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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-23 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Closing Ceremony | 15,100,000 |
| 2014-02-21 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 14,900,000 |
| 2014-02-20 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Women's hockey gold medal game | 4,900,000 |
| 2014-02-19 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 20,200,000 |
| 2014-02-18 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 18,900,000 |
| 2014-02-17 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 23,500,000 |
| 2014-02-16 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 21,300,000 |
| 2014-02-15 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 17,100,000 |
| 2014-02-14 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 19,200,000 |
| 2014-02-13 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 22,900,000 |
| 2014-02-10 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 22,400,000 |
| 2014-02-09 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 26,300,000 |
| 2014-02-08 | Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | 25,100,000 |