12 hours of Track and Field coming this weekend on NBC Sports Networks

NBC, NBC Sports Network, and Universal Sports will combine to carry 12 hours of the US Outdoor Championships this weekend. ESPN has the rights to Friday nights coverage, but their hours aren't included in this release. 

NBC SPORTS GROUP AND UNIVERSAL SPORTS NETWORK PRESENT 12 HOURS OF TRACK AND FIELD COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND

Premiere of Track and Field 36 Features Sanya Richards-Ross Tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network

Live Coverage of 2013 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor Championships on NBC, NBC Sports Network, Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports Live Extra

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 21, 2013 – NBC Sports Group presents 12 hours of track and field coverage this weekend highlighted by the premiere of Track and Field 36 tonight and live coverage of the U.S. Track & Field Outdoor Championships on NBC, NBC Sports Network, Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports Live Extra. Coverage begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET with the debut of Track and Field 36 which will go behind-the-scenes with Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, one of the most-decorated female track and field Olympians of all time.

Live coverage of the 2013 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor Championships begins on Saturday, June 22, at 4 p.m. ET on Universal Sports and is followed by more live coverage on NBC Sports Network at 5 p.m. ET.

Sunday’s live coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET on Universal Sports, 3 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network and concludes on NBC at 4 p.m. ET.

The 2013 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor Championships serves as the selection event for spots on Team USA for the IAAF World Championships from August 10-18 in Moscow, Russia, which will also air on NBC and Universal Sports.

NBC’s Olympic track and field broadcast team of Tom Hammond, Ato Boldon, Lewis Johnson,Dwight Stones and Craig Masback will call the action from Drake Stadium at Des Moines, Iowa.

Final events televised include: women’s long jump, women’s hammer throw, women’s 300m St, men’s 400m hurdles, women’s 1,500m, women’s 400m, men’s 400m, men’s 1,500m, women’s 100m hurdles, women’s pole vault, men’s high jump, men’s javelin, men’s shot put, women’s discus throw, men’s long jump, men’s 110m hurdles, women’s 800m, men’s 800m, women’s 5000m, women’s 400m hurdles, men’s 3,000m St, women’s 200m, men’s 5,000m and men’s 110m hurdles.

Track and field television schedule this week follows (subject to change, all times ET):

Date	Time	Event	Network
Fri., June 21	7 p.m.	Track and Field 36: Sanya Richards-Ross	NBCSN
	11:30 p.m.	Track and Field 36 Encore	NBCSN
Sat., June 22	4 p.m.	U.S. Track & Field Championships	Universal Sports
	5 p.m.	U.S. Track & Field Championships	NBCSN
Sun., June 23	2 p.m.	U.S. Track & Field Championships	Universal Sports
	3 p.m.	U.S. Track & Field Championships	NBCSN
	4 p.m.	U.S. Track & Field Championships	NBC
	6:30 p.m.	U.S. Track & Field Championships Encore	Universal Sports
Mon., June 24	4 p.m.	U.S. Track & Field Championships Encore	Universal Sports

Universal Sports’ encore presentation on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. will feature NBC Sports Network’s Saturday show. Universal Sports’ encore on Monday at 4 p.m. will feature NBC’s Sunday programming.

DIGITAL COVERAGE

NBC Sports Live Extra – the NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will live stream NBC, NBC Sports Network and additional coverage.

NBC Sports Network telecasts will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

Coverage airing on:

• NBC will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra.
• NBC Sports Network will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere.” “TV Everywhere” is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

Universal Sports Network’s live coverage will be streamed online at UniversalSports.com and via the network’s iPad app.

Click here for the participating cable/satellite/telco companies offering NBC Sports Live Extra: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/06/06/nbc-sports-live-extra-providers/

About 36 Series: The NBC Sports Network original 36 Series is produced by IMS Productions and gives viewers an all-access pass into the life of an athlete in the middle of a season. For each episode, cameras will follow an athlete for 36 hours, providing a behind-the-scenes look at their on- and off-field activities. The 36 Series includes NHL 36, MLS 36, IndyCar 36, F1 36 and Fight Night 36.

– NBC SPORTS GROUP –