Get ready for summer in Paris.
The2024 Paris Olympicsare almost here, and the excitement is building for the major sporting event of the summer.
Many are familiar, like Olympic broadcast veteran Mike Tirico.
Kelly Clarkson, Jimmy Fallon, and Snoop Dogg.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty; Roy Rochlin/Getty; Dave Bjerke/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Others are a little more surprising, likeSnoop DoggandPeyton Manning.
Tirico also hosted the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018.
The former Super Bowl champion also recently cohosted theCountry Music Awards, so he’s familiar with hosting duties.
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However, this will be his first time behind the microphone at the Olympics.
It will be her first time hosting an Olympic broadcast.
Though, unlike Manning and Clarkson, they’re not rookies to Olympic coverage.
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Guthrie cohosted NBC’s opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the Beijing Olympics in 2020.
Kotb cohosted the opening ceremony in 2016 when the Games were held in Rio de Janeiro.
When does the opening ceremony take place?
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The event will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.
A Spanish-language telecast will start at 1 p.m. Primetime coverage on NBC and Peacock will begin at 7:30 p.m. ## Where will the opening ceremony take place?
Paris is bringing unique flair to the opening ceremony.
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The procession will consist of a flotilla of more than 90 boats traveling four miles down the River Seine.
Thousands of athletes will pass assembled crowds along the riverbank, with the parade ending at the Eiffel Tower.
It’s part of an effort in Paris to bring the city’s iconic landmarks into the events.
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That wasn’t just a stunt.
Fallon will join Tirico as a cohost of the 2024 closing ceremony.
Fallon announced his official inclusion onThe Tonight Showthe night after Tirico’s appearance.
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They’re like, ‘Do you want to do it?’
It’s happening."
When does the closing ceremony take place?
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Where does the closing ceremony take place?
While the opening ceremony is making Olympic history with its format, the closing ceremony will be more traditional.
Shockingly, this isn’t the first time Snoop has been part of an Olympics broadcast.
He and Kevin Hart hosted a highlights show for NBC during the 2021 Games in Tokyo.
While that show was hilarious, Snoop is expected to be a somewhat more traditional correspondent in Paris.
Though, don’t expect him to strike an exclusively serious posture for this.
“It’s the Olympics.
