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Olympics grab huge ratings for NBC - Entertainment News, TV News, Media
Closing Ceremony was highest rated since '76 NBC closed out its Olympics coverage in strong fashion Sunday as the final night of the Games continued the network's dominance of the past two weeks. From 8-11 p.m., the Olympics drew a 20 rating/7.8 share in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen, with some 26.3 million viewers tuning in. In metered markets, the telecast was up 27% from the closing ...
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