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TV Ratings: Olympic Competition Opens With 19.5 Million Viewers, Still Down From London
Hollywood Reporter ^ | August 7, 2016

Posted on 08/07/2016 1:44:57 PM PDT by SMGFan

The second night of NBC primetime coverage is off 32 percent from the comparable showing four years ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 2016olympics; nbc
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Cannot help but smile.
1 posted on 08/07/2016 1:44:57 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

For some viewers, the talk about poverty, befouled water, criminal behavior, including corrupt military officers, shabby facilities for the athletes and of course the ‘Big Z’ (Zika!) all serve to reduce the excitement of this particular Olympics.


2 posted on 08/07/2016 1:51:32 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: SMGFan

I thought the Iranian cyclist losing it on the downhill side of the mountain at 50 mph was exciting. After he nosed in, for a few seconds it was hard to tell what was Iranian and what was bike


3 posted on 08/07/2016 1:53:04 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: SMGFan

I am not surprised. What we are seeing is an olympics in a 3rd world country that should not have had it in the first place.


4 posted on 08/07/2016 1:55:29 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: lee martell

But what else is on tonight, Big Brother? /s
Tonight swimming , women’s gymnastics, women’s diving and other popular events. People will tune in.


5 posted on 08/07/2016 1:56:15 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar -- Yes, she now supports HRC :()
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To: SMGFan

I have no interest in the Olympics.


6 posted on 08/07/2016 2:05:44 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: SMGFan

Well not much on right now, either do the reality show, the talent show, if you are into golf, the golf tournament, NFL fans, the Hall of Fame Bowl, or the Summer Olympics.


7 posted on 08/07/2016 2:06:24 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: ilovesarah2012

I guess I last watched 8 or 12 years ago.


8 posted on 08/07/2016 2:06:55 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar -- Yes, she now supports HRC :()
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To: SMGFan

Football tonight.


9 posted on 08/07/2016 2:08:28 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: SMGFan

I wish the husband unit would stop watching. It kills to add my household as watching this crap.


10 posted on 08/07/2016 2:09:23 PM PDT by CaptainPhilFan (islam is the worship of Satan)
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To: ilovesarah2012

I am watching the Travelers Golf Championship.


11 posted on 08/07/2016 2:13:52 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

Truth is , unless you are Nielsen ratings family , it really doesn’t matter.


12 posted on 08/07/2016 2:17:52 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar -- Yes, she now supports HRC :()
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To: SMGFan; Biggirl
I gave up cable TV. Antenna TV tonight...METV: Columbo. ION: Leverage. Movies.com: Atlantic City. Decisions, decisions.

I can't watch these Olympics. It's a little bit too much like fiddling while Rome burns.

13 posted on 08/07/2016 2:17:58 PM PDT by grania
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To: Biggirl

Just one more thing for leftists, journalists, media, athlete, homosexuals, and governments to mess up.

The college of cardinals couldn’t even do their only job right.


14 posted on 08/07/2016 2:20:09 PM PDT by KC Burke (Consider all of my posts as first drafts. (Apologies to L. Niven))
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To: CaptainPhilFan

Enjoy
http://www.tvgrimreaper.com/2015/11/19/how-do-tv-ratings-work/821/

BTW twitter TVGrimreaper seems hacked today.


15 posted on 08/07/2016 2:23:41 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar -- Yes, she now supports HRC :()
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To: lee martell

I was turned off when I saw how they were pushing global warming during the opening ceremonies.


16 posted on 08/07/2016 2:41:44 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I was in Europe in June.
It wasn’t under water, despite the NBC assertions to the contrary....


17 posted on 08/07/2016 2:43:35 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: SMGFan

I watched a few minutes of one of the equestrian events. That’s it. I do plan to watch some of the gymnastics, if it’s convenient.

For the last two or three olympics, I’ve grown increasingly cynical about the process.


18 posted on 08/07/2016 2:46:36 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: SMGFan

US Mens’ Volleyball team looked pathetic getting swept by Canada.


19 posted on 08/07/2016 2:48:20 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Dilbert San Diego

This is the second time I had seen an olympic opening ceremony that got colored by politics. The first time was with London, after the James Bond and the Queen sky riding into the arena, during the history part, it talked about their health care system.


20 posted on 08/07/2016 3:00:33 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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