How Much Olympic Coverage Do You Plan to Watch?

by SodaHead TV Posted 2012/07/29 08:05:18

Related Topics: Sports, Olympics, London, Nbc, Gallup, Americans

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	A Great Deal	98 votes	21%
	A Fair Amount	125 votes	26%
	Not Much	134 votes	28%
	None at All	118 votes	25%

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

+5
I'm a hugee fan of the olympics and GBR! Coverage on tv is amazing, haven't missed anything!
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BlondeAphrodite 2012/07/30 06:21:20

Not Much

maybe just michael phelps swimming

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Lanikai to BlondeA... 2012/07/30 15:39:51

+1
Sa far, he isn't that great. Also, the 4 man relay last night pissed me off, our first three (including Phelps) got a HUGE lead for Lochte and he STILL LOST.

Idiot.

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BlondeA... to Lanikai 2012/08/04 04:02:07

what abotu that really tall guy? howd he do whats his name?

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bleep 2012/07/30 06:08:16

Not Much

so far none.

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strawberry 2012/07/30 06:06:41

Not Much

I like the swimming and gymnastics; much of the rest is boring.

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Prime Time Lime 2012/07/30 05:19:24

A Fair Amount

+1
I find it the most interesting and fun international sporting even of all time and watch as much as I can.It happen every four years so there is only so many times in a lifetime that one has the opportunity to watch such an historic sports event.I like it because most over 200 countries are involved and one can learn about athletes from all countries.

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bamabelle13✝❤ 2012/07/30 05:10:49

A Great Deal

+4
I've watched some of it everyday.

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runningintriangles 2012/07/30 04:39:55
Jump Ba... to running... 2012/07/30 07:20:12

Swimming and rowing are cool, mang.

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Lanikai to Jump Ba... 2012/07/30 15:40:35

+1
I am online friends with a lady who best friends daughter is rowing for the USA.

Super happy in that part of the nation.

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running... to Jump Ba... 2012/07/30 21:30:07

+1
Not really my thing, mate. Not in the least.

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smitty to running... 2012/07/30 14:42:49

I believe there are 431 canadians competing. Top 5 in participants.

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running... to smitty 2012/07/30 21:29:41 (edited)

+1
Good for them... I still couldn't care less about the events they're competing it. None of those sports interest me. Why is that so hard to understand?

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smitty to running... 2012/08/01 14:33:54

It isn't hard to understand. I couldn't care less what you watch. I just wanted to let you know how many of your countrymen and woman are competing. Whether you care or not... shrug.

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David 2012/07/30 03:53:46

Not Much

I am just too busy now to watch much these days. I prefer track and field and have never cared much for events that are judged. I like the events where you outscore or outpace your opponent. Also, more than ever, there are athletes who live, train and benefit much from the United States and then compete for a foreign country because they have a certain amount of ancestry from it. This is a joke. You should have to live, train, work and be a citizen of the country for which you compete. The Olympics have become too much like pro sports.

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sue 2012/07/30 03:29:43

None at All

hate it

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serethiel 2012/07/30 03:29:23

None at All

i don't like watching sport.

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rhstarr 2012/07/30 03:11:25

Not Much

We just wanna watch gymnastics.

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BobStrauss 2012/07/30 02:59:21

None at All

It was only meaningful when there was a USSR, and I associate everyone of our wins as another NUKE that we were hypothetically dropping on those evil commies.

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waterlady 2012/07/30 02:47:45

Not Much

The opening ceremonies stunk.

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zak 2012/07/30 02:30:54

A Great Deal

+5
I'm a hugee fan of the olympics and GBR! Coverage on tv is amazing, haven't missed anything!

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AvaC 2012/07/30 02:30:10

A Great Deal

+1
I'm watching as much of it as I can. I love sports and watch almost all of the biggest sporting events. So when the Olympics come around, of course I'm watching it.

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Gangstersteve1993 2012/07/30 02:26:02

A Fair Amount

+1
I would of watched it more if my countries atherletes are putting their backs into it more :(

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bcarrera 2012/07/30 01:37:47
ladyvoldemort 2012/07/30 01:30:50

Not Much

I rarely watch TV... If I had the money and the passport, I would be in London in a heartbeat to see it upfront.

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Kiki,Pixie,Worm 2012/07/30 00:47:12

A Fair Amount

+1
I will watch a little. My favorite thing to watch it gymnastics :). I also like watching volleyball!

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Crystal/DobbyJunior 2012/07/30 00:42:55

A Fair Amount

+2
I tuned into the men's volleyball match USA vs. Japan today. I was going to turn the channel but that tall USA player kept me there. He was really good at blocking. I think USA has something there! :)

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Krishna Prasanna 2012/07/30 00:39:42

Not Much

I'm not that much interested to watch sitting in front of TV for hours.

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davyd god loving patriot 2012/07/30 00:26:35

None at All

+1
NBC can stick their bias crap up their as$, If they were honest I might catch some

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Sandman366 2012/07/30 00:20:47

Not Much

I've had it on in the background a lot...but paying very little attention to it.

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Tannenberg1993 2012/07/30 00:08:42

A Fair Amount

+1
I'd watch it all if I could, but between NBC's coverage and my busy work schedule, I'll be missing out.

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Sterling 2012/07/30 00:08:41

A Fair Amount

I'll be watching a few hours a week. It's just too bad nobody can compete with the USA...

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Jump Ba... to Sterling 2012/07/30 07:22:06

Go look at the medal count, dingus.

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Sterling to Jump Ba... 2012/07/30 20:35:34

There are a lot of days and a lot of events left wise-guy.

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smitty to Sterling 2012/07/30 14:44:39

China is doing a pretty good. Usually the Aussies do as well.

Just hope NBC continues to limit the "emotional" pieces and just shows sports.

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Luna Wren 2012/07/29 23:47:04

None at All

+1
I don't even like sports...

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Bulbasaurus Rex. 2012/07/29 23:17:57

Not Much

Probably not much at all..
I don't have the time, nor do I care.

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Jeffthechef 2012/07/29 22:37:06

Not Much

I'm not interested in it, but I did watch it a few times a couple of years back.

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Willy 2012/07/29 21:46:18 (edited)

None at All

I don't plan on watching any of it so you can scratch nbc. nbc executives are super stupid. They are always having preempting crap, such as golf or wimbleDumb and when they go back to regular programming, they don't get all their viewers back, then they wonder why they are number 4.

Oh yeah, I might watch the women's sports if they did them in the nude.

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Heisenberg 2012/07/29 21:41:30

A Great Deal

+2
I'll be watching as much as I can. I love the Olympics.

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