NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- About 219.4 million Americans watched NBC's coverage of the 2012 London Olympics, making it the most-watched event in U.S. television history, the network said.
"The London Olympics was a wonderful 17 days for NBCUniversal, exceeding all our expectations in viewership, digital consumption and revenue," Steve Burke, chief executive officer of NBCUniversal, said in a statement Monday.