This year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be a monumental event for a variety of reasons. It’s the first time a South American nation has hosted the festivities, two beloved sports (golf and rugby) are returning to the Games after long layoffs and there will still be all the traditional athletic marvels that we love to watch every four years.
That’s all the more reason to tune into the opening ceremony, which begins Friday at 7 p.m. ET at Maracana Stadium. Unfortunately, the United States won’t see the presentation until 8 p.m. ET, which is when NBC begins its broadcast, per the Washington Post’s Cindy Boren.