The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics drew nearly 10 million fewer viewers than the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
Around 17 million Americans tuned into the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, according to NBC, a steep dropoff from previous Olympic Games openers, as live TV programs face an across-the-board dip in viewership this year.... [+]NBC’s 17 million figure includes both television and online streaming audiences, and it factors in two different airings of the: a live broadcast early Friday morning and a primetime rebroadcast more than 12 hours later.
That’s a large decrease from previous Olympic Games: The opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang drew
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