The 2016 Rio Olympics officially ended on Sunday night with a less-than-stellar ratings performance.
The closing ceremony of the Summer Games drew an estimated 4.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 16.9 million viewers,down 57 percent and 45 percent, respectively, and from the 2012 London Olympics.That still establish NBC’s Olympics coverage far ahead of all broadcast competition,and it gave a lift to a sample of the unique season of “The Voice,” which aired at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday. The unique episode of the singing competition series enjoyed a 2.7 rating and 10.4 million viewers thanks to the Olympics lead in.
Also Read: Olympics: Japan PM Steals reveal as Super Mario at Closing CeremonyNBC finished first with a primetime average of 14.5 million viewers and a 3.5 rating, or airing only Rio Olympics coverage,followed by “The Voice.”ABC finished moment with 4.6 million viewers and a 0.9 rating. A repeat of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” aired at 7 p.m. ET. “Celebrity Family Feud got 5.6 million viewers and a 1.1 rating at 8. “The $100000 Pyramid” scored 4.8 million viewers and a 1.0 rating at 9. “Match Game” closed out at 10 with 4.2 million viewers and a 0.9 rating.
CBS came in third with 4.3 million viewers and a 0.8 rating. “60 Minutes” got 6.8 million viewers and a 0.7 rating at 7 p.m. ET. “sizable Brother” followed at 8 with 5.9 million viewers and a 1.8 rating. A repeat of “Madam Secretary” aired at 9. “BrainDead” closed out at 10 with 2 million viewers and a 0.3 rating.
Fox finished fourth in the demo with a 0.5 rating but fifth in total viewers with 1.3 million, airing only repeats.
Also Read: Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony Review: Finally, and an End to These Weird Rio GamesUnivision finished fifth in the demo with a 0.4 rating but fourth in total viewers with 1.4 million.
The CW came in sixth in total viewers with 874000 but tied for sixth in the demo with a 0.2 rating,airing only local programming.
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