Olympic games viewing statistics

Not all athletes were present at the teams' parade during the opening ceremony, due to rules that require many to fly in just before their competitions and leave shortly after to limit social contact. The TV ratings drop is part of a trend among live TV events, including awards shows and sports. O unit, attracted an average of about 92 million viewers, according to Nielsen data, the lowest since N ABC broadcast network averaged Audiences for the most recent Emmys and Grammys also hit new lows.

Ratings are not an indication of profitability. Subscribe to our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. More from Reuters. Women athletes are competing in about events at Rio , a significant increase from the previous editions. Sporting events take place across a total of 33 venues in Rio de Janeiro, located in four different regions of the city.

Athletes of around countries have participated in the Summer Olympics since , and only five countries, Greece, Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland, participated in every edition of the Olympic Games since it was first held in Athens in Kosovo and South Sudan participate in the Olympics for the first time ever in Rio.

More than 10, athletes are competing in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. The edition of the Games also has the highest share of female participants of all times. About 45 percent of the participants in Rio are women — around 4, women in total. In , when Atlanta, Georgia, U. In terms of medals won, the United States has the highest all-time total medal count of the Olympic Summer Games , while Russia ranks second and Germany takes the third place.

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O Eurosport, according to data from audience measurement company Mediametrie. That audience represents a The opening ceremony attracted 2. Britain's publicly owned broadcaster, the BBC, says it had a peak live audience of 2. At least two major markets saw an uptick in opening ceremony viewers compared to previous Games. AX company said. In the host country of Japan, where the majority of the public has opposed hosting the Games during the pandemic, the opening ceremony was watched by more than 70 million people and was the most watched event in the last 10 years, Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services, said on Monday.