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Over 33-Million Viewers for Tuesday Coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics on NBC in Prime

NBC More Than Triples the Competition Combined

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Tuesday, August 9 broken out by network and by each half-hour:

-Total Viewers:
NBC: 33.62 million, CBS: 4.28, ABC: 2.52, Fox: 993,000, CW: 931,000

-Adults 18-49:

NBC: 9.9 rating/33 share, ABC: 0.7/ 2, CBS: 0.6/ 2, Fox and CW: 0.3/ 1 each

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8:00 p.m.
ABC – Bachelor in Paradise
Viewers: 4.00 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)

CBS – NCIS (R)
Viewers: 5.64 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 25.90 million (#1), A18-49: 7.0/27 (#1)

Fox – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R)
Viewers: 1.09 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)

CW – The Flash (R)
Viewers: 1.02 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Bachelor in Paradise
Viewers: 3.77 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)

CBS – NCIS (R)
Viewers: 5.77 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 32.55 million (#1), A18-49: 9.2/32 (#1)

Fox – New Girl (R)
Viewers: 782,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4t)

CW – The Flash (R)
Viewers: 982,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4t)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise (premiere)
Viewers: 2.62 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Zoo
Viewers: 3.86 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 36.96 million (#1), A18-49: 10.7/35 (#1)

Fox – Lucifer (R)
Viewers: 979,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4t)

CW – MadTV (R)
Viewers: 908,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4t)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise (premiere)
Viewers: 2.24 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Zoo
Viewers: 3.35 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 37.48 million (#1), A18-49: 11.1/35 (#1)

Fox – Lucifer (R)
Viewers: 1.12 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4t)

CW – MadTV (R)
Viewers: 814,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4t)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – The Middle (R)
Viewers: 1.28 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#3)

CBS – NCIS: New Orleans (R)
Viewers: 3.46 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#2)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 34.07 million (#1), A18-49: 10.5/34 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Fresh off the Boat (R)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#3)

CBS – NCIS: New Orleans (R)
Viewers: 3.60 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 34.79 million (#1), A18-49: 10.8/37 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research