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Heart/Greenwich Time: BUSINESS
Connecticut’s NBC Sports posts ‘dominant’ Olympics ratings, but viewership down from 2018
A number of factors likely contributed to the decline. Like the delayed Summer Olympics from Tokyo that were held last summer, the Beijing Games lacked much of the pageantry of pre-pandemic games because COVID-19 restrictions meant that only small groups of spectators were allowed to attend the events.
At the same time, political controversy cast a shadow over the Games.
Or alternatively,
Post Millennial: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Feb 21, 2022 6:27 PM EST
NBC's China Olympics were a ratings DISASTER
"China's blatant disregard of human rights added a repulsive element to this year’s festivities."
