Historical TV Ratings For Past Olympics Broadcasts

Nielsen has tracked television ratings for all summer and winter Olympic Games broadcasts since 1968.

Ratings data for Olympic Games telecasts from 1968 to 2006 — including ratings for opening and closing ceremonies and average ratings for each Olympics — are available below:

-Average Ratings: all Summer and Winter Olympics telecasts, broken out by daypart (3.36MB)

-Ratings for Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Summer Olympics

-Ratings for Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Winter Olympics