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2012 London Olympics
NBCUniversal provided 5,535 hours of coverage for the 2012 London Olympics across NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, NBCOlympics.com, two specialty channels, and the first-ever 3-D platform, an unprecedented level that surpasses the coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by nearly 2,000 hours. NBC broadcast 272.5 hours of coverage, the most ever for an Olympic broadcast network, largely attributable to an increase in daytime coverage, and NBC Sports Network will serve as home to U.S. team sports with 292.5 hours of total coverage including 257.7 hours of original programming – the most-ever for an Olympic cable network.
Press Releases
- Friday, April 17, 2020 MICHAEL PHELPS, USAIN BOLT, ALLYSON FELIX, AND MISSY FRANKLIN HEADLINE NEARLY 20 HOURS OF OLYMPIC GAMES WEEK PROGRAMMING ACROSS NBCSN THIS WEEKEND
- Thursday, April 16, 2020 GABBY DOUGLAS, ALY RAISMAN & U.S. ‘FIERCE FIVE’ TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN, HEADLINING OPENING NIGHT OF “RETURN TO LONDON” DURING NBC SPORTS’ OLYMPIC GAMES WEEK
- Monday, September 25, 2017 OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA PRESENTS 12 HOURS OF LIVE 2017 FISA WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS COVERAGE THIS WEEK
- Tuesday, May 7, 2013 NBC SPORTS GROUP COLLECTS 11 SPORTS EMMY AWARDS, MOST OF ANY SPORTS MEDIA COMPANY
- Wednesday, March 20, 2013 NBC SPORTS GROUP GARNERS 58 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS, MOST OF ANY SPORTS MEDIA COMPANY
- Friday, November 30, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS WINS FOUR PRESTIGIOUS OLYMPIC GOLDEN RINGS AWARDS, INCLUDING THREE GOLDS
- Tuesday, November 13, 2012 JIM BELL NAMED EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF NBCUNIVERSAL’S OLYMPICS COVERAGE
- Thursday, October 11, 2012 “RETURN TO LONDON” TO PREMIERE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
- Thursday, August 30, 2012 “NBC OLYMPICS LIVE EXTRA” APP RE-LAUNCHES TODAY AS “NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA”
- Wednesday, August 15, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS’ SOCIAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS CONTRIBUTE TO RECORD VIEWERSHIP & DIGITAL TRAFFIC
- Tuesday, August 14, 2012 London Olympics on NBC is Most-Watched Television Event in U.S. History
- Sunday, August 12, 2012 THROUGH 16 DAYS, 31.1 MILLION AVERAGE PRIMETIME VIEWERSHIP FOR LONDON OLYMPICS ON NBC IS BEST FOR NON-U.S. SUMMER OLYMPICS IN 36 YEARS
- Sunday, August 12, 2012 BOB COSTAS TO HOST THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD ON NBC WITH AL MICHAELS AND RYAN SEACREST
- Sunday, August 12, 2012 “RETURN TO LONDON: THE GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD” TO PREMIERE MONDAY, AUGUST 13 AT 9 A.M. ET ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
- Sunday, August 12, 2012 NBC’S WEEKDAY DAYTIME SHOW IS MOST-WATCHED IN HISTORY OF NON-U.S. SUMMER OLYMPICS
- Friday, August 10, 2012 TEAM USA SOCCER GOLD MEDAL MATCH MOST-WATCHED EVENT IN HISTORY OF NBC SPORTS NETWORK
- Thursday, August 9, 2012 29.1 MILLION AVERAGE VIEWERSHIP ON NBC LAST NIGHT IS BEST SECOND WEDNESDAY FOR ANY SUMMER OLYMPICS IN 36 YEARS
- Wednesday, August 8, 2012 30.1 MILLION AVERAGE VIEWERSHIP ON NBC LAST NIGHT IS BEST FOR SECOND TUESDAY OF ANY NON-U.S. SUMMER OLYMPICS IN 36 YEARS
- Tuesday, August 7, 2012 TEAM USA GOLD MEDAL GYMNASTS GABBY DOUGLAS, ALY RAISMAN & JORDYN WIEBER COMPETE IN INDIVIDUAL GYMNASTICS GOLD MEDAL FINALS TUESDAY NIGHT ON NBC
- Monday, August 6, 2012 31.3 MILLION AVERAGE VIEWERSHIP ON NBC LAST NIGHT IS BEST FOR MIDDLE SUNDAY OF ANY NON-U.S. SUMMER OLYMPICS IN 36 YEARS
- Monday, August 6, 2012 1,117,011,735 PAGE VIEWS FOR NBCOLYMPICS.COM
- Sunday, August 5, 2012 OLYMPICS CONTINUE TO SCORE FOR NBCUNIVERSAL
- Sunday, August 5, 2012 NBC TO AIR SPECIAL MICHAEL PHELPS: AMERICA’S GOLDEN CHAMPION SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 AT 7 P.M. ET
- Saturday, August 4, 2012 THROUGH FIRST WEEK, LONDON OLYMPICS SETS VIEWERSHIP RECORDS
- Friday, August 3, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS SETS RECORDS FOR YOUNGER VIEWERS
- Friday, August 3, 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS POST 7TH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF VIEWERSHIP AND RATINGS GAINS OVER 2008 BEIJING GAMES
- Friday, August 3, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS’ EXPERIENCING UNPRECEDENTED DIGITAL TRAFFIC & ENGAGEMENT DURING LONDON OLYMPICS
- Friday, August 3, 2012 MICHAEL PHELPS SWIMS FINAL INDIVIDUAL RACE FRIDAY NIGHT ON NBC
- Thursday, August 2, 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS POST 6TH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF VIEWERSHIP AND RATINGS GAINS OVER 2008 BEIJING GAMES
- Wednesday, August 1, 2012 21.8 NATIONAL RATING FOR LAST NIGHT IS HIGHEST HOUSEHOLD RATING FOR ANY NIGHT OF A SUMMER OLYMPICS SINCE THE 1996 ATLANTA GAMES
- Tuesday, July 31, 2012 NBC SPORTS NETWORK POSTS 2 MOST-WATCHED DAYS IN ITS HISTORY
- Monday, July 30, 2012 MICHAEL PHELPS GOES FOR HIS THIRD STRAIGHT 200M BUTTERFLY GOLD MEDAL TOMORROW NIGHT ON NBC
- Monday, July 30, 2012 NBC’S THREE-DAY AVERAGE VIEWERSHIP OF 35.8 MILLION IS BEST THROUGH THE FIRST WEEKEND OF ANY SUMMER OLYMPICS IN HISTORY
- Monday, July 30, 2012 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS – DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS
- Monday, July 30, 2012 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS — PRIMETIME HIGHLIGHTS
- Monday, July 30, 2012 RYAN LOCHTE GOES FOR HIS 2ND GOLD OF LONDON OLYMPICS ON NBC TOMORROW NIGHT
- Sunday, July 29, 2012 NBC’S FIRST NIGHT OF OLYMPIC COMPETITION IS MOST-WATCHED SUMMER OLYMPICS OPENING NIGHT ON RECORD
- Sunday, July 29, 2012 MICHAEL PHELPS CONTINUES HIS QUEST FOR MOST OLYMPIC CAREER MEDALS AS HE SWIMS THE 4X100 FREESTYLE RELAY ON NBC TOMORROW
- Sunday, July 29, 2012 NBC AIRS MOST-WATCHED SUMMER GAMES OPENING CEREMONY ON RECORD
- Saturday, July 28, 2012 NBC HAS BEST OPENING CEREMONY OVERNIGHT RATING FOR NON-U.S. OLYMPICS EVER
- Saturday, July 28, 2012 PHELPS-LOCHTE EXPECTED SHOWDOWN AIRS ON NBC IN PRIMETIME ON DAY 1 OF LONDON OLYMPICS
- Thursday, July 26, 2012 BOB COSTAS TO HOST OPENING CEREMONY OF THE GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD ON NBC WITH MATT LAUER AND MEREDITH VIEIRA TOMORROW, 7:30 P.M. ET/PT ON NBC
- Thursday, July 26, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JIM BELL
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012 NBCUNIVERSAL SURPASSES $1 BILLION IN NATIONAL AD SALES FOR LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS CONFERENCE CALL WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JIM BELL TOMORROW, NOON ET
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012 BOB COSTAS TO HOST THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD ON NBC WITH MATT LAUER AND MEREDITH VIEIRA
- Tuesday, July 24, 2012 NBCUNIVERSAL’S OLYMPIC COVERAGE KICKS OFF TOMORROW WITH LIVE WOMEN’S SOCCER
- Tuesday, July 24, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS TO OFFER UNPRECEDENTED DIGITAL AND SOCIAL COVERAGE OF LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
- Sunday, July 22, 2012 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES LISTINGS
- Saturday, July 21, 2012 NBCU, Panasonic’s 3D Olympics Feed Will Hit 80% of U.S. Homes
- Thursday, July 12, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS LAUNCHES TWO APPS TODAY FOR LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
- Wednesday, July 11, 2012 NBC OLYMPICS AND FACEBOOK ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP FOR LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
- Thursday, July 5, 2012 NBC Sports Group Olympic Press Event Transcript
- Thursday, June 28, 2012 FINAL U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM GAME BEFORE THE OLYMPICS – FRIENDLY AGAINST CANADA – THIS SATURDAY, 1:30 P.M. ET ON NBC
- Thursday, June 28, 2012 NBC ANNOUNCES TALENT ROSTER FOR LONDON OLYMPICS – 115 COMMENTATORS IN ALL
- Wednesday, June 27, 2012 CABLE, SATELLITE & TELCO CUSTOMERS CAN VERIFY SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW TO ACCESS 3,500 HOURS OF LIVE STREAM OLYMPIC CONTENT THIS SUMMER
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012 NBCUniversal To Provide Unprecedented Coverage Of 2012 London Olympics
- Thursday, May 17, 2012 NBC Sports Network To Air 292.5 Hours Of 2012 London Olympics Coverage
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012 MSNBC, CNBC & Bravo To Carry 2012 London Olympics Coverage
- Monday, May 14, 2012 NBCUniversal Announces Its Most Extensive Spanish-Language Olympic Coverage Ever With More Than 173 Hours Of London Olympic Programming On Telemundo From July 25th Through August 12th
- Thursday, April 26, 2012 NBC Sports Group Announces Hosts And Correspondents For London Olympic Games On NBC
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Telemundo Marks 100-Day Countdown To London 2012 By Boosting Its Largest-Ever Olympic Games Promotional Campaign
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012 NBCOlympics.Com Re-Launches Today — 100 Days From Start Of 2012 London Olympics
- Monday, April 16, 2012 NBCUniversal Celebrates 100-Day Countdown To London Games With 20-Channel Promotional ‘Roadblock’
- Wednesday, April 4, 2012 U.S. Olympic Committee, NBC Sports Group announce schedule for 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage
- Monday, February 13, 2012 NBCUniversal To Conduct Extensive Research Effort During 2012 London Olympics
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BRIAN ROBERTS
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Comcast Corporation
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RICK CORDELLA
President, NBC Sports
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JOE GESUE
Senior Vice President, NBC Olympics & Paralympics Editorial, Partnerships and Programming & Executive Editor
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GREG HUGHES
Executive Vice President, Communications, NBC Sports
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JON MILLER
President, Acquisitions and Partnerships
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GARY ZENKEL
President, NBC Olympics and Business, NBC Sports Group