Andy Lee to take on Olympic sports during Nine's Paris 2024 coverage
The Comparison Man series will involve eight two-minute-long episodes voiced by commentator Gerard Whateley.
Starting this weekend, 2024 Gold Logie nominee Andy Lee will take up the challenge of the everyday man trying to match the feats of Olympians.
The Comparison Man series will involve eight two-minute-long episodes voice-covered by commentator Gerard Whateley, featuring throughout the 9Network's coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The episodes will feature Lee taking on archery, 100-metre hurdles, 100-metre sprint, hammer throw, 10-metre dive, 100-metre butterfly and artistic swimming.
“These athletes are so bloody good,” Lee said.
“They really deserve an average, bland, unremarkable human to demonstrate that. Here I am.”
Ahead of the Opening Ceremony, 9Now has revamped its experience for users, with Olympic coverage that will feature replays, highlights and more.
The updated platform will feature live coverage of all 45 official Olympic sports, a library of Olympic documentaries, sports explainers, and athlete profiles.
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During live competition, a range of event highlights will be available, including race replays, full match replays, and session replays.
Viewers can also catch up on the previous day’s events with the Daily Highlights Show, hosted by Sam McClure, available at 9am AEST each day. Daily Top 10 Moments and Daily Team Australia Highlights will be available every morning following the day’s play.
The 9Network’s hosting team of Allison Langdon, James Bracey, Todd Woodbridge, Leila McKinnon, Dylan Alcott, Eddie McGuire, Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic will call the Trocadero home as they guide viewers through two weeks of competition.
9Now’s Olympic revamp comes as journalists strike for five days today, when the Olympics kicks off, and Nine CEO Mike Sneesby says the company’s eight-year bet on the Olympic and Paralympic Games is paying off.
In his first media interview since chairman Peter Costello resigned after an altercation with a News Corp journalist, he said the network will bank $135 million in advertising revenue for the upcoming Paris Olympics, and insists it will turn a profit.
