185 million Americans have watched the Vancouver Olympics on the networks of NBC Universal through 16 days of the Games; four million more than watched the first 16 days of the 2006 Winter Games (181 million), according to data available today from The
Nielsen Company.
METERED MARKET RATINGS BY TIME ZONE (16-Day Average):
Mountain Time Zone 18.9/31
Central Time Zone 15.5/24
Pacific Time Zone 15.3/28
Eastern Time Zone 14.8/23
TOP 25 METERED MARKETS (16-Day Average):
1. SALT LAKE CITY, 22.0/37
2. DENVER, 21.4/35
3. MILWAUKEE, 21.1/33
4. SEATTLE, 19.7/36
5. MINNEAPOLIS, 19.2/33
6. ST. LOUIS, 18.5/29
7. COLUMBUS, 18.0/28
9. SAN DIEGO, 17.9/30
T10. PORTLAND, 17.8/33
T10. WEST PALM BEACH, 17.8/26
12. KANSAS CITY, 17.6/27
13. OKLAHOMA CITY, 17.2/26
14. NASHVILLE, 17.1/25
15. FT.MYERS, 17.0/27
16. TULSA, 16.9/25
17. AUSTIN, 16.8/27
18. CLEVELAND, 16.7/26
19. PROVIDENCE, 16.5/27
T20. BOSTON, 16.4/29
T20. PHOENIX, 16.4/27
22. CINCINNATI, 16.3/25
T23. CHICAGO, 15.8/25
T23. SAN FRANCISCO, 15.8/30
T23. DETROIT, 15.8/25
T23. SACRAMENTO, 15.8/28
T23. INDIANAPOLIS, 15.8/26
T23. RICHMOND, 15.8/24
TOP 25 METERED MARKETS FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 27:
1. SEATTLE, 17.1/31
2. SALT LAKE CITY, 16.9/30
3. FT.MYERS, 16.7/25
4. TULSA, 16.5/26
5. MILWAUKEE, 16.0/28
6. PORTLAND, 15.8/28
7. CLEVELAND, 15.7/25
8. ST. LOUIS, 15.2/26
9. DENVER, 15.0/28
10. SAN DIEGO, 14.8/23
T11. BOSTON, 14.4/25
T11. CINCINNATI, 14.4/23
13. COLUMBUS, 14.3/23
14. PITTSBURGH, 13.8/21
T15. SAN FRANCISCO, 13.6/27
T15. OKLAHOMA CITY, 13.6/21
T17. MINNEAPOLIS, 13.5/26
T17. AUSTIN, 13.5/24
19. SACRAMENTO, 13.4/23
20. WEST PALM BEACH, 13.3/20
21. TAMPA, 13.2/21
T22. ORLANDO, 13.1/21
T22. HARTFORD, 13.1/22
T22. KANSAS CITY, 13.1/22
T22. ALBUQUERQUE, 13.1/20
T22. KNOXVILLE, 13.1/18
NBC Universal, broadcasting its record 12th Olympics the most Olympics broadcast by any network, will present more than 835 hours of Vancouver
Olympic Winter Games coverage – representing the most total hours ever for a Winter Olympics, more than the last two Winter Olympics combined,
and the most live hours ever for a Winter Games. The Vancouver Games are the first Winter Olympics to be presented entirely in high definition.
(source: information proved by NBC)
