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Tokyo Olympics opening drew 16.7 million U.S. TV viewers, a 33-year low

Media & Telecom · 12:37 AM UTC

NBC's broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony drew 16.7 million viewers, the smallest U.S. television audience for the event in the past 33 years, according to preliminary data from Comcast (CMCSA.O)-owned NBCUniversal on Saturday.

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