The data describes the average number of viewers of the Summer Olympic opening ceremony in the U.S. from 1988 to 2016. The 2012 opening ceremony had the highest U.S. viewership, with a total of about 40.7 million people.
Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony viewership – additional information
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro drew an average audience of 25.6 million viewers in the U.S., a decrease of over 14 million viewers from the previous Games held in London in 2012. This meant that the U.
