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NBC Olympics Is Most-Watched TV Event in US History

Some amazing statistics are available in the official NBCU press release - the NBC Olympics Live Extra application is believed to be the most downloaded "event- specific" App in Apple store history.   The London Olympics has averaged 31.1 million viewers in primetime, and a

NBC Olympics Is Most-Watched TV Event in US History

Some amazing statistics are available in the official NBCU press release - the NBC Olympics Live Extra application is believed to be the most downloaded "event- specific" App in Apple store history.

The London Olympics has averaged 31.1 million viewers in primetime, and a household rating of 17.5, making it the most-watched and highest-rated (tying Seoul 1988) non-U.S. Summer Olympics since the Montreal Olympics in 1976.

LONDON OLYMPICS IS MOST-WATCHED NON-U.S. SUMMER GAMES IN 36 YEARS:

The London Olympics has averaged 31.1 million viewers in primetime, and a household rating of 17.5, making it the most-watched and highest-rated (tying Seoul 1988) non-U.S. Summer Olympics since the Montreal Olympics in 1976.

CLOSING CEREMONY IS MOST-WATCHED AND HIGHEST-RATED IN 36 YEARS:

Last night’s Closing Ceremony on NBC averaged 31.0 million viewers, the most-watched Closing Ceremony for a non-U.S. Summer Olympics in 36 years. The 31.0 million viewers is 12% more than the Closing Ceremony for Beijing (27.8 million) and 58% more than Athens (19.6 million).

MOBILE/TABLET APPS

- The NBC Olympics Live Extra and NBC Olympics Apps were downloaded more than 8 million times
- The NBC Olympics Live Extra is believed to be the most downloaded "event- specific" App in Apple store history
- 63% of live streams were viewed on the web, 37% in the Live Extra App
- 70% of total video streams were viewed on the web, 30% in the two Apps

TV EVERYWHERE

- Cable, satellite, and telco customers have verified 9.9 million devices either on NBCOlympics.com or on the _NBC Olympics Live Extra_ app.

This is believed to be the most device verifications ever for a single event in TV Everywhere history.
- There are approximately 100 million cable, satellite and telco homes in the U.S.

UNIQUE USERS

**London 2012     ** Beijing 2008

NBCOlympics.com computer 57.1 million 51.8 million

**NBCOlympics.com mobile website        ** 10.1 million 6.5 million

NBC Olympics Live Extra** app** 11.2 million NA

NBC Olympics** app** 3.7 million NA

Very impressive numbers.

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