The 2012 Summer Olympics

The games of the XXX Olympiad come straight to you from merry old England.
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Sundays through Saturdays, 6:30 PM ET, NBC

Current Season: 2012 - Total Episodes: 17
Highest Rated: Ep 4, Season 2012

“Closing Ceremonies”

by Todd VanDerWerff August 13, 2012 -

NBC finds plenty to screw up in the final night of the Games, but less than on other nights. Victory?

August 11, 2012

by Dennis Perkins August 12, 2012 -

You didn't want to watch any sports in that first hour, did you?

Here's a picture of this, in case you cared.

August 10, 2012

by Cory Casciato August 11, 2012 -

Your Olympic games, now with even more gratuitous random tangents!

August 9, 2012

by Jessica Jardine August 10, 2012 -

Usain Bolt holds the spotlight after superhuman sprinting while the U.S. takes home oodles of medals.

Ep. 17, Season 2012
“Closing Ceremonies”
Ep. 16, Season 2012
August 11, 2012
Ep. 15, Season 2012
August 10, 2012
Ep. 14, Season 2012
August 9, 2012

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“Closing Ceremonies”
Episode 17

NBC finds plenty to screw up in the final night of the Games, but less than on other nights. Victory?
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August 11, 2012
Episode 16

You didn't want to watch any sports in that first hour, did you?
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C
August 10, 2012
Episode 15

Your Olympic games, now with even more gratuitous random tangents!
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August 9, 2012
Episode 14

Usain Bolt holds the spotlight after superhuman sprinting while the U.S. takes home oodles of medals.
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August 8, 2012
Episode 13

Your enjoyment of tonight’s Olympics probably depends on how much you care about the enduring legacy of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings.
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August 7, 2012
Episode 12

USA! USA! Who else is playing at this thing? USA!
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August 6, 2012
Episode 11

Corporate commercials are doing a better job of providing sentimental athlete backstories than the NBC production team is.
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August 5, 2012
Episode 10

NBC offers a reminder that the Olympics is like, really boring.
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August 4, 2012
Episode 9

NBC dodges the gray area of performance-enhancing drugs in the first full-on night of track and field and, naturally, botches the long jump coverage.
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August 3, 2012
Episode 8

Some incredible swimming makes it almost impossible to screw up tonight's coverage, but NBC tries its damnedest anyway.
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August 2, 2012
Episode 7

Gabby Douglas sails to victory in the women's all-around gymnastics final, and all anyone will talk about is her smile.
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August 1, 2012
Episode 6

Not much of a script for NBC to use tonight, so they cobble together a lot of pieces that don't quite fit.
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July 31, 2012
Episode 5

When controlling the message gets out of control.
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July 30, 2012
Episode 4

U.S. male gymnasts fail to follow the script, but primetime gets buoyed by Missy Franklin and hometown mania.
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July 29, 2012
Episode 3

It’s gymnasts, swimmers, and Bela Karolyi’s drinking-game-friendly accent in tonight’s edition of the London Olympic Games.
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July 28, 2012
Episode 2

As the games begin, NBC's primetime coverage leaves a bit to be desired.
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Opening Ceremonies
Episode 1

Our Olympic coverage begins with a report on an alternately stunning and silly Opening Cermony. (Part of Best of TV Club.)
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The worst TV of 2012
¡Rob!, Oh Sit!, and the other, non-exclamatory detritus of another banner year for TV.
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MasterChef returns to slice, dice, and purée another contestant
MasterChef returns to slice, dice, and purée another contestant. Also: Share our love for The L.A. Complex and find a reason to cry with Dawson.
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Animal Practice brings—hey, look! A monkey!
Animal Practice brings—hey, look! A monkey! Also: A monkey-less Breaking Bad and the end of the London Olympics (which probably has no monkey, either).
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We're checking back into Gravity Falls so you'd better be right that it's awesome
You told us Gravity Falls had gotten awesome, so we're going to check it out again. You'd better not be wrong! Also: The Olympics wind their way toward the finish line.
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The fourth season of Childrens Hospital is here to heal your funny bone (and other horrifying ailments)
The fourth season of Childrens Hospital is here to heal your funny bone (and other vaguely horrifying ailments). Also: Louie has a date with IKEA and Wilfred has a date with destiny.
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NBC is betting what you'll want after lots of Olympics coverage is a sad Matthew Perry
NBC decides to follow up the Olympics with a new sitcom about Matthew Perry in grief counseling, which sounds like a good time. Also: How will Dallas cliffhang its season?
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No, seriously—we’re covering The L.A. Complex now
No, seriously—we’re covering The L.A. Complex now. Also: The gymnastic circus pulls out of London while Tamara Jacobs returns to Capeside.
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TV Club bringeth you Strangers With Candy TV Club Classic reviews, and TV Club taketh them away
Our Strangers With Candy coverage comes to a sad but inevitable end, as we reach the end of season one. Also: men's diving, BMO's sock searching, and Rooney Mara's acting.
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Celebrate Walter White’s 51st birthday—he probably doesn’t have many of those left
Celebrate Walter White’s 51st birthday—he probably doesn’t have many of those left. Also: The Great Vampire War begins and Nancy Botwin tries to forge ahead with pot.
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As the swimming winds down at the Olympics, the track and field events heat up
The swimming winds down, as the track and field events heat up on the Olympics, which are literally the only things on this weekend. Also: Except for Lost Girl! Don't forget Lost Girl!
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See Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte bring an end to an Olympic rivalry that you only recently started caring about
See Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte bring an end to a rivalry that you only recently started caring about. Also: Louie entertains a child while Suits fends off a damaging law-suit. (Suddenly we understand the title of that show.)
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Check out Hit & Miss before you have to miss it (hee, hee)
There are only six episodes of Hit & Miss, so please enjoy the transsexual assassin show while you still can, people! Also: The Olympics, evil men from Dallas, and the end of Lawrence Kasdan's career.
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Celebrate the Olympics with this 8-bit montage
Nothing captures Olympic glory like 8-bit music
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TV Club Classic digs up some Home Movies
TV Club Classic digs up some Home Movies. Also: A flashback finale for the menchildren of TelAmeriCorp and a bit of noir for Neal Caffrey.
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Read all about Web Therapy, just in case you meet someone who watches Web Therapy
Do you know anyone who watches Web Therapy? Probably not, but if you do, read our reviews so you can converse with them. Also: The Olympics! As always! USA! USA! USA!
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With all eyes on London, Inspector Lewis helps other parts of England get some attention
With all eyes on London, Inspector Lewis helps other parts of England get some attention. Also: Walter White shares secrets and bugs battle in the Marvel Universe.
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The Olympics are here! You won't have to change the channel for weeks!
The Olympics are here to save you from having to find your remote! Also: Nothing else is on, but you can watch ESPN flail around and try to justify its existence if you like.
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