The LIVE television schedule for the 2008 Olympic Softball competition was recently announced by NBC. The USA Softball Women’s National Team will begin competition on August 12 on CNBC at midnight (EDT) as the 32-game slate spans from August 12-21 at the Fengtai Softball Field in Beijing, China. 

The three-time defending Olympic Gold Medal winning team will look to defend its title by playing seven round robin games before looking to advance to the playoffs on August 20 and the grand final on August 21. Six of the seven round robin games for the U.S. will be televised live on CNBC with a seventh game airing live on MSNBC. 

ALL TIMES AND NETWORKS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! 
The most updated information will always be available on the NBC Olympics website. 

USA Softball Television Schedule for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games 
NOTE: Beijing, China is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. 

Tuesday, August 12 
USA vs. Venezuela, Noon Local (Midnight EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 

Wednesday, August 13 
USA vs. Australia, Noon Local (Midnight EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 

Thursday, August 14 
USA vs. Canada, Noon Local (Midnight EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 

Friday, August 15 
USA vs. Japan, Noon Local (Midnight EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 

Saturday, August 16 
USA vs. Chinese Taipei, Noon Local (Midnight EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 

Sunday, August 17 
USA vs. Netherlands, 7:30 p.m. Local (7:30 a.m. EDT), MSNBC & MSNBC HD 

Monday, August 18 
USA vs. China, Noon Local (Midnight EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 

Tuesday, August 19 
OFF DAY 

Wednesday, August 20 
GM 1: Seed 1 vs Seed 2, 9:30 a.m. Local (9:30 pm EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 
GM 2: Seed 3 vs Seed 4, Noon Local (Midnight EDT), CNBC & CNBC HD 
GM 3: Loser of GM 1 vs Winner of GM 2, 5 p.m. Local (5 am EDT), MSNBC & MSNBC HD 

Thursday, August 21 
Grand Final Game, 6:30 p.m. Local (6:30 am EDT), USA & USA HD