Aussie viewers left confused over Channel Seven Olympics mix-up READ MORE: Celine Dion admits she's 'so full of joy' after her comeback performance on the Eiffel Tower amid Stiff Person Syndrome battle By Kate Dennett For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:06, 27 July 2024 | Updated: 13:06, 27 July 2024 e-mail View comments Australian viewers were left confused when they tuned in to watch the hotly-anticipated 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. The Olympics got off to a flying start with the star-studded opening ceremony airing at 3.30am AEST, with Celine Dion and Lady Gaga taking to the stage.
After repeats of the epic ceremony aired throughout the morning on Saturday, the day one live coverage then kicked off again at 7pm AEST. Aussies tuned in to watch the country's Olympians compete in the swimming pool, including in the women's 3m synchronised diving final and the men's 100m breast heats. However, many were left confused as they switched on Channel Seven on Saturday evening only to find a repeat of Whoopi Goldberg 's hit movie Sister Act playing.
In a huge TV shake-up, the Olympic coverage is instead airing on Channel Nine this year after the network won the rights to air the sports spectacular along with Stan . Commenting on the change, one viewer wrote on X - formerly known as Twitter : 'Is it too late for Channel 7 to take over the Olympics. Channel 9 you are ruining the games and it's only been on for 5 min.
' Seven didn't manage to secure the rights to the 2024 Paris O.