Olympics Ratings Plummet To All-Time Low On Opening Night

https://www.outkick.com/olympics-ratings-plummet-to-all-time-low-on-opening-night/ ^ | 2/5/22 | Nick Gedes

[TornadoAlley3]

They tried to kill us all with a virus.

[Tommy Revolts]

The Olympics are on? Who knew?

[llevrok]

Clicked on the 11pm news and the opening ceremony was running long. I watched a few minutes and said “lame!” Maybe our tastes have changed over time.

It just wasn’t offering that sense of “one world” like it did in more simple times.

[Fungi]

How sweet it is! —Jackie Gleason

[Chode]

[BrexitBen]

I have to admit, I laughed until I was crying at that clip.

Thanks!

[dfwgator]

That’s the guy.

[SamAdams76]

For me, the Olympics went mostly downhill after the USA beat the Russians in hockey in 1980.

I haven't watched any of it for a good 20-25 years now.

The last time I even paid attention was when Tonya Harding, who I had a major crush on at the time, skated in the 1994 Olympics.

During that brief period of time, Tonya was the woman of my dreams. I would have treated her way better than that sleaze bag Jeff Gillooly.

[Fester Chugabrew]

US media goes gaga over China. Not interested.

[Jane Long]

No Nancy?

:-)

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I could feel met blood pressure going up when they showed that bastard Xi, and my skin crawled when the soldiers goosestepped with that bloody banner. I like the winter games, though, and I will watch some events out of appreciation for the hard work and talent that got these athletes where they are. If I had been around in 1936, I would have wanted to see Jesse Owens in a newsreel. The so-called People’s Republic can burn in hell, though, along with the Third Reich.

[dfwgator]

I was more of a Katarina Witt guy.

[Tupelo]

It will be not just good, but very good if & when the viewership is as small as it was for the 1932 Winter Olympics

I think, according to Dimjo’s history, that is the one where FDR opened the Olympics with a live television broadcast around the world and even on the moon and stars and all the ships at sea.

[mombonn]

I can’t remember the last time I’ve tuned.

[dfwgator]

It’s really a farce now when most of the Athletes that compete for other countries, have actually been living in the US for years.

[CaptainK]

I laughed till it hurt.

[simpson96]

Glad to hear it. Enjoy, NBC!

[HIDEK6]

It’s not political. It’s that you never know what events will be covered, and the commercials are interminable.

[SamAdams76]

I found Nancy to be sort of cold and aloof. Stuck-up even. Tonya was the kind of girl you could take to a demolition derby on a date and she'd love every minute of it.

I can't picture Nancy going to a demolition derby.

[HIDEK6]

Tonya Harding was the most doable figure skater ever.