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Summer Olympics Poised to Have Record-Low U.S. Viewership
Gallup ^ | JULY 25, 2024 | JEFFREY M. JONES

Posted on 07/26/2024 5:48:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The U.S. viewing audience for the 2024 Paris Games is poised to be the smallest for any prior Summer Olympics Gallup has measured. Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults plan to watch a great deal (10%) or fair amount (25%) of the games, which is down from 48% measured for the 2016 Olympics and figures just shy of 60% from 2000 to 2012.

Gallup has measured viewing intentions for each Summer Olympics since 2000, except for the 2020 Olympic Games that were delayed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to the 35% who plan to watch at least a fair amount of this year’s games, 34% say they will not watch much and 30% do not plan to watch any. The latter figure is up from 21% in 2016 and is more than double the 2000 to 2012 readings, which ranged from 12% to 14%.

Americans’ lack of interest in this year’s Olympics is also evident in the 56% who are aware the games are being held in France.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.gallup.com ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: france; gallup; globohomo; gowokegobroke; olympics; paris; ratings; viewership
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1 posted on 07/26/2024 5:48:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
I'd rather watch the Special Olympics.

2 posted on 07/26/2024 5:50:56 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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If they’re excluding Israel, I ain’t watching.

Gen 12:1-3

1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.

2 “I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth


3 posted on 07/26/2024 5:51:07 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: MinorityRepublican

They did it to themselves. I used to love watching the Olympics, no longer.


4 posted on 07/26/2024 5:52:28 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: Eccl 10:2

Did I miss something? Are they excluding Israel?


5 posted on 07/26/2024 5:52:30 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: MinorityRepublican

Wokeism has infected everything good.


6 posted on 07/26/2024 5:52:49 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not watching. Don’t give a sh*t.


7 posted on 07/26/2024 5:53:35 PM PDT by Eli Kopter
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8 posted on 07/26/2024 5:54:19 PM PDT by OldHarbor (strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Kojak reruns are on Pluto.

Beats the Olympics and all of the other sports stuff.


9 posted on 07/26/2024 5:54:57 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I will pass, we have enough freak shows here in the US.


10 posted on 07/26/2024 5:55:04 PM PDT by delta7
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To: MinorityRepublican

I won’t waste one second watching.


11 posted on 07/26/2024 5:55:19 PM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: MinorityRepublican
I was going to watch the Olympics. I really was. But I’m hooked on another channel. They’re running a marathon of a guy watching paint dry.


12 posted on 07/26/2024 5:56:39 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: OldHarbor

Love it!

Great line for many occasions.


13 posted on 07/26/2024 5:56:41 PM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: 9YearLurker

OK, it looks like there were lots of calls for Israel’s exclusion, but apparently they will participate


14 posted on 07/26/2024 5:56:53 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: MinorityRepublican

I had planned to watch some wrestling because I know someone competing. After this - no way.


15 posted on 07/26/2024 5:57:20 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: MinorityRepublican
The Olympics should have stayed at every four years, summer and winter same year, and the number of sports represented should not have been expanded to included everything and anything. There are actually discussions of potentially including Pickleball at some point. It's out of control.
16 posted on 07/26/2024 5:57:51 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: rovenstinez
Wokeism has infected everything good.

💯

17 posted on 07/26/2024 5:58:06 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: delta7

Agree. No interest in this woke spectacle.


18 posted on 07/26/2024 5:58:17 PM PDT by Blennos ( Byaasearepeat itnbelow.)
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To: 9YearLurker

No. Israel are taking part, the poster you are replying to is probably just making up stuff.


19 posted on 07/26/2024 5:59:24 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: MinorityRepublican

Queer Olympics


20 posted on 07/26/2024 6:01:28 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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