U.S. broadcast coverage includes skateboarding, softball and beach volleyball.

Here are some highlights of U.S. broadcast coverage for Saturday evening, including the first appearance of skateboarding in the Olympics and the next game for the seemingly unstoppable U.S. softball team. All times are Eastern.

• Skateboarding: Men’s street skateboarding makes its Olympic debut, with live coverage of the preliminary runs starting at 7:30 on USA. Coverage of the finals starts at 11, also on USA; NBC picks it up at midnight.

• Beach volleyball: Preliminary matches will be included in NBC’s multisport coverage starting at 8. At 9, NBCSN will rebroadcast an earlier match between Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena of the United States and Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands. NBC plans additional coverage during its overnight broadcast, starting at 2 a.m.

• Rowing: At 8, CNBC has repechages in men’s and women’s single sculls and pairs. At 11, CNBC has replays of heats in the men’s and women’s eights.

• Swimming: NBC will include the finals of the men’s and women’s 400-meter individual medleys in its multisport coverage starting at 8, with additional coverage during its overnight broadcast starting at 2 a.m.

• Three-on-three basketball: Look for live coverage of a preliminary game during NBC’s multisport coverage starting at 8. Additional coverage starts at 8 on CNBC and at 10:40 on USA.

• Softball: The U.S. women are on a roll, and they face Australia at 9 on CNBC, with a replay at midnight on NBCSN.

• Tennis: First-round singles and doubles matches continue, with coverage starting at 10 on the Olympic Channel.

• Volleyball: NBCSN has a replay of the men’s match between the United States and France at 10. The U.S. women take on Argentina in a Group B match at midnight on NBC.

• Archery: USA has elimination-round coverage at 10:40, and CNBC will carry the final of the women’s team event at 3 a.m.

• Cycling: Coverage of the women’s road race starts at midnight on USA.

• Table tennis: The mixed-doubles quarterfinals start at 12:20 a.m. on CNBC.

• Water polo: CNBC has the men’s Group A match between the United States and Japan at 1 a.m.

• Gymnastics: The men’s team competition is in the mix during NBC’s overnight coverage, starting at 2 a.m.

• Diving: The women’s synchronized springboard competition starts at 2:10 a.m. on CNBC.

• Fencing: Coverage of women’s individual foil starts at 3 a.m. on CNBC.