Looks that way.
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It has been a dramatic finish at least
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Phil Liggit announced this will be his final olympics.
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LEGENDARY CYCLING COMMENTATOR PHIL LIGGETT ANNOUNCES HE HAS COMMENTATED HIS FINAL OLYMPICS
The worldâs most authoritative voice of cycling, Phil Liggett, has announced he has called his last Olympic Games during an interview with Eddie McGuire.
Known affectionately as the âVoice of Cyclingâ Liggett has been a mainstay of Olympic cycling commentary, with Paris being his 17th Games.
Liggett - who turns 81-years-old the same day as the Closing Ceremony - called his final Olympic event Sunday in Paris with the Womenâs Road Race. While he may have commentated on his final Games, retirement isnât on the cards quite just yet.
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DAY 10 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 CONTINUES ON THE 9NETWORK AND 9NOW
Noemie Fox in the Womenâs Kayak cross, Divingâs Melissa Wu begins her charge for a golden breakthrough and Australiaâs very best at the velodrome will head up Day 10 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, live and free on the 9Network and 9Now.
Holding Aussie hopes of more medals is Matt Denny (Discus) and Nina Kennedy (Pole Vault) who will step onto Stade de France for their first day of Athletics competition.
Diving legend Melissa Wu, who made her Olympic debut at Beijing 2008, will jockey for her first gold medal In the Womenâs 10m Platform, alongside Ellie Cole.
Noemie Fox will aim to add to the Fox family medal tally in the Womenâs Kayak Cross finals. Sheâs joined by fellow Aussie medal contenders Tim Anderson and Tristan Carter, who will attack the Menâs Kayak Cross finals.
Itâs win or go home for the Hockeyroos when they face China in the Quarter Finals.
Get ready to ride when the sprint cycling action gets underway at the velodrome. Our Australian track cycling team will roll out with strong chances in the Menâs Team Pursuit and Sprint qualifying.
Sport Climbing features with the speed and bouldering events. In Speed Climbing athletes will climb side-by-side up a 15-metre wall, racing for time. In Bouldering, athletes are presented with multiple walls and must reach the finish point of as many of them as possible within the time allotted.
Then slam dunk day 10 away with the gold medal games for the 3x3 Basketball.
Screening on Channel 9 and 9Gem, and streaming every moment on 9Now LIVE as well as available for replays.
MONDAY AUGUST 5
| 4.00PM | TRIATHLON - MIXED RELAY |
| 6.00PM | ATHLETICS |
| Featuring Australians Matt Denny (Discus), Nina Kennedy (Pole Vault), Ellie Beer (400m) | |
| 6.00PM | DIVING - WOMENâS 10M PLATFORM |
| Featuring Australians Melissa Wu, Ellie Cole | |
| 6.00PM | WOMENâS HOCKEY - QUARTER FINALS |
| Australia v China | |
| 6.00PM | SPORT CLIMBING |
| Featuring Australian Campbell Harrison | |
| 8.00PM | GYMNASTICS |
| 8.30PM | WOMENâS HOCKEY - QUARTER FINALS |
| 9.30PM | MENâS WATER POLO - AUSTRALIA v JAPAN |
| 11.30PM | CANOE SLALOM - WOMENâS & MENâS KAYAK CROSS FINALS |
| Featuring Australians Noemie Fox, Timothy Anderson, Tristan Carter |
TUESDAY AUGUST 6
| 1.00AM | CYCLING - WOMENâS & MENâS TEAM QUALIFYING |
| 1.30AM | BASKETBALL 3X3 - MENâS & WOMENâS SEMI-FINALS |
| 1.30AM | WOMENâS HOCKEY - QUARTER FINALS |
| 2:00AM | MENâS FOOTBALL SEMI FINALS |
| 2.30AM - 5.30AM | ATHLETICS |
| Featuring Australians Matthew Clarke & Ben Buckingham (3000m Steeple), Calab Law (200m) Kurtis Marcshall (Pole Vault) | |
| 4.00AM | WOMENâS HOCKEY - QUARTER FINALS |
| 5.00AM | BASKETBALL 3X3 - MENâS & WOMENâS GOLD MEDAL GAMES |
| 5.00AM | MENâS FOOTBALL SEMI FINAL |
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AUSTRALIANS FALL IN LOVE WITH PARIS 2024
OLYMPIC GAMES DELIVERS A GOLDEN WEEK WITH VIEWING RECORDS SMASHED AND CULTURAL MOMENTS CREATED
Paris is the city of love for Australian viewers, with the first week of Nineâs broadcast of the Olympic Games delivering Total Television reach of 17.5 million, the highest weekly reach in VOZ history.
As Team Australia experiences a gold rush from the pool and the rapids to the BMX track and tennis court, viewers have flocked to round-the-clock coverage on Channel 9, 9Gem and 9Now.
Since the Opening Ceremony on July 27, the Olympics has contributed to a daily average National Total TV Reach of 10.5 million viewers across Channel 9, 9Gem and 9Now.
The Olympics to date (July 24 - August 3) has reached 17.5 million people across Total TV Nationally, with Paris 2024 particularly resonating with Australians aged 16-39. This demo has busted media myths and confirmed that under 40s turn to live broadcast, live streaming and on demand television for unifying cultural moments. Only FTA television does this.
The first week of the Olympics saw 9Now attract the highest daily share in VOZ history in the key demo of People 16-39, and a weekly National Total TV Reach for this demographic of over 4.8 million. In the crucial demographic of People 25-54, more than 7.3 million have tuned into Nineâs coverage this week [Sunday 28 July - Saturday 3 August].
From Sunday 28 July - Saturday, August 3, Broadcast Television has reached a National TV audience of 15 million, the highest ever weekly reach for Nine.
Australians have embraced 9Now like never before. With more than 40 Live streams, on demand and live streaming of Channel 9 and 9Gem, the platform has 17% incremental reach with 2.6 million viewers solely watching the Olympics via 9Now.
Michael Stephenson, Nineâs Chief Sales Officer, said: âParis 2024 is the streaming Olympics and it is the most addressable media event we have ever seen.â
âMore importantly, the Olympic Games have proven what most people already know - the power of Total Television. Marketers that use live broadcast TV in combination with the growth in live streaming and on demand TV are delivering better results. Itâs that simple. And the best bit, this isnât an Olympics thing, you can do this every single day with every single campaign!â
The first week of the Games saw 9Now record the highest weekly reach against all broadcasters in VOZ history, reaching more than 6 million Australians [Sunday 28 July - Saturday 3 August].
The 40 live streams on 9Now have reached over 4.1 million people throughout the Olympic Games, with the most popular sports Basketball, Swimming and Equestrian. Over 1.5 million in the People 16-39 demo have been reached via these live streams, and account for almost one half of viewing for Skateboarding and Gymnastics.
Almost 7.5 million total people were reached nationally in July on 9Now - the highest monthly BVOD reach against commercial broadcasters in VOZ history - with nearly 1 in 3 people aged 16-39 in Australia reached (29.8%).
Overall, the highest rating session of the week was on Day 2, with the Night Session attracting a National Total TV Reach of 5.741m and a National Average Audience of 2.332m. This session featured Mollie OâCallaghan and Ariarne Titmus qualifying for the semi-finals of the Womenâs 200m Freestyle.
Nineâs broadcast of Paris 2024 has captivated viewers, as our athletes unite the nation. All up, Australian commercial broadcasters achieved the highest weekly Total TV reach in VOZ history last week, reaching 19.2 million Australians.
Hamish Turner, Director of Programming and 9Now, said: âThe Olympics is a cultural phenomenon that transcends sport and brings all Australians together at unprecedented scale. The diverse and sustained consumption across all platforms is truly unique.â
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Excerpts from the interview
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Nine must be close now to Sevenâs headline â20 million Australiansâ reach from Tokyo 2020
I didnât realise these live streams donât have ads, at least all of them all of the time. I know the broadcast channel live streams definitely do and theyâre curated for 9Now per market, differing to terrestrial broadcast. What about the on demand or highlight streams?
Wonder how Nine monetize this, given the focus on streaming and audiences/shares theyâre pulling.
Pretty sure 7Plusâ at least had a pre roll and maybe when an event would take a break, be it software algorithms or people monitoring them.
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I think 9âs only mistake was having golf on gem basically full time. If they wanted to show the golf like that should it used Go.
At one stage it was cycling on 9 & golf on gem ~ both in my option are boring and not exciting. They didnât need to stick with these long events all the time and could have dropped in and out.
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Did they show much of Djokovic/Alcaraz last night?
They shouldâve just crossed to the golf when the Aussieâs were doing their shots - there are more exciting events they couldâve been showing.
I think they showed the end on Nine at one point.
That would be nigh on impossible.
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I streamed the match on 9Now, as couldnât be bothered waiting or guessing what 9 and Gem were going to do, they were definitely promoting it on both channels, main even featured it earlier with Clint Stanaway with Australian Serbian fans in Paris
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Nine still have a chance to get some Seven Tokyo 2020 week 2 numbers this week, but theyâve got to plan their prime time more carefully, IMO last night bar some exciting athletics action, was a big missâŚ
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They managed to do it for all the many swimming heats, as well as going back and forth to events like the canoe salmon.
I think you need to allow more for the different time zone for Paris compared to Tokyo.
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True, thatâs why the audiences to date have been really impressive and Nine should rightly be overjoyed
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Yes, all of those have fixed timings for when the event will start. There is no fixed time as to when Jason Day is going to have his tee shot at the 13th hole of a golf tournament for example or whether it will be shown on the coverage.
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Nine getting in more of that program cross-promotion. Scott Cam (The Block host) seems to be co-hosting this afternoons highlights session with Todd Woodbridge.
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Ah, so thatâs why heâs there! Theyâre going to get bang for buck with that session on a Monday lunchtime 
In all seriousness, can we expect Cam to appear with other hosts or in other segments during week 2 this week, as Block nears?
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