Of course, things are a bit more complicated than usual this year since the Games are taking place in Japan. The huge time difference between the U.S. and Tokyo means that live events will occur in the wee hours most days. Still, NBC will have plenty of action — some live and some on tape delay — and will rely on its variety of networks to carry all of the Team USA coverage.

Here's everything to know about how to watch the Olympics in the U.S., including how to stream it, what channels it will be on and a full schedule of live Team USA events.

How to watch the Olympics in USA

NBC owns the exclusive broadcast rights to the Olympics in the United States, so they will be broadcasting all of the action from the tournament, be it live or on tape delay.

The events will primarily be broadcast on the following six channels:

• NBC
• USA
• NBCSN
• CNBC
• Olympic Channel
• Golf Channel

Most of the marquee events will be carried on NBC, USA, NBCSN and CNBC. Golf Channel will be used exclusively for men's and women's golf coverage while the Olympic Channel will focus primarily on tennis and wrestling.

Additionally, certain events will be available to watch on NBC's streaming platform, Peacock.

What time is it in Tokyo?

Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. So, to figure out what time it is where the 2021 Olympics are taking place, you can just add 13 hours to the current time in the Eastern time zone. For example, at 12 p.m. ET, it would be 1 a.m. in Tokyo. 

As a result of the time difference, many events will be broadcast via tape delay for prime-time audiences in the United States. You can still catch live events on NBC and its affiliates. However, a lot of the competitions will start between midnight and 6 a.m. ET.

Olympics live streams

• Live streams: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC Sports App, fuboTV

All of NBC's Olympic content will be available to stream on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com. Peacock is NBC's free streaming service and will offer exclusive live coverage of events — including gymnastics and men's basketball — and access to tape-delayed content that has already aired throughout the Olympics. NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports App provide a similar service.

FuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial, is also a streaming option for Olympic events.

USA Olympics events schedule

Below is a full breakdown of the live coverage of Team USA's Olympics schedule. There will be plenty of other tape-delayed coverage throughout the event because of the 13-hour time difference between Tokyo and the Eastern time zone.

Tuesday, July 20

Wednesday, July 21

Thursday, July 22

Friday, July 23

Saturday, July 24

Sunday, July 25

Monday, July 26

Tuesday, July 27

Wednesday, July 28

Thursday, July 29

Friday, July 30

Saturday, July 31

Sunday, August 1

Monday, August 2

Tuesday, August 3

Wednesday, August 4

Sport	Event	Time (ET)	Channel
Men's Basketball	Semifinal	12:15 a.m. - 2 a.m.	Peacock
Basketball	Women's Quarterfinals	2 a.m. - 10 a.m.	USA
Diving	Women's Platform Qualifying	2 a.m. - 10 a.m.	USA
Artistic Swimming	Duet Final	2 a.m. - 10 a.m.	USA
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