Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings: Wednesday 7 August saw sailor Matt Wearn win gold in the dinghy class

Posted on 8 August 2024

The Opals defeated Serbia 85-67 in the Women’s Basketball.

The 9Network’s TV ratings for Thursday’s broadcast of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (up until 2am AEST) secured a National Total TV Reach of 8.789 million across Channel 9, 9Gem and 9Now.

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Day 12 Night Session (7pm-9pm) was the No. 1 program across Australia with Total People and all key demos. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 4.711 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.788 million and a BVOD audience of 224,000. This session showcased the Aussie Opals’ victory over Serbia in the basketball quarter-finals, with a final score of 85-67.

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Day 12 Night Session 2 (9pm-10:30pm) was the No.2 program across Australia with Total People and all key demographics. The broadcast saw sailor Matt Wearn defend his Tokyo gold medal, making him the first man to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the dinghy class. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 3.659 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.386 million and a BVOD audience of 208,000.

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Day 12 Late (10:30pm-12am) convincingly won its timeslot across Australia with Total People and all key demographics. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.887 million, a Total TV National Audience of 685,000 and a BVOD audience of 106,000. Aussie viewers were witness to Peyton Craig’s impressive run in his opening round 800m heat to advance directly to the semi-finals.

The 9Network was the No.1 network across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demographics, delivering massive shares of 60.9% with People 25-54, 68.6% with People 16-39, 50.0% with GS 18+ and 50.8% with Total People.

9Now was the No.1 CFTA BVOD platform across Australia with Total People and all key demographics, recording the following huge shares of 79.3% with People 25-54, 81.4% with People 16-39, 76.5% with GS 18+ and 77.1% with Total People.