No guests for this one. A quick, less than 7-minute podcast discussing the Winter Olympics Ratings from PyeongChang on NBC.
Here are the numbers versus Sochi in 2014 via NBC Sports:
WINTER OLYMPICS PRIMETIME TOTAL AUDIENCE DELIVERY
PYC 2018 | Sochi 2014** | PYC 2018 | Sochi 2014** | |
Day | Viewership | Viewership | HH Rating | HH Rating |
Opening Thur. | 17.2 million | 20.0 million | 9.7 rating | 11.3 rating |
First Fri.* | 28.3 million | 31.7 million | 14.9 rating | 17.0 rating |
First Sat. | 24.2 million | 25.1 million | 13.1 rating | 13.9 rating |
First Sun. | 26.0 million | 26.3 million | 14.2 rating | 14.4 rating |
First Mon. | 22.3 million | 22.4 million | 12.7 rating | 12.8 rating |
First Tues. | 22.6 million | 23.7 million | 13.0 rating | 13.7 rating |
First Wed. | 19.2 million | 20.8 million | 11.2 rating | 12.1 rating |
Mid. Thur. | 19.3 million | 22.9 million | 11.4 rating | 13.4 rating |
Mid. Fri. | 19.2 million | 19.2 million | 10.9 rating | 11.0 rating |
Mid. Sat. | 16.1 million | 17.1 million | 9.0 rating | 9.6 rating |
Mid. Sun. | 18.2 million | 21.3 million | 10.2 rating | 12.1 rating |
2nd Mon. | 18.6 million | 23.5 million | 10.9 rating | 13.8 rating |
2nd Tues. | 20.5 million | 18.9 million | 12.1 rating | 11.2 rating |
2nd Wed. | 16.4 million | 20.2 million | 9.7 rating | 12.2 rating |
Final Thur. | 17.6 million | 20.3 million | 10.4 rating | 12.2 rating |
Final Fri. | 14.0 million | 14.9 million | 8.1 rating | 8.8 rating |
Final Sat. | 13.5 million | 13.3 million | 7.7 rating | 7.8 rating |
Final Sun.* | 14.8 million | 15.2 million | 8.4 rating | 8.7 rating |
Average | 19.8 million | 21.3 million | 11.3 rating | 12.2 rating |
*Opening & Closing Ceremonies (no competition & no NBCSN side-by-side coverage)
**NOTE: The 2014 Sochi Olympics had no simultaneous live streaming and no competing primetime Olympic cable coverage. Both of those platforms are included in Total Audience Delivery for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.
Here’s a link to NBC’s full release.
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