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Olympics Closing Ceremony 2016: Start Time, TV Schedule for Summer Finale

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will come to an end with the traditional closing ceremony at the iconic Maracana Stadium on Sunday, August 21.

Scheduled to start at 8 p.m. local time (midnight BST, 7 p.m. ET), the ceremony is shrouded in secrecy, but after the spectacular opening ceremony, viewers can once again expect quite the show to end the Games.

Here's a look at the TV schedule:

Few details have been made public about the closing ceremony so far, but given the fact the Spice Girls, Adele, One Direction, the Rolling Stones, Elton John and other major recording artists all made an appearance in London four years ago, fans should be ready for another major spectacle.