[2018.02] Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

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Machine-translation. Inaccuracies exist*

 

2018.02.19

 

Source: https://www.nikkansports.com/olympic/pyeongchang2018/figureskate/news/201802190000373.html

Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20210308115942/https://www.nikkansports.com/olympic/pyeongchang2018/figureskate/news/201802190000373.html

 

Hanyu's gold medal was 46.0%, the highest momentary audience rating, while Kodaira's gold medal was 34.6%.

 

According to a survey by Video Research on the 19th, the average viewership rating for the live broadcast of the men's free skating event in which Yuzuru Hanyu (23) and Shoma Uno (20) won the gold and silver medals on NHK General TV (12:15 p.m. on February 17) in the Kanto region was an astonishing 33.9% (31.7% in the Kansai region). This figure exceeded the gold medal (31.8%) of Shizuka Arakawa at the Turin Olympics in 2006, and approached the women's free skating event (36.3%) of Mao Asada, who won the silver medal at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. The peak viewership rating was 46.0% at 2:10 p.m. According to NHK, the gold medal for Hanyu and the silver medal for Uno were confirmed, and immediately afterwards, the two coaches put their arms around each other in joy.

 

　Additionally, the TBS program that aired a short program on the previous day, the 16th (9:30 a.m.), had an average viewership rating of 13.2% in the Kanto region (15.5% in the Kansai region).

 

　Meanwhile, the average viewership rating for the live broadcast of the TBS program (8:00 p.m.) on the 18th in which Nao Kodaira (31) won the gold medal in the women's 500m speed skating was 21.4% in the Kanto region (20.5% in the Kansai region). The peak moment was 34.6% at 9:34 p.m., the moment when all the competitions were over and Kodaira's gold medal was confirmed.

 

 

2018.02.20

 

Source: hhttps://www.yomiuri.co.jp/olympic/2018/sports/Yuzuru-Hanyu/news/20180220-OYT1T50062.html

Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20250623012533/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/olympic/2018/sports/Yuzuru-Hanyu/news/20180220-OYT1T50062.html

 

Hanyu's "gold" moment reaches peak audience rating of 56% in Sendai

 

A survey by Video Research on the 19th revealed that the peak viewership rating in the Sendai area (Sendai City, etc.) for the live broadcast of the men's free skating event at the Pyeongchang Olympics (NHK General TV, afternoon of the 17th) was 56.0%.

 

　When Hanyu's gold medal and Shoma Uno's silver medal were confirmed and they celebrated with their coaches, the Kanto region had a 46.0% viewership rating and the Kansai region had a 44.6% viewership rating. The average viewership rating was 41.2% in the Sendai region, 33.9% in the Kanto region, and 31.7% in the Kansai region.

 

　The Fuji TV network's live broadcast of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where Hanyu won gold, aired from late evening through the early hours of the morning, and recorded a peak viewership rating of 19.0% in the Sendai area, with an average viewership rating of 13.6%.

 

　In recent years, the live broadcast of the Japan Series (TV Asahi), in which the professional baseball team Rakuten Golden Eagles became Japan's top team in 2013, recorded a peak viewership rating of 60.4% in the Sendai area and an average viewership rating of 44.0%.

 

 

Source: https://hochi.news/articles/20180219-OHT1T50228.html?page=1

Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20250217134137/https://hochi.news/articles/20180219-OHT1T50228.html?page=1 

 

Hanyu also won the viewership ratings, peaking at 46.0% at the time, while Kodaira recorded 34.6% at the time.

 

It was revealed on the 19th that the live broadcast (NHK General TV, 12:15pm) of Yuzuru Hanyu's (23), who won the gold medal in the men's singles figure skating event at the Pyeongchang Olympics, on the 17th recorded an average viewership rating of 33.9% (31.7% in the Kansai region) and a peak of 46.0% (44.6% in the Kansai region). Both figures were the highest for this tournament. (Figures are for the Kanto region, according to Video Research Daily.)

 

　Many Japanese people were watching the historic moment when Hanyu achieved the first consecutive Olympic gold medal in 66 years. At 2:10 pm, immediately after the end of the competition, Hanyu, who had secured the gold medal, put his arm around his coach Brian Orser (56) and silver medalist Shoma Uno (20) in celebration, and the highest viewership was 46.0%. In Hanyu's hometown of Sendai, the average viewership was 41.2%, with a peak of 56.0%.

 

　This was the second time that Japan had a one-two finish in the 70m ski jump at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics (Yukio Kasatani, Shoji Konno, Seiji Aoji). Despite the sunny Saturday afternoon across the country on the 17th, the average viewership for the 146-minute broadcast was 33.9%. This was far higher than the opening ceremony on the 9th (average 28.5%, peak moment 37.1%), showing the high level of attention given to the "gold medal class" event.

 

　In figure skating broadcasts since the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, the average viewership for the women's free skating at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where Mao Asada (27) won the silver medal, was 36.3%, with a peak viewership of 46.2%. The men's free skating at the last Sochi Olympics, where Hanyu won the gold medal, had an average viewership of 16.6% and a peak viewership of 23.1%.

 

Meanwhile, the average viewership for the live broadcast (TBS, 8:00 p.m.) of the women's 500m speed skating event in which Nao Kodaira (31) won the gold medal on the 18th was 21.4% (20.5% in the same period). The highest moment was 34.6% (36.5% in the same period) at 9:34 p.m., when all the events had finished and Kodaira's gold medal was confirmed.

 

◇ Top 10 Winter Olympic TV Ratings in the Past 20 Years ◇

 

Spoiler

Event | Broadcaster | Details | Viewership Rating (%)

 

1. 2010 Vancouver – Women’s Figure Skating Free Program
NHK – Mao Asada wins silver medal
36.3%

 

2. 1998 Nagano – Opening Ceremony
NHK – Midori Ito lights the Olympic cauldron
35.8%

 

3. 2018 PyeongChang – Men’s Figure Skating Free Program
NHK – Yuzuru Hanyu wins consecutive gold medals
33.9%

 

4. 1998 Nagano – Variety Program
NTV – Hosted by Kinichi Hagimoto
31.8%

 

5. 2018 PyeongChang – Opening Ceremony
NHK – Kim Yuna lights the Olympic cauldron
30.8%

 

6. 2006 Torino – Women’s Figure Skating Free Program
NHK – Shizuka Arakawa wins gold medal
30.2%

 

7. 1998 Nagano – Ski Jumping Individual Large Hill
NHK – Japanese "Hinomaru Flying Squad" shines, Kazuyoshi Funaki wins gold
28.7%

 

8. 2006 Torino – Closing Ceremony
NHK – Includes Arakawa’s award ceremony
28.5%

 

9. 1998 Nagano – Opening Ceremony
NHK – Tomomi Okazaki serves as Japan’s flag bearer
25.4%

 

10. 2018 PyeongChang – Speed Skating Women’s 1000m
NHK – Nao Kodaira and Miho Takagi both reach the podium
24.9%

 

Note: Viewership ratings are based on data from Video Research Ltd., Kanto region (Japan).