I actually barely watched myself, but I did follow the results over the internet. Looks like I was in the minority.

Through 16 days of coverage, 211 million viewers tuned in to the Olympics on NBC Universal's broadcast and cable outlets, according to NBC citing Nielsen Media Research.

 

That's 2 million more than watched the 1996 Atlanta Games, the previous all-time record-holder. And with Sunday's Games coverage and closing ceremony, NBC Universal expects to wrap up its 17-day run with gold-medal-worthy numbers. The company stands a strong chance of setting a new most-viewed benchmark thanks to its unprecedented dedication of 3,600 hours of Games coverage across a multitude of platforms.

 

In Beijing, the final day of the Games drew nearly all of China's 1.3 billion people to their televisions, making it "likely to be the most widely watched Games in Olympic history," according to International Olympics Committee president Jacques Rogge.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2547356720080825

Yeah London's gonna have a hard time following that up.

On another note I'm glad the 'redeem team' came through.

Kobe's ill.

Yeah the mens final game and phelps winning his 7th and 8th gold ar ethe only events i really watched.

I can't believe they're selling a DVD of the opening and closing ceremonies. 

The opening ceremony was amazing! Or maybe we're just easily amazed in my house. We liked the men's water polo, too, and the men's swimming. The women's swimming we pretty much just watched to be glad that we don't have those shoulders. Didn't watch much else.

(We don't really like sport.) 

   I failed to watch a single event. I did manage to see a photo of Dubya sitting next to Putin.

   I couldn't avoid the Micheal Phelps dog & pony show, it was everywhere.

   27,000 children die each day of cureable disease.