I've only watched about 20 minutes of the Olympics, but I seem to be in the minority. Looks like NBC has been getting huge ratings. Have you guys been watching.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC Universal's Olympics coverage is drawing huge audiences, helped by the extravagant opening ceremony and swimming star Michael Phelps, and setting the stage for what could be record TV ratings for the Summer Games.

 

NBC Universal said the first two days of the Beijing Olympics drew an average audience of 29.1 million, making it the most highly rated broadcast of the Summer Games held outside the United States since 1976. In total, 114 million viewers tuned in for at least part of its broadcast during the first two days, about 20 million more than the 2004 games in Athens, NBC said, citing figures from Nielsen Media Research.

 

NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co, paid nearly $900 million for rights to broadcast the games, and plans to air 3,600 hours of coverage between August 8 and August 24 across its broadcast, cable TV and online outlets.

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