Inside the channels you can watch

It's a couch-potato's dream come true as there will be more than 5,000 hours of TV covering the London Olympics.

NBC (Channel 5): Coverage will begin on most weekdays at 10 a.m. after the Today Show. Weekend coverage begins as early as 5 a.m. Primetime shows will typically air from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Some events will be shown tape-delayed for our time zone.

NBC Sports Network: This cable channel is a base for U.S. team sports, including basketball and volleyball.

MSNBC: Will highlight badminton, wrestling, table tennis, basketball and soccer.

CNBC: Best place to find boxing.

Bravo: Dedicated to tennis.

Telemundo: Spanish-language coverage.

3D channel: NBC will provide 242 hours of coverage in 3D. Check your cable provider for details.

Online: Live streaming at NBColympics.com

The full schedule

Event times and broadcasts are subject to change by London2012 or NBC. Check your cable provider for actual channel numbers.

SUNDAY, AUG. 12

NBC

Men's Marathon, 4 a.m.-6 a.m.

Men's Basketball — Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Volleyball — Gold Medal Final; Men's Water Polo — Gold Medal Final; Wrestling — Freestyle Gold Medal Final; Gymnastics — Rhythmic Group Gold Medal Final, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

Closing Ceremony, 7 p.m.-10:38 p.m.

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

Men's Basketball — Bronze Medal (LIVE); Men's Volleyball — Bronze Medal; Men's Water Polo — Bronze Medal (LIVE); Men's Handball — Gold Medal Final (LIVE) and Bronze Medal; Women's Modern Pentathlon — Gold Medal Final, 3 a.m.-3 p.m.

MSNBC

Men's Cycling — Mountain Bike Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Wrestling — Freestyle Qualifying, 4 a.m.-8 a.m.

CNBC

Boxing — Gold Medal Final (LIVE), 5:30 a.m.-8 a.m.

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL

Men's Basketball — Gold Medal Final, 3 a.m.-3 p.m.

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL

Men's Soccer — Gold Medal Final, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

TELEMUNDO

Men's Volleyball — Gold Medal Final; Men's Track and Field — Marathon; Boxing — Gold Medal Finals; Gymnastics — Rhythmic Gold Medal Final; Men's Basketball — Gold Medal Final, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.