Lake Placid 1980
United States
ABC Broadcast Schedule
| DATE | Daytime | Primetime | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 12th | 9pm-11pm (Olympic Preview) | ||
| Wednesday, February 13th | 2pm-4pm (Opening Ceremony) | 9pm-11pm (Ceremony re-air) | |
| Thursday, February 14th | 8:30pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm | |
| Friday, February 15th | 8:30pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm | |
| Saturday, February 16th | 1pm-3:30pm | 9pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm |
| Sunday, February 17th | 1pm-3:30pm | 8pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm |
| Monday, February 18th | 9pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm | |
| Tuesday, February 19th | 8pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm | |
| Wednesday, February 20th | 9pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm | |
| Thursday, February 21st | 8pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm | |
| Friday, February 22nd | 8:30pm-11pm* | 11:30pm-11:45pm | |
| Saturday, February 23rd | 12:30pm-3:30pm | 8pm-11pm | 11:30pm-11:45pm |
| Sunday, February 24th | 11am-2pm**, 3pm-6pm | 8pm-11pm (Closing Ceremony) |
TOTAL - 51 hours of coverage (originally 50.5 scheduled)
* - Coverage on 2/22 was originally scheduled from 9pm-11pm, but started half an hour earlier to accommodate the US-Russia hockey game, which started at 5pm ET, but aired on tape delay
** - Coverage on 2/24 was originally slated to go from Noon to 6pm, but the organizing committee adjusted the times of the last 2 hockey with the US-Finland game starting at 11am ET
ABC Commentators
As originally written by ku528808
Figure Skating: Jim McKay, Dick Button
Speed Skating: Keith Jackson, Sheila Young Ochowitz
Hockey: Al Michaels, Ken Dryden
Skiing: Frank Gifford, Bob Beattie, Susie Patterson
Bobsled: Curt Gowdy, Paul Lamey, Jackie Stewart
Cross Country: Bill Flemming, Peter Graves
Ski Jumping: Chris Schenkel, Art Devlin
Luge: Jim Lampley, Bill Caterino
Features: Don Meredith