The Olympics are a success and/or failure
The TV event the world is watching - or aren't. It depends where you live.
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They were the Olympics nobody wanted and whether they have been a success or failure on TV, it seems, is a matter of opinion depending on who is reporting the numbers.
In the US, the opening ceremony was watched by just 17 million viewers - that's down on the last Olympics, held in Rio, where 26.5 million watched. It's a 30-year low. Why so low? As with …