Ratings for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics since 1984, courtesy the Sports Business Daily. No Opening Ceremony on foreign soil has drawn an 18 rating or higher since Lillehammer in 1994.
2006
12.8/21: Winter Olympics, Turin (Fri., 2/10/06, NBC)
2004
14.4/26: Summer Olympics, Athens (Fri., 8/13/04, NBC)
2002
25.5/42: Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City (Fri., 2/8/02, NBC)
2000
16.2/29: Summer Olympics, Sydney (Fri., 9/15/00, NBC)
1998
17.1/29: Winter Olympics, Nagano (Sat., 2/7/98, CBS)
1996
23.6/45: Summer Olympics, Atlanta (Fri., 7/19/96, NBC)
1994
20.9/34: Winter Olympics, Lillehammer (Sat., 2/12/94, CBS)
1992
14.5/24: Winter Olympics, Albertville (Sat., 2/8/92, CBS)
13.8/29: Summer Olympics, Barcelona (Sat., 7/25/92, NBC)
1988
14.4/35: Winter Olympics, Calgary (Sat., 2/13/88, ABC)
15.2/29: Summer Olympics, Seoul (Sat., 9/17/88, NBC)
1984
17.2/27: Winter Olympics, Sarajevo (Tue., 2/7/84, ABC)
23.9/48: Summer Olympics, Los Angeles (Sat., 7/28/84, ABC)
