I saw the whole closing ceremony tonight. It was even more low key than the opening ceremony due to COVID and budget issues. Would have loved to see some Nintendo elements included as well.
Hopefully the opening ceremony for the Paralympics will be better.
Information about Sevenâs broadcast numbers:
Long shot but does anyone have the package 7 put together with all the Australian Gold Medals? Think they aired it yesterday afternoon.
Lol. Said by the network that did when they had the games in 2012⌠woops. Shhh donât mention that.
Yes I do. What time yesterday afternoon?
I have a non-stop archive of the coverage of the Olympic Games. Takes up a few terabytes.
I was at work mate but it would have been sometime between 12.30-3 (Sydney time). I think it had a different song for each day. Mainly focused on the swimming. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Now that the games coverage is officially over Iâll be able to update my archive website! A massive Olympics production by Seven with many presenters being involved. 90 presenters involved. Since I knew leading into the games that I would be recording this information I was able to make sure this is accurate and getting everything in the moment not trying to look back at videos to fill in my gaps like I need to do for past games. Am I missing anyone?
SEVEN OLYMPIC GAMES PRESENTERS
Hosts:
Hamish McLaughlin, Abbey Gelmi, Matt Shirvington, Edwina Batholomew, Luke Darcy, Johanna Griggs, Andy Maher, Lisa Sthalekhar, Andrew Gaze, Bruce McAvaney, Mel McLaughlin, Chris Stubbs, Emma Freedman, Bill Woods, Trent Copeland, Jason Richardson
Commentators:
Bruce McAvaney (Athletics), John Casey (Basketball), David Culbert (Athletics, Canoe Slalom), Basil Zempilas (Swimming), Phil Liggett (Cycling), Rachael Sporn (Basketball), Nick Green (Rowing, Canoe Slalom), Matt Hill (Rowing, Canoe Slalom), Kerri Pottharst (Beach Volleyball), Ian Thorpe (Swimming), Leisel Jones (Swimming), Andrew Gaze (Basketball), Andrew Bogut (Basketball), Tasmyn Lewis-Manou (Athletics), Anna Meares (Cycling), Candice Warner (Triathlon, Marathon Swimming), Scott McGrory (Cycling), Russell Mark (Shooting), Casey Dellacqua (Tennis), Debbie Watson (Water Polo), Georgie Parker (Hockey), Dean Pullar (Diving), Fiona Crawford (Softball), Tiana Penitani (Rugby), Nick Boserio (Skateboarding), Adam Stone (BMX), Mitchell Tomlinson (Skateboarding, BMX), Greg Clark (Rugby), Brenton Speed (Football, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball), Alister Nicholson (Hockey, Diving), Jon Harker (Water Polo, Boxing, Tennis), Bill Woods (Water Polo, Tennis), Andy Harper (Football), Paul van der Ploeg (Cycling), Georgia Yeoman-Dale (Football), Richard Fox (Canoe Slalom, Chris Stubbs (Tennis), Ellia Green (Rugby), Steve Hooker (Athletics)
Reporters in Tokyo:
Chris Reason, Ashlee Mullany, Alex Hart, Matt Carmichael, Sharnelle Vella, Rob Scott, Blake Johnson, Ryan Daniels, Jason Richardson, Nathan Templeton, Mylee Hogan, Mark Beretta
Sunrise/Olympic Coverage Olympic Analysts:
Mark Beretta (Tokyo), Grant Hackett, Sally Pearson, Shane Heal, Stuart OâGrady, Jana Pittman, Giaan Rooney, John Steffensen, Stephanie Rice, Ian Thorpe, James Tomkins, Matthew Mitcham, Tom Burton, Joel Parkinson
No Turning Back Podcast:
Mel McLaughlin
Reporters in Australia:
Ben Davis (Noosa), Samantha Heathwood (Queensland), Rory Campbell (Perth)
Opening and Closing Ceremony:
Abbey Gelmi (Host), Bruce McAvaney (Commentator- Opening), Johanna Griggs (Commentator), Hamish McLaughlan (Commentator), Kumi Taguchi (Commentator), Mel McLaughlin (Host-Tokyo) , Jason Richardson (Host-Tokyo)
Shinya:
Andy Maher, Andrew Gaze, Lisa Sthalekar
Front Bar:
Andy Lee, Mick Molloy, Sam Pang
Armchair Experts:
Cam Luke, Adam Cooney, Georgie Parker
Seven News Spotlight: Heroes of the Games
Matt Shirvington (Main Host), Edwina Bartholomew (Main Host), Bruce McAvaney (Host), Denham Hitchcock (Reporter)
Wasnât in Tokyo or part of the coverage this time around.
Sonia Kruger was meant to be part of the commentary team (as she did in Beijing) but withdrew due to filming Big Brother VIP
Nathan Templeton has written a great piece on 7news website, reflecting on his experience of covering the Tokyo Olympics.
Looking at the future tv guide. Looks like the Paralympics are getting shafted on 7mate.
Opening Ceremony on 7mate from 8:30pm live in HD.
Probably a good thing in the end 
Not really a surprise though is it?
Should get main channel coverage
I believe the main coverage of the Paralympics was originally meant to be on 7TWO, so moving it to 7mate is a bonus for many viewers because it means many events will be shown in HD.
So Eastern NSW, Eastern QLD, Spencer Gulf/Broken Hill, Mt Gambier, Darwin, Tasmania, Regional Victoria, and the ACT get it in SD. Yay!
Tokyo Games faceplanted to the worst result NBC has had since it started broadcasting the Summer Olympics in 1988 from Seoul, South Korea.
Focusing in on the most recent Summer Olympics, the curated primetime coverage of the Tokyo Game crashed 42% from Rio 2016, which was held from August 5-21 that year. Held a year later than planned, the Tokyo Olympics were also down 22% from the last Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, in 2018.- which is a real kick on the podium.
Looking at early numbers, the Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony snagged a mere 8.8 million viewers for NBC⌠the Closing Ceremony crashed 48% from the dancefest that was the conclusion of Rio 2016.
Sadly NBCâs ratings will probably frame these games as a mid-pandemic flop but from what Iâve seen ratings elsewhere have been quite healthy. Their ratings are more a reflection of how they cover the games than the games themselves.
