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33-Year Low: U.S. Viewer Numbers Collapse for Woke Tokyo Olympics Opening

Empty seats, zero atmosphere, diminished team numbers, local protests and a world distracted by coronavirus all combined to deliver just 16.7 million viewers for NBC’s four-hour long broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday. It was the smallest U.S. television audience for the event in the past 33 years.

The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020