NBCmetrics: Through Wednesday, South Korea Had 14 Medals, And NBC Had Never Mentioned It In Primetime
During the Olympics, we'll be analyzing NBC's primetime coverage sort of the way we analyze SportsCenter in Bristolmetrics. We'll break down what countries the Peacock is talking about, and which athletes are getting the most attention.
Data for Wednesday, August 1; 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Twenty most-mentioned athletes:
Misty May-Treanor (USA, beach volleyball): 59 Michael Phelps (USA, swimming): 56 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA, beach volleyball): 49 Ryan Lochte (USA, swimming): 47 Danell Leyva (USA, gymnastics): 46 Troy Dumais (USA, diving): 28 Missy Franklin (USA, swimming): 24 Allison Schmitt (USA, swimming): 24 Nathan Adrian (USA, swimming): 22 Doris Schwaiger (Austria, beach volleyball): 21 Rebecca Soni (USA, swimming): 21 John Orozco (USA, gymnastics): 20 Stephanie Schwaiger (Austria, beach volleyball): 20 Kristian Ipsen (USA, diving): 19 Daniel Gyurta (Hungary, swimming): 16 Kohei Uchimura (Japan, gymnastics): 15 Kathleen Hersey (USA, swimming): 13 Kosuke Kitajima (Japan, swimming): 13 Shannon Vreeland (USA, swimming): 13 James Magnussen (AUS, swimming): 13
Countries, by number of mentions:
USA: 143 China: 42 Australia: 35 Russia: 19 Austria: 18 Great Britain: 16 Japan: 16 France: 15 Ukraine: 9 Canada: 6 Hungary: 5 Cuba: 3 Denmark: 3 Malaysia: 2 Belgium: 1 Brazil: 1 Italy: 1 Lithuania: 1 Netherlands: 1 Nigeria: 1 Poland: 1 Spain: 1 New Zealand: 1 Colombia: 1 South Africa:1
Cumulative prime-time mentions and number of Olympic medals won, through August 1
USA: 409 mentions, 37 medals China: 139 mentions, 33 medals Great Britain: 74 mentions, 15 medals Russia: 68 mentions, 16 medals Australia: 61 mentions, 11 medals France: 57 mentions, 16 medals Japan: 43 mentions, 19 medals Ukraine: 28 mentions, 6 medals Mexico: 21 mentions, 4 medals Austria: 20 mentions, 0 medals Canada: 18 mentions, 7 medals Romania: 14 mentions, 6 medals Hungary: 6 mentions, 5 medals South Africa: 5 mentions, 3 medals Germany: 4 mentions, 17 medals Lithuania: 4 mentions, 0 medals Cuba: 4 mentions, 3 medals Denmark: 4 mentions, 2 medals Brazil: 3 mentions, 4 medals Tunisia: 2 mentions, 0 medals Italy: 2 mentions, 0 medals Netherlands: 2 mentions, 5 medals Poland: 2 mentions, 1 medal Malaysia: 2 mentions, 0 medals Colombia: 1 mention, 3 medals Spain: 1 mention, 2 medals Morocco: 1 mention, 0 medals Serbia: 1 mention, 1 medal South Korea: 0 mentions, 14 medals
For a handy master schedule of every Olympic event, click here.
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