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[08/09/12 - 12:48 PM]
29.1 Million Average Viewership on NBC Last Night Is Best Second Wednesday for Any Summer Olympics in 36 Years
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, August 8.

[via press release from NBC]

29.1 MILLION AVERAGE VIEWERSHIP ON NBC LAST NIGHT IS BEST SECOND WEDNESDAY FOR ANY SUMMER OLYMPICS IN 36 YEARS

12th Time in 13 Nights that Primetime Viewership Topped Comparable Nights from the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Last Night's Viewership also Topped the Comparable night From the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

32.6 Million Average Viewership and 18.3 Household Rating for the First 13 Nights of the London Olympics is Most for any Non-U.S. Summer Olympics in 36 Years

NBC's Daytime Show is Averaging 7.3 Million Viewers; Has Topped Beijing Each Day of Olympics

LONDON - August 9, 2012 - Last night's primetime coverage of the London Olympics on NBC drew an average of 29.1 million viewers, the most-watched second Wednesday for ANY Summer Olympics since the 1976 Montreal Olympics, even topping the second Wednesday night from the Atlanta Olympics (28.9 million). Last night marked the 12th time in 13 nights that the average viewership for the London Olympics surpassed the Beijing Olympics.

Last night's coverage, which featured Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings taking their third straight gold medal in beach volleyball; Allison Felix winning the gold medal in the 200m race; and Aries Merritt and Jason Richardson winning gold and silver, respectively, in the 110m hurdles, drew 29.1 million viewers, topping the comparable night from the Beijing Olympics by 17% (24.8 million) and the Athens Olympics by 20% (24.3 million). The viewership even topped the comparable night from the Atlanta Olympics (28.9 million).

Last night's primetime coverage on NBC (8-11 p.m. ET/PT) earned a 16.8/28 national rating/share, 11% higher than the comparable night from Beijing (15.2/26), and 10% higher than the comparable night from Athens (15.3/26), the last European Olympics.

FIRST 13 NIGHTS IN PRIMETIME - BEST VIEWERSHIP AND HOUSEHOLD RATING FOR NON-U.S. SUMMER GAMES IN 36 YEARS:

Through the first 13 days, the London Olympics has averaged 32.6 million viewers in primetime, and a household rating of 18.3/31, making it the most-watched and highest-rated non-U.S. Summer Olympics since the Montreal Olympics in 1976.

· The 13-day average primetime viewership of 32.6 million viewers is 3.6 million more viewers than the first 13 nights from Beijing (29.0 million) and 6.6 million more than the first 13 nights from Athens (26.0 million).

· The 13-night average household rating of 18.3/31 is 8% higher than the first 13 nights from Beijing (16.9/29), and 16% higher than the first 13 nights from Athens (15.8/27), the last European Summer Olympics. NBC'S WEEKDAY COVERAGE UNDEFEATED VS. BEIJING: NBC's weekday daytime show is averaging 7.3 million viewers (eight telecasts), up 33% from the Beijing (5.5 million) and 38% from Athens (5.3 million).

· Each weekday telecast of the London Games has topped each comparable show from Beijing.

· The 5.2/15 household rating for the weekday daytime show is up 27% from Beijing (4.1/13) and up 30% from Athens (4.0/13).

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13-DAY METERED MARKET AVERAGE (ALL 56 METERED MARKETS):
1. Salt Lake City 26.5/47
2. Kansas City 24.2/40
3. Milwaukee 24.1/40
4. Denver 23.8/45
5. Columbus, OH 23.2/38
6. Norfolk 22.9/35
7. Indianapolis 22.4/38
8. San Diego 22.2/39
9. Richmond 22.1/35
10. West Palm Beach 21.8/36
11. Albuquerque-Santa Fe 21.4/35
12. Minneapolis-St. Paul 21.2/40
T13. Washington 21.0/38
T13. Portland, OR 21.0/43
T13. Oklahoma City 21.0/33
T16. Sacramento-Stockton 20.9/38
T16. Austin, TX 20.9/37
18. Ft. Myers-Naples 20.8/37
19. Atlanta 20.7/34
20. Nashville 20.6/32
21. San Francisco 20.5/41
22. St. Louis 20.4/34
T23. Los Angeles 19.8/36
T23. New Orleans 19.8/28
25. Chicago 19.6/34
T26. Jacksonville 19.5/31
T26. Tulsa 19.5/31
28. Phoenix 19.4/33
29. Cleveland 19.3/32
30. Greensboro-High Point 19.2/30
31. Knoxville 19.1/30
32. New York 19.0/32
33. Seattle-Tacoma 18.9/38
T34. Philadelphia 18.8/31
T34. Orlando-Daytona Beach 18.8/33
T34. Baltimore 18.8/31
T34. Louisville 18.8/31
38. Cincinnati 18.7/31
39. Dallas-Ft. Worth 18.6/32
T40. Detroit 18.4/30
T40. Pittsburgh 18.4/32
T40. San Antonio 18.4/29
43. Memphis 18.2/28
44. Boston 18.0/34
45. Houston 17.9/31
46. Buffalo 17.7/31
47. Las Vegas 17.6/30
T48. Hartford-New Haven 17.5/29
T48. Greenville-Spartanburg 17.5/28
T48. Birmingham, Alabama 17.5/26
51. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 16.9/28
T52. Tampa-St. Petersburg 16.8/30
T52. Providence-New Bedford, RI 16.8/29
54. Dayton 16.6/27
55. Raleigh-Durham 16.0/26
56. Charlotte 14.8/26

HIGHEST RATED BY TIME ZONE (THROUGH 13 DAYS):
Mountain 21.6/38
Pacific 20.1/38
Central 19.9/33
Eastern 18.9/32

NBCUniversal, presenting its 13th Olympics, the most by any U.S. media company, will make an unprecedented 5,535 hours of the 2012 London Olympics coverage available across NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, NBCOlympics.com, two specialty channels, and the first-ever 3D platform, an unprecedented level that surpasses the coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by nearly 2,000 hours.

For the full schedule of NBCUniversal's Olympic coverage, please go to: NBCOlympics.com





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