NBC Olympic Primetime Broadcast Men's and Women Coverage Report For Beijing

[Olympic TV]

We're tracking the NBC broadcast network coverage of male and female athletes in primetime.

Here is our post for Day 1: https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/04/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-1-men-lead-nbcs-coverage/

Overall, men received more time than both women's events and mixed sex events.

[Olympic TV]

Day 2 report now posted:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/05/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-2-women-receive-slightly-more-airtime-on-nbc-than-men-men-lead-overall-coverage/

[Olympic TV]

Day 3 Report now posted:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/06/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-3-women-receive-more-than-double-the-mens-coverage-on-nbc-women-now-lead-overall-coverage/

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Day 4 Report now posted:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/07/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-4-nbc-devotes-more-coverage-to-womens-sports-than-mens-by-more-than-a-5-to-1-margin-women-lead-overall-coverage/

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Day 5 coverage report is now posted:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/08/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-5-mens-sports-receive-more-than-55-percent-of-nbcs-coverage-women-still-lead-overall-coverage/

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Day 6 Coverage Report is now posted:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/08/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-5-mens-sports-receive-more-than-55-percent-of-nbcs-coverage-women-still-lead-overall-coverage/

[Olympic TV]

Sorry ... Here is the Day 6 Report:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/09/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-6-womens-sports-receive-more-coverage-on-nbc-than-mens-women-lead-overall-coverage/

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Day 7 Report Posted

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/10/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-7-mens-sports-receive-more-coverage-than-womens-on-nbc/

[Olympic TV]

After 1 Week, women lead coverage:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/10/women-lead-the-first-week-of-nbcs-primetime-beijing-olympic-broadcast-coverage/

[Olympic TV]

Day 8 report has been posted;

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/11/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-8-mens-sports-receive-more-coverage-on-nbc-than-womens-women-still-lead-overall-coverage/

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Day 9 Report has been posted

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/12/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-9-mixed-sex-sports-receive-more-coverage-on-nbc-than-mens-or-womens-sports-women-still-lead-overall-coverage/

[Olympic TV]

Day 10 Report has been posted;

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/13/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-10-womens-sports-lead-coverage-on-nbc-womens-sports-lead-overall-coverage/

[Olympic TV]

Day 11 Report has been posted:

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/14/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-11-mixed-sex-sports-lead-post-super-bowl-coverage-on-nbc-womens-sports-still-lead-overall

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Day 12 Posted - Women dominated coverage by more than a 10 to 1 margin.

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/15/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-12-womens-sports-dominate-coverage-on-nbc-womens-sports-overall-lead-grows/

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Day 13 Posted - Women's sports receive more coverage than men's sports for the 4th night in a row.

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/16/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-13-womens-sports-receive-more-airtime-than-mens-sports-on-nbc-womens-sports-lead-overall-coverage/

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Day 14 posted: Women’s sports received more coverage than men’s sports for the fifth night in a row.

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/17/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-14-womens-sports-receive-more-airtime-than-mens-sports-on-nbc-for-the-fifth-night-in-a-row-overall-lead-for-womens-sports-grows/

 

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Day 15 - Women receive more than 99% of the coverage.

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/18/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-15-womens-sports-receive-more-99-of-nbc-airtime-womens-sports-lead-overall-coverage/

[Olympic TV]

Women’s Sports Are Dominating NBC’s Primetime Beijing Olympic Broadcast; NBC’s Coverage Has The Potential To Be Historic

 

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/18/womens-sports-are-dominating-nbcs-primetime-beijing-olympic-broadcast-nbcs-coverage-has-potential-to-be-historic/

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Day 16: Men’s sports received more coverage than women’s sports by almost a 3 to 1 margin on NBC’s primetime Beijing Olympics broadcast Friday.

 

Sports with the most airtime:

1) #FreestyleSkiing

2) #FigureSkating

3) #Bobsleigh

 

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/19/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-16-mens-sports-receive-more-nbc-airtime-than-womens-sports-womens-sports-still-lead-overall-coverage-after-16-nights/

 

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[Sir Rols]

I think I said this before with the similar thread on Tokyo. I don’t get the purpose of it. All it really tells us is that the coverage reflects what sports were scheduled on any day, and what events featured US contenders, this influencing coverage.

[Olympic TV]

Day 17 Coverage Report Now Posted. Mixed sex sports lead coverage.

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/20/beijing-olympics-primetime-coverage-report-day-17-mixed-sex-sports-lead-nbcs-coverage-womens-sports-lead-overall-coverage/

[Olympic TV]

HISTORIC: NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games marks the largest coverage gap favoring women on an American primetime Olympic broadcast, when mixed sex sports are excluded, on record.

https://fiveringtv.com/2022/02/21/womens-sports-dominate-nbcs-primetime-beijing-olympic-broadcast-in-historic-fashion/