Summer Olympics 2016: Rio

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-olympic-competition-opens-917873


I'll assume we recognize that this isn't good.

 

A few things stand out, though.

1. A lot of people are still watching.

2. They expect the numbers to go "likely upward" as they adjust.

3. "It will be some time before it's clear how much of a lift NBC is getting from streaming, but early indicators (i.e. data released from coverage of the Opening Ceremony) also have online views up considerably this Olympics."

 

I can get on board with this.

 

Star power was lacking Saturday night.

And the opening ceremonies were garbage.

 

It's the streaming that makes this work. I suspect it's about people at work relieving boredom. They aren't generating the viewership that lets the ads pay the $1.2 billion that they've garnered on paper.

I don't know the online payment streams, but I posted a couple of days ago that it's the way they make this work.

Any revisions upward are minor. Nielsen will revise the ultimate revenues from the ad sales.

And screw Comcast.

 

I haven't watched, only read stories. I don't feel a lot of enthusiasm for events that the locals didn't want. Brazil couldn't afford this.

 

They could when oil was up.

 

On TV its non-stop commercials (worse than an SEC game on CBS). When I stream I constantly get kicked from the feed. I still watch because of the wife and good background TV, but NBC isn't remotely attempting to make it an easy or enjoyable experience.

 

All commercials and main host babbling about feel good stories. Shut up and show players.

The US centric makes sense, but I still want go watch other teams too.

 

I would hate to have one of the Korean women archers with a bow after me in the woods!

 

I think I've seen 20 commercials awaiting the tipoff of this basketball game.

 

We have a synchronized diver named Steele Johnson.

 

This smack talk over the russian drug user swimmer is awesome. Go Ms King.

 

The Russian cheater is kinda hot. Oh well. **** her.

 

Or very. Abs everywhere too.

 

Those chicks have some damn shoulders on them.

 

Phelps looking like the Emperor from Star Wars.

 

And Le Clos with the boxing silliness. I mighta Doc Holiday'd him with "I'm your Huckleberry."

 

Yeah King was no-nonsense about the filing issue and delivered an f you in the pool. That was quality TV.

 

Between Phelps and King the outside the pool drama has raised intrest. I thought it was funny that Phelps kinda blew it off in the interview. Hopefully he closes the deal.