10 Most-Watched Sporting Events In TV History

8. 3. (Summer) Olympic Games

Great Britain Mo Farah (left) celebrates his victory in the Men's 5000 metres with Jamaica's Usain Bolt, on day 15 of the London 2012 Olympics.
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Rating: Average Viewers: 2billion

London 2012 may have captured the imagination of the British public - but the quadrennial Olympic Games is actually loved all around the world. An average 2billion tune in to watch the likes of Usain Bolt (pictured, right) win the 100-metres and Mo Farah (pictured, left) claim gold in the 10,000-metres - and that's before you even mention the various sports outside the athletics' stadium.

 
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