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How Much Olympic Coverage Do You Plan to Watch?

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According to a recent Gallup poll, the majority of Americans plan to watch a significant amount of Olympic coverage. 59% of respondents said that they’d watch a “great deal” or “fair amount.” 28% plan to watch “not much” of the Olympics, and the remaining 13% plan to watch “none at all.” These percentages are similar to those from the past three Summer Olympics.

Gallup Olympics Poll

More women (63%) than men (53%) will be tuning in to watch a fair amount or a great deal of the summer games. This is a change from previous years when viewership was evenly divided by gender. There were no other significant differences among American subgroups.

Gallup Olympics Poll

When it comes to platforms, the overwhelming majority of Americans plan to watch the Olympics on television. Only 4% said that they’d primarily tune in via the Internet, despite the fact that all events will be live-streamed online (to cable subscribers) for the first time ever.

So, what about you SodaHeads? How much Olympic coverage do you plan to watch?

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  • zak 2012/07/30 02:30:54
    A Great Deal
    zak
    +5
    I'm a hugee fan of the olympics and GBR! Coverage on tv is amazing, haven't missed anything!

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  • Dickens 2012/08/01 21:28:32
    None at All
    Dickens
    ..most sports are boring...
  • mikeeonly 2012/08/01 03:52:26
    A Great Deal
    mikeeonly
    +1
    I don't have muchof a choice, my wife watches it constantly
  • lolo 2012/07/31 18:44:02
    A Great Deal
    lolo
    +1
    I love to watch the olympics.
  • Kashee 2012/07/31 16:03:50 (edited)
    A Fair Amount
    Kashee
    I'd watch a lot more if they were specific when they were broadcasting the sports I want to see.
    Nish, who are you watching?
  • Nish 2012/07/31 15:57:04
    A Great Deal
    Nish
    +1
    I've always been a huge Olympic Fan.
  • Bryony 2012/07/31 11:30:04
    A Great Deal
    Bryony
    +1
    im now glued to bbc one!! theres no way that i will not watch it! even if britain arent competing!!
  • Civies24/7 2012/07/31 08:36:54
    Not Much
    Civies24/7
    The NBC coverage monopoly annoys me.
  • xxx 2012/07/31 08:11:48
  • Chantelle Dragon 2012/07/31 07:26:24
    A Fair Amount
    Chantelle Dragon
    I like to watch gymnastics.
  • Karl 2012/07/31 06:56:51
    Not Much
    Karl
    I work and watching it on NBC just annoys me.
  • ronnie..its_his_war 2012/07/31 05:06:13
    Not Much
    ronnie..its_his_war
    considering I live in New Zealand so the time difference is exact opposites so when they are compeating, I am sleeping -.-
  • ℱ◎ґ℮√ℯя Ṱ€✕ѦΣ 2012/07/31 02:32:04
    None at All
    ℱ◎ґ℮√ℯя Ṱ€✕ѦΣ
  • Rob Williams 2012/07/31 01:11:40
    A Fair Amount
    Rob Williams
    +1
    As much as I can fit in around work.
  • hasher 2012/07/30 23:12:40
    Not Much
    hasher
    i work so its hard for me to watch andwhen i get home we usually watch a movie so that doesnt leave much time.
  • louisa 2012/07/30 19:41:40
    A Great Deal
    louisa
    +1
    I love all sorts of sports so i watch as much as i can.
  • Man_Bear_Pig 2012/07/30 18:10:37
    None at All
    Man_Bear_Pig
    I pretty much don't ever watch spots unless I'm there in the arena watching. And so far I've only seen hockey games.
  • twhiting9275 2012/07/30 17:17:54
    None at All
    twhiting9275
    Nada
    Zip
    Zilch
    Nunca
  • Jesus Freak and proud of it 2012/07/30 16:55:10
    A Great Deal
    Jesus Freak and proud of it
    +1
    on summer break so I'm recording everything so I can cheer on the red, white, and blue!!!! Go Team USA!! Especially following the GATOR NATION players like Ryan Lochte (Swimming) and Abby Wambach (Soccer) team usa team usa olympics us florida gator nation gator chomp ryan lochte gator chomp abby wambach
    btw gator chomps to lochte on his gold medal and the US soccer team on their two wins so far, I thought it was awesome I got her doing the chomp. gator chomp  the last picture I just thought was hilarious.
  • william keegan 2012/07/30 16:50:56
    None at All
    william keegan
    +1
    As it is only on NBC, I will NOT tune in!
  • Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2012/07/30 16:48:03
    None at All
    Balladeer-PWCM-POTL
    finally had a bellyful of the corruption of the IOC and the MSM
  • Dolly 2012/07/30 16:00:29
    Not Much
    Dolly
  • IslamRULES567 2012/07/30 15:52:26
    A Fair Amount
    IslamRULES567
    +1
    I LOVE THE SWIMMING
  • Metrius MD 2012/07/30 15:51:44
    A Great Deal
    Metrius MD
    +3
    GO USA GO  USA
  • Bronar 2012/07/30 15:43:24
    A Great Deal
    Bronar
    +1
    Unless it's basketball or some other sport that is on the tube regularly.
  • Lanikai 2012/07/30 15:34:43
    A Great Deal
    Lanikai
    +3
    As much as I can, i love the olympics.


    BUT I am already hot as hell over the stupid gymnastics rules. HOT I say, it is so unfair and the Americans ALWAYS get marks well below what they should while others get marks well above what they should,

    Also, the top 24 ATHLETES do not move forward, the top two from 8 nations do, that is horribly unfair to give struggling lesser teams a shot. IN ALL OTHER EVENTS the fastest time, regardless of country, go to the finals. Make gymnastics the same way,.
  • glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2012/07/30 15:00:21
    A Fair Amount
    glass_butterfly ~YSU~
    +2
    I HAVE to watch all my water sports, track and field, and Gymnastics. It is A MUST! glued to the tv
  • smitty 2012/07/30 14:40:02 (edited)
    A Great Deal
    smitty
    +1
    AS much as I can. It is driving my family insane.

    Watching the cycling dude from Khazakstan (probably spelled wrong and I always get the stanies confused) who won the gold was "golden".
  • Dave**Gay for Girls** 2012/07/30 14:15:04
    Not Much
    Dave**Gay for Girls**
    +1
    I'm not that enthralled with it, I find the games less than exciting. girls beach volleyball
  • AM 2012/07/30 13:59:41
    Not Much
    AM
    +3
    I watch what interests me,all water sports and beach volley ball if I happen to catch them.Not interested enough to follow the schedule.
  • Flowers 2012/07/30 13:49:30
    Not Much
    Flowers
    They show more commercials then anything, and I tried to watch last night but for 30 minutes it was nothing but announcers talking about what had been previously viewed and it was annoying. Were there no other competitions going on at that time they couldn't have switched to? Or, there should be two channels showing the coverage. One where all the commentary afterwards is shown and one where majority of the coverage is the actual events themselves.
  • BlackwinterG36C 2012/07/30 13:14:01
    Not Much
    BlackwinterG36C
    I only watch it if there is nothing else on. Nothing on put on the olympics it only comes once every 4 years.
  • yogamartial 2012/07/30 13:07:12
    Not Much
    yogamartial
    Boxing and football thats about it
  • OneLastWord 2012/07/30 12:58:51
    Not Much
    OneLastWord
    Uh?
  • Not Much
    ϟ Emma ϟ_♥loves♥supernatural♥
    i'm only watching horse racing!
  • Star of Christ 2012/07/30 11:23:56
    None at All
    Star of Christ
    I'd rather go out and play a sport myself.
  • All American 2012/07/30 11:11:58 (edited)
    A Great Deal
    All American
    +2
    I work out of my house, so I have an opportunity to watch as much as I want. I've always like the Olympics, the pageantry, the grandeur; it's on an epic scale.
  • some idiot who thinks he kn... 2012/07/30 09:56:16
    Not Much
    some idiot who thinks he knows everything
    I watched women's volleyball that's it.
  • Aksana 2012/07/30 09:15:08
    A Fair Amount
    Aksana
    not much actually
  • Red Rage 2012/07/30 08:09:07
    Not Much
    Red Rage
    Yawn
  • Sophie 2012/07/30 06:44:05
    A Fair Amount
    Sophie
    I will watch as much as I can within the events I am interested in. It;s good fun!

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