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A lot of us watched Friday's Olympics opener
Milwaukee had the second highest ratings for Friday night's Winter Olympic Ceremony, an event that brought in a total of 67.5 million viewers for NBC.
It's the most-watched opening festivities for a non-U.S. Winter Olympics, according to Nielsen Media Research numbers.
NBC released Nielsen's list of top 20 metered markets, led by Seattle and followed by Milwaukee, whose ratings translate to 233,593 southeast Wisconsin homes. That's a 43 percent share of TV households watching television at the time.
Here's the list:
1. Seattle, 25.9/47
2. Milwaukee, 25.8/43
3. Denver, 25.4/44
4. St. Louis, 23.7/40
5. West Palm Beach, 23.3/35
6. Cleveland, 23.1/38
7. Salt Lake City, 22.3/39
8. Columbus, 21.8/37
9. Ft. Myers, 21.4/ 34
10. Detroit, 21.1/34
11. Portland, 21.1/39
12. Providence, 21.0/36
T13. Richmond, 20.9/33
T13. Baltimore, 20.9/32
15. Sacramento, 20.6/38
16. San Francisco, 20.3/39
T17. Boston, 20.2/36
T17. Indianapolis, 20.2/34
T17. Nashville, 20.2/30
T20. Chicago, 20.1/33
T20. Buffalo, 20.1/33
Update: Not surprisingly, Friday night's opening ceremony was the most-watched event ever on Canadian TV, with 13 million viewers.
Talkbacks
jfiess | Feb. 15, 2010 at 12:03 p.m. (report)
Just because you curlyboy didnt watch the opener doesnt mean others didnt. And who cares if it was VD weekend. So a made up holiday on Sunday means people didnt watch tv on Friday night? I dont really care about the stats, but think its lame that are you arguing with Tim if hes just writing about stats. And MKECity, good for you. Im 28 and enjoy watching the Olympics. (not quite sure what you were trying to prove)
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cuprisin | Feb. 15, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. (report)
Milwaukee was the top-rated Oympics market on Saturday. The blog you read was posted Saturday and dealt with Friday night's rating. Today's OnMedia column will have details on Saturday night's ratings.
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alba | Feb. 15, 2010 at 9:26 a.m. (report)
TMJ4 was saying they were FIRST on last night's news.
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curlyboy1978 | Feb. 14, 2010 at 12:45 p.m. (report)
Sorry Tim that is total bs. Not even my 60 yr old parents watched it. A friday night on VD weekend..67 million is hard to believe. And worst thing is it's totally cheezy.
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MilwaukeeCity | Feb. 13, 2010 at 6:46 p.m. (report)
At the ripe age of 28 I don't think I have ever watched an Olympics Opener much less any of the Olympics. Rather boring if you ask me. I just don't see the appeal.
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