London Olympics biggest in US TV history, despite gripes

LOS ANGELES, Aug 14: NBC’s TV coverage of the London Olympics was the most-watched television event in U.S. history, attracting some 219.4 million viewers, the network said on Monday. Despite complaints during the Summer Games of delays in broadcasting popular events until prime time hours, problems with online streaming, and edited versions of the opening and closing ceremony, NBC said that more people watched the 2012 Olympics on television than the 215 million who tuned in for the 2008 Beijing Games. (agencies)