Paris 2024 Olympics TV ratings Sunday 4 August: Primetime national audience back close to 2m

The TV ratings for 9Network’s Sunday broadcast of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (up until 2.00am Monday AEST) saw a National Total TV Reach of 9.651 million across Channel 9, 9Gem and 9Now.

As we head into the last week of TV ratings coverage from Paris 2024, coverage on Nine included the women's cycling road race, water polo and equestrian dressage. Nine's Sunday news bulletin did well with 1m viewers in metro markets.

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Day 9 Night Session (19:00-21:00) was Australia’s No.1 program with Total People and all key demographics. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 4.979 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.972 million and a BVOD audience of 247,000. In this session, audiences were treated to the Equestrian Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle Final, with Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympian Simone Pearce riding alongside Australian riders Jayden Brown and Will Matthew.

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Day 9 Night Session 2 (21:00-22:30) was Australia’s No.2 program with Total People and all key demographics. The broadcast, which saw tennis champions Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz battle it out for a gold medal in the Men’s Single Tennis Competition, secured a National Total TV Reach of 3.998 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.603 million and a BVOD audience of 231,000. Viewers also enjoyed the beginning of the Women’s Road Race with Australian gold medalist Grace Brown back on the bike riding alongside teammates Ruby Roseman-Gannon and Lauretta Hanson.

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Day 9 Late (22:30-24:00) dominated its timeslot across Australia with Total People and all key demographics. It achieved a National Total TV Reach of 1.986 million, a Total TV National Audience of 727,000 and a BVOD audience of 111,000. As well as the remainder of the Women’s Road Race, viewers watched on as the Australian Women’s Water Polo team (The Stingers) stung Hungary, with a thriller win taking them to the quarter-finals.

9News was Australia’s No.1 bulletin in the TV ratings with all key demos and Total People. The combined national bulletins achieved a National Total TV Reach of 3.060 million, a Total TV National Audience of 1.666 million and a BVOD audience of 169,000.

The 9Network was the No.1 network across the 5 City Metro with Total People and all key demographics, with massive shares of 60.79% with People 25-54, 66.90% with People 16-39 and 50.13% with Total People.

9Now was the No. 1 CFTA BVOD platform across Australia with Total People and all key demographics, securing huge shares of 84.91% with People 25-54, 87.04% with People 16-39 and 83.12% with Total People.

Check daily TV ratings for each day of Paris 2024 here.