"Jack Hughes' overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men's hockey since 1980, drew an average audience of 26 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the U.S., according to Nielsen's Big Data + Panel ratings and Adobe Analytics digital data."
"According to Nielsen, it is the most-watched sporting event on record in U.S. history with a start time before 9 a.m. Eastern time. It is NBC's second-most-watched hockey game. Canada's OT win over the U.S. in the gold medal game at the 2010 Vancouver Games averaged 27.6 million."
"The Milan-Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5 million viewers in the United States, making them the most-watched Winter Games since 2014 and drawing a 96% larger audience than the 2022 Beijing Games."
Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime in the men's hockey gold medal game at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, with Jack Hughes scoring the decisive goal. The game averaged 26 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, making it the most-watched sporting event with a start time before 9 a.m. Eastern time in U.S. history. The North American audience during Hughes' golden goal reached nearly 35 million, with 8.7 million viewers in Canada. The Milan-Cortina Olympics overall averaged 23.5 million U.S. viewers, the most-watched Winter Games since 2014 and 96% larger than Beijing 2022. The women's hockey gold medal game between the same teams averaged 5.3 million viewers.
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