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U.S. household television ratings of the Summer Olympics opening ceremony from 1972 to 2016

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August 2016

Region

United States

Survey time period

1988 to 2016

Supplementary notes

The 1980 Summer Olympic Games were boycotted by the United States due to the Soviet military operations in Afghanistan.
Household rating is defined as the percentage of total U.S. TV households that tuned in, on average.
Figures for the years 1972 to 2012 come from earlier publications.

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U.S. TV ratings of the Summer Olympics opening ceremony 1972-2016

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Aug 18, 2016
This timeline depicts U.S. household television ratings in the of the Summer Olympics opening ceremony from 1972 to 2016. The highest ratings belonged to the two Olympics which took place in the United States. The 1984 opening ceremony in Los Angeles earned a rating of **** and the 1996 ceremony in Atlanta earned a rating of ****.
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