4 ms·

The opening ceremony in real time? I’d be surprised if they have double digit viewership numbers, let alone “most Americans”.

• johnnyanmac 9mo ago
  You're surprised sports in America has high viewership? Yes, the #1 reason people still have cables these days is for athletics.
• _i1gd 9mo ago
  You obviously don’t understand the role of sports in American culture. Or how the major television networks operate.
  • seanmcdirmid 9mo ago
    Sports events sure, opening ceremony? They are just going to get highlights on YouTube mostly.
    • _i1gd 9mo ago
      This is making a remarkable assumption about a vast population. I know everybody in my family watched the opening ceremony on TV. Are you just making guesses?
    • _i1gd 9mo ago
      According to the weekend ratings, 21.4 million Americans watched the opening ceremony on NBC directly.
• qnleigh 9mo ago
  NBC alone had over 20 million opening ceremony viewers this year (TV + Peacock streams)[0]. TV is a huge huge part of US culture. See also the Super Bowl, which just happened today. So maybe not most, but a lot. [0] https://www.cbs19news.com/entertainment/olympics-opening-ceremony-scores-record-audience-for-nbcuniversal/article_a1d910bd-0192-545a-8e15-3d71cb72daac.html https://www.cbs19news.com/entertainment/olympics-opening-cer...