[SkyPilot]

Thank goodness the "Third World Olympics" are coming to an end.

Honestly, I didn't watch hardly any of it, except when I was caught in a restaurant or somewhere as it played from every TV screen. I still tried to ignore it.

The reasons it was a such a disaster?

1. They held the games in a Turd World nation composed of corruption, poverty, crime, and filth.

2. NBC blew the coverage big time, focusing on "human interest or human element" bits from every angle.

3. Non-stop commercials.

4. Lack of real-time coverage of events.

The "human element" angles really irked me and a lot of other viewers. We don't need to be manipulated in sobbing or whatever for some athlete because they lost their pet hamster at age 3.

What was that SNL skit, where Kevin Nealon would try to make every guest break out in tears?

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/bob-waltman-special-promo/2859809

[DoughtyOne]

Well, they didn’t lose me. I haven’t watched the Olympics in decades. I used to love them.

The Olympic Committee has mismanaged the games into little more than a farce.

[Windcatcher]

I didn’t watch one second of it this year, whereas I watched a lot of it when it was in London. Costas injected his personal politics into the coverage one time too many.

I’m done.

[Darksheare]

I wonder how many athletes will come down ill in the coming months and whether or not that will be reported on.

[DoughtyOne]

JOE CITIZEN
OLYMPICS
NBC

[PAR35]

With a 4.0/14 rating among adults 18-49

Wasn't the target audience 'women over 50'? That's who they programed for.

[Dagnabitt]

One saving grace, however, was getting to see all the hot sexy women athletes:

[TomGuy]

Nearly every time I channel surfed to an event on one of the NBCUniversal channels, I landed on a commercial.

I actually watched about 4 minutes total of events. Most were either ending or in breaks.

I did not want to spend a lot of time trying to chase down events and didn’t want to listen to the NBC commentators.

They had near zero appeal to me this time.

[Snickering Hound]

Too much swimming and taped events on NBC.

I ended up watching more obscure events live on MSNBC, CNBC and NBC Sports.

Badmitten, Ping Pong, Shooting...and Rhythmic Gymnastics, I don't want to see a single drop from an NFL receiver this season.

[TomGuy]

Early on one commentator was impressed that NBC really aired a lot of womens’ events and few men’s events.

I never saw US men’s gymnastics showing up in my cable TV line-up, so I didn’t watch any.

Perhaps that could be the cause of the lower viewership.

[Daniel Ramsey]

Only part of the closing i was interested in was the Tokyo part. London, Russia, even China was far better.

I swear if NBC tries to monopolize Tokyo i’m going there myself! This is at least the third or fourth time NBC has screwed up the Olympics. I’m going to post suggestions on Donald Trumos Facebook page to see if he can change things for the better.

[morphing libertarian]

I’ve been to Brazil and I’m glad they got the Olympics. Great sports country. Was there 8 days and never had an unpleasant experience. Iguazu Falls one of the wonders of the world. And the beaches are as spectacular as you’d think. thousands of kids playing soccer on the beach without little league rules and parents going crazy.

I record the olympics and fast forward, especially the opening and closing, I grew up with 3 hours coverage per night with highlights mostly and some live track and field.

Now there are 6 channels on my DirecTV carrying a variety of sports and 1 channel showing 6 screens so you can see the events and decide where to go. May of those spirits get little or no TV coverage any time. Fans can pick their favorites.

The camera work and technology provides view you can’t get anywhere even the front row. So if you think Brazil is a hell hole sit back and watch Phelps do a fantastic turn or some 19 year old girl super track star get a bunch of medals.

I like the human interest stories., That’s why when the US is not in a final, I can cheer for the Serbia mail man who works out till midnight and then gets up and goes to work the next day. If you don’t like it, again, fast forward,

The olympics are the greatest sporting events in history. It’s a chance for the world to drop the BS and compete n the filed, the court, and the pool. I like the concept.

I’m about 70 and I’ll watch them another 3 or 4 times as much as I can. The rest of you can whine all you want and find something which pleases you. UFC is getting a lot of play these days.

[IrishBrigade]

We don’t need to be manipulated in sobbing or whatever for some athlete because they lost their pet hamster at age 3.

this is what happens when the media is obsessed with pitching
90% of the coverage to females...

[ThePatriotsFlag]

I think there is a method to watching the Olympics on NBC that makes it enjoyable. Three things:

1. A mute button that keeps the channel muted, quieting the talking heads (yak, yak, yak)

2. Pandora or similar music station in a fine speaker beside you, calming and enjoyable.

3. A good book to read during commercials. ... and with all the commercials you can actually nearly finish a long book.

So I thoroughly enjoyed the Olympics on NBC ... loved seeing the City of Rio again even tho virtual, wonderful to see the great athletes ... didn't get into the (Made for TV) scandal of the swimmer (couldn't hear what they were talking about). So there IS a way to enjoy it, even on NBC.

[ConservativeStatement]

I watched no more than five total minutes. Best moment in my lifetime and it will never be duplicated:

[Lurkinanloomin]

I saw about a minute total

[Falconspeed]

Your analysis is correct.

I watched the closing of the Olympics Sunday night with disabled people in my family. We were ready for a good show. Sadly, the music was third world and boring, the commercials were repeating themselves and the athletes bunched up in a crowd. We switched to Antiques Roadshow after 40 minutes.

[Rebelbase]

I didn’t watch one minute of the Olympics.

But thoroughly enjoyed the images of the green swimming pool and story about the kayaker hitting the underwater sofa.

[Republican Wildcat]

The closing ceremonies drop could be explained for U.S. ratings - London has a common language and more similar culture to ours with celebrities will known to us vs. Brazil.

This was a particularly good year watching U.S. athletes - they were very dominant.

However, the human interest obviously had an agenda they couldn’t even leave out of watching sports - pushing the gay agenda for one focusing on an athlete from another country that didn’t even have a particularly stellar record...it made no sense then when they got to the part of the story pushing his gay relationship then it was clear what the ultimate point of the story was...they just can’t resist...even during coverage which should be focused on sports.

[Pagey]

Also, during the opening ceremonies, I mean in the 1st 20 minutes or so too, they mentioned “Global Warming” and had a huge thing on the floor reflecting what was being said. I thought, oh maaaaaan, what a horrible Olympic moment.

[ontap]

I just can’t work up interest in the Olympics. One big money making venture....not all that much pride of country....IMHO!!!