Episode 50: Winter Olympics Ratings

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
2^nd Mon.	18.6 million	23.5 million	10.9 rating	13.8 rating
2^nd Tues.	20.5 million	18.9 million	12.1 rating	11.2 rating
2^nd 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.