NBC has to be excited about its Tuesday ratings. Not only did they surpass Turin’s numbers to which NBC has been mostly comparing the Sochi Games, but they also outdistanced the numbers from Vancouver for the same opening Tuesday of the Olympics by a wide margin.
In addition, NBCSN set a daytime viewing record between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET averaging 1.1 million people for that period.
For Tuesday’s Olympic primetime, NBC saw a 13.7 rating and a 22 share which is up 12% from Vancouver’s 12.2/19 four years ago and 21% over Turin’s 11.3/18 eight years ago.
Viewership for Tuesday averaged 23.7 million and that is up 17% from Vancouver and a big 29% from Turin.
The increased viewership for primetime is trickling down to late night as NBC averaged 5.8 million people up a whopping 45% from 2010.
In the local markets, Minneapolis is back on top with a 21.8/36. Eastern markets are back in the Top 10 and mostly taking Monday off. Fort Myers, FL, Pittsburgh and Providence are sprinkled throughout the rankings.
This is what NBC is saying.
NBC & NBCSN POST BIG GAINS THROUGHOUT DAY FOR TUESDAY’S SOCHI OLYMPICS COVERAGE
NBC’s 23.7 Million Primetime Viewers Up 29% from Turin & 17% from Live Vancouver Olympics
NBCSN Posts Best Weekday Daytime Viewership in Net’s History
Nearly 30 Million Visitors to NBC Olympics Digital Platforms – Up 54% from 2010 Vancouver Games
NBC’s Winter Olympics Late Night Show Posts Increases over Vancouver & Turin Olympics for All Four Sochi TelecastsSTAMFORD, Conn. – February 12, 2014 – NBC and NBCSN posted sizable increases for Tuesday’s Sochi Winter Olympics coverage which featured Shaun White in the snowboard halfpipe final, Erin Hamlin becoming the first American to medal in a luge singles event (bronze), the figure skating pairs’ short program, the gold medal final in women’s ski jumping, and curling.
- Last night’s primetime Olympics telecast on NBC (8-11:03 p.m. ET) averaged 23.7 million viewers – up 29% from the last European Winter Olympics (18.4 million for Turin in 2006) and up 17% from the network’s live (ET/CT) coverage of the opening Tuesday of the 2010 Vancouver Games (20.3 million viewers). Last night’s coverage also averaged a 13.7 national household rating/22 share – an increase of 21% over Turin (11.3/18) and up 12% from the live Vancouver coverage (12.2/19). Overall, from the Opening Ceremony through Tuesday, NBC’s five-day primetime national household rating (14.4/23) is up 13% from Turin (12.7/20) and essentially even with Vancouver (14.5/24).
- NBCSN continued its streak setting a viewership record each day of the Olympics. NBCSN averaged a network-best 1.1 million viewers for the 6 am-3 pm ET time period on Tuesday – breaking the mark for best weekday viewership set Monday. NBCSN set weekend daytime records for its live Sochi Olympic telecasts on Saturday and Sunday.
- There have been nearly 30 million visitors to NBC Olympics’ digital platforms through Tuesday (NBCOlympics.com; NBC Sports Live Extra app and the new NBC Olympics Highlights and Results app) – up 54% from the Vancouver Olympics. Nearly 600,000 viewers live streamed Shaun White’s performance yesterday, ranking as NBC Olympics’ second-largest Olympics live stream, trailing only the women’s soccer final at the 2012 London Games.
- NBC’s midnight Late Night show averaged 5.8 million viewers on Tuesday – up 45% and 21% respectively from the 2010 Vancouver Games and 2006 Turin Olympics on the opening Tuesday. Late night Sochi viewership has posted increases over Vancouver and Turin for each of its four shows.
TOP 10 METERED MARKETS FOR TUESDAY’S NBC PRIMETIME COVERAGE:
Market HH rating/share 1. Minneapolis 21.8/36 2. Salt Lake City 21.0/38 3. Denver 18.6/31 4. Milwaukee 18.3/30 T5. Austin 17.7/28 T5. Ft. Myers 17.7/27 7. Pittsburgh 17.5/27 8. Indianapolis 17.2/29 9. Providence 17.1/26 10. Kansas City 17.0/27
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