Get ready for summer in Paris.
The 2024 Olympics in Paris are fast approaching, and excitement is building for the summer's major sporting event. NBC is sending some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment to host broadcasts throughout the City of Lights. There are also many familiar faces like Mike Tirico, a veteran Olympic broadcaster. Some are a little more surprising, like Snoop Dogg and Peyton Manning.
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The competition begins on July 26 in the French capital and will run for 17 days until the last medal is hung around the neck of the world's best athlete.
Before the games begin, we introduce everyone who will be hosting the event on NBC throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Opening ceremony
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mike tirico
Host Tirico Sunday night football, This will be the fourth time in his career that he will conduct the Olympic opening ceremony.
“The opening ceremony will be completely different and unique,” Tirico said during an appearance on the show. tonight show In March, for the first time in history, players will not enter the stadium for the opening ceremony, instead taking a boat down the Seine River.
Tirico was the prime-time host for both the 2022 Beijing Olympics and the Tokyo Olympics (technically the 2020 Olympics, but held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Tirico also hosted the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
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peyton manning
One of Tirico's co-hosts in Paris is Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, who also co-hosts the Emmy Awards show. Peyton and Eli's Monday Night Footballalso known as Manning Cast.
The former Super Bowl champion is no stranger to hosting duties, as he recently co-hosted the Country Music Awards. But this will be his first time behind the microphone at the Olympics.
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Grammy Award Winner Kelly Clarkson american idol Winner and host kelly clarkson showwill also participate in the opening ceremony. This will be her first time hosting an Olympic broadcast.
Other correspondents will also participate in the celebrations, but Clarkson, Manning and Tirico will share the main duties and will be stationed together at the Trocadero near the end of the opening ceremony procession.
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Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb
today Hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb will also participate in the broadcast of the opening ceremony. The two will be stationed on a bridge along the Seine River and give commentary as the opening procession passes below.
However, unlike Manning and Clarkson, they are not new to Olympic coverage. Guthrie co-hosted the opening ceremonies for NBC at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2020 Beijing Olympics. Kotb co-hosted the opening ceremony in 2016 when the Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro.
When will the opening ceremony be held?
The opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will be held on Friday, July 26th at noon Eastern time. The event will be broadcast on NBC and streamed on Peacock. Spanish-language television broadcasts begin at 1pm ET on Telemundo.
Primetime coverage on NBC and Peacock begins at 7:30pm ET.
Where will the opening ceremony be held?
Paris brings a unique flair to the opening ceremony. Typically, athletes enter the stadium with their national teammates and walk around the playing surface carrying a flag. For the first time in history, the opening ceremony will be held on the streets of Paris instead of in a stadium.
The procession consists of more than 90 boats and travels about four miles down the Seine River. Thousands of athletes pass through the assembled crowd along the riverbank, and the parade ends at the Eiffel Tower.
This is part of Paris' efforts to bring iconic Parisian landmarks to events. Beach volleyball matches will be held under the Eiffel Tower, equestrian competitions will be held against the backdrop of the Palace of Versailles, fencing and taekwondo will be seen on the Champs-Elysées Grand Palais, and urban sports will be held on Place de la Concorde. Other notable locations.
Closing session
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mike tirico
Tirico, who has appeared on NBC in the past, plans to be present throughout the Summer Olympics. He will not only host the opening ceremony and daily broadcasts, but will also conduct the closing ceremony.
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jimmy fallon
When Tirico appears tonight show When Manning and Clarkson announced that they would be attending the opening ceremony, they also asked host Jimmy Fallon if they would be coming to Paris for the closing ceremony. It wasn't just a stunt. Fallon will join Tirico as co-host of the 2024 closing ceremony.
Fallon officially announced he would be joining. tonight show The night after Tirico appeared. “So I finished this corner,” Fallon said, “I go to commercial and I go to the hallway and in the hallway there's the whole NBC family – Molly Solomon, everyone from NBC Olympics – and , they're all clapping. They're like, “Do you want to try it?” It's true, it's happening. ”
When will the closing ceremony be held?
The closing ceremony will take place just hours after the final Olympic competition ends on Aug. 11, with a start time of 3 p.m. ET.
Where will the closing ceremony be held?
While the opening ceremony makes Olympic history in its format, the closing ceremony will be more traditional. It will be held at the Stade de France, the same venue for rugby and athletics.
Live event coverage
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Snoop Dogg will provide regular reports from across Paris during NBC's prime-time coverage. Surprisingly, this isn't the first time Snoop has participated in an Olympic broadcast. He and Kevin Hart hosted NBC's highlights show during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
That show was entertaining, but Snoop is expected to be a more traditional correspondent in Paris. However, don't expect him to take a serious stance exclusively for this. “It's me on the field, attending events, hosting events, interacting with the players, getting around the city, doing the same things that Snoop Dogg does,” he said in a winter interview in February. Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour.
“We're going to do something completely different and just have fun,” he said. “It's the Olympics. It only happens once every four years, so I want to enjoy it to the fullest.”
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