reality competition had been set to debut right after the Tokyo Olympics finale on Aug. 8 at 10:30 p.m.

NBCUniversal will air programming from the 2021 Olympic Games across a wide swath of its broadcast, cable and digital properties. The Games take place in Tokyo this year from Friday, July 23 to Sunday, August 8.

Sam Asghari has posted a clip of himself pumping iron, while girlfriend Britney Spears cheered him on. He hit the gym in a grey tank top and grey, army-printed shorts while burning through a set of bicep curls. “Squeeze! Pump iron! Do all those things to make all those veins come out. Sexy man,” Britney was heard saying from behind the camera, as Sam broke a serious sweat.

Ultimate Slip ‘N Slide, NBC’s new reality competition series that scored the plum post-Olympics slot for its premiere, has been pulled from the schedule, sources close to the production confirmed to Deadline. The move comes a month after production was shut down due to a non-Covid illness outbreak among the show’s staff.

EXCLUSIVE: The Americans and Homeland alum Costa Ronin is set as a lead opposite Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé in NBC’s untitled bank heist drama pilot from Nick Wootton and Jake Coburn, Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.

If being Sunday’s highest-rated television program were a sport, then the US Olympic Trails on NBC has taken the gold.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC’s “Today” has long been part of many an American morning ritual. Starting today, however, fans of the program can truly interact with a full version of it at almost any time they want.NBC News is launching its venerable A.M.

The 48th Daytime Emmy Awards live broadcast slipped a bit from last year’s viewership, and was soundly beaten in the Friday demo ratings by wrestling, the US Olympic trials, two newsmagazines and even reality TV.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal gave its strongest indication yet that it would move forward with plans to broadcast 7,000 hours of Tokyo Olympics events even as worries continue over the potential health of attendees and athletes as Japan continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.Jeff Shell, NBCU’s CEO, along with other executives present Wednesday at an event designed to preview the company’s plans, suggested a global audience was eager to emerge from an

Olympics during the pandemic, there are early indications of viewer interest in the summer games.U.S. Olympic team trials in swimming and track and field that aired Sunday on NBC fell short of gold-medal ratings but won enough viewers to edge into the top 20, according to Nielsen figures released Tuesday.NBC’s coverage of the trials to date is down 26% compared to viewership for comparable Olympic trials in 2016 on the network.

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Related: 100 days to the Tokyo Olympics: Twenty-five US athletes to watch Manuel – who made history in Rio when she became the first African American woman to win an individual swimming gold medal, then backed it up (and then some) with eight more titles at the 2017 and 2019 world championships – finished fourth in the first semi-final heat at 54. 17 seconds.

despite a four-year doping ban. Multiple sources have told the Guardian that pressure is growing on USA Track and Field (Ustaf) to reverse its decision.

Cody Simpson‘s first Olympic trial has come to an end!

Daily Mail editor at large Piers Morgan joined Fox News’ "Hannity" on Monday to discuss the continued fallout over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the First Amendment and the overseas perception of President Biden during his first presidential trip to Europe. Morgan, who split with the highly-rated "Good Morning Britain" back in March following a fiery discussion about the honesty and overall behavior of Markle, was asked by host Sean Hannity when he was coming back to the air.

Shelby Houlihan, an American distance runner who holds multiple records, has been banned from competitions for four years – just one week ahead of the Olympic track trials.

The sports world is having a reckoning right now.