Olympics
101
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-02-24
Top events · Olympics
1
London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony
40,700,000
2
London 2012 Olympics — Prime time
38,700,000
3
Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time
33,400,000
4
London 2012 Olympics — Prime time
31,600,000
5
London 2012 Olympics — Prime time
31,300,000
6
Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time
31,200,000
7
London 2012 Olympics — Closing Ceremony
31,000,000
8
London 2012 Olympics — Prime time
30,800,000
9
Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time
29,800,000
10
Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time
28,900,000
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by most-watched telecastTelecasts with figures
| date date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year. Methodology → | telecast telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one. Methodology → | figure figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-12 | London 2012 Olympics — Closing Ceremony | 31,000,000 |
| 2012-08-12 | London 2012 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game | 12,500,000 |
| 2012-08-06 | London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | 26,600,000 |
| 2012-08-05 | London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | 31,300,000 |
| 2012-08-03 | London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | 28,500,000 |
| 2012-08-01 | London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | 30,800,000 |
| 2012-07-31 | London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | 38,700,000 |
| 2012-07-30 | London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | 31,600,000 |
| 2012-07-27 | London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony | 40,700,000 |