Hughes' OT goal for Team USA vs Canada in Olympic final averages 26M live viewers on NBC, Peacock
Jack Hughes’ overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980, drew an average audience of 26 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the U. S. , according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel ratings and Adobe Analytics digital data. Team USA’s 2-1 overtime victory over Canada on Sunday averaged 18. 6 million live viewers (8:15-11 a. m. EST) on NBC and Peacock. The total rose to 20. 7 million with encores on USA Network on Sunday afternoon and...
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