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Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Even to the passive or occasional viewer, the 2024 Olympics proved one thing: We are, to borrow a phrase, so back. The quadrennial event serves many functions — a celebration of sport, obviously; a chance for the host city to peacock before a global audience; a chance to check in (speaking of Peacock) on where broadcasting technology is at a given moment in time.

Olympics set a high bar for itself after an opening ceremony that showcased Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and a scenic backdrop involving virtually every Parisian landmark along the Seine. But the closing ceremony — taking place on a blistering hot day in stark contrast to the pouring rain of its kickoff — also promises to deliver a blockbuster show with a Hollywood twist. As part of the glitzy handover to Los Angeles as it prepares to host 2028’s Summer Games, Tom Cruise is expected to wow audiences with a few epic stunts while Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform and H.E.R.

The 2024 Paris Olympics are coming to an end.

averaged a huge daily viewership of 32 million across NBC and Peacock. And those who were not glued to around-the-clock coverage of gymnastics, track and swimming were surely reading the nonstop headlines about broken records, personal triumphs, hard losses and, naturally, juicy controversies that enlivened the competition in Paris.

H.E.R. will sing the U.S. national anthem as part of Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. The August 11 event will mark the official handover of hosting duties from Paris to Los Angeles.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Grammy, Oscar and Emmy winner H.E.R. will perform the U.S. national anthem at the Olympics closing ceremony in Paris on Sunday.

Four-time Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky and two-time Olympic rower Nick Mead have been named as Team USA flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics on Sunday.

Sunday saw the second biggest U.S. audience of the Paris Olympics so far with more than 35M viewers tuning in across NBC, Peacock and other platforms.

Taylor Swift has released a new promo video for the Olympics, saluting gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Katie Ledecky, and sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson.

Simone Biles may be hungry for more.

Katie Ledecky is a big winner at the 2024 Paris Olympics!

Kanye West’s famous Grammy speech – watch the footage below.The quartet, led by Simone Biles, alongside Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey, took the gold medal in the women’s artistic team all-around event in Paris yesterday (July 30), holding off the challenge of Italy and Brazil, who took silver and bronze respectively.The win was especially sweet for Biles, who had a turbulent time at the last Summer Olympics, being forced to withdraw as one of the stars of the Games after suffering from mental health challenges.A post shared by Pretty in Pain (@prettyin_pain)This time around, the team savoured the moment by mouthing along to the words uttered by Kanye at the 2005 Grammy Awards when he won Best Rap Album for ‘The College Dropout’.“Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn’t win,” Lee and Jordan lip-sync at the start of the clip posted to Lee’s Instagram.“I guess we’ll never know,” mouth all four as a punchline.This comes just days after the US Olympic team were introduced in a promotional video by Beyoncé. Dressed in a USA-branded white bodysuit, blue cowboy hat and white cowboy boots – in reference to her current country era with her new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ – Queen Bey hyped up several high-profile athletes, including Biles, sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles and swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. As Simone Biles competes in the all-around team final for women’s gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympics today, you can purchase some of the record-breaking Olympian’s favorite activewear on Athleta, which is currently having a sitewide sale. Biles’ favorite activewear, from leggings to running shorts, is featured in Athleta’s “Power of She” collective, which “celebrates, and empowers game-changing women,” according to their website.

Katie Ledecky is on track to make history at the 2024 Olympic Games, and you probably have some questions about the awe-inspiring swimmer.

NBCUniversal’s presentation Saturday of the Paris Olympics opening on NBC, Peacock, and across key NBCU platforms posted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 32.4 million viewers, according to custom fast national data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

William Earl The first day of competition at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris on Satuday delivered more than 32 million viewers in the U.S. across multiple NBCUniversal platforms. NBCUniversal’s presentation on NBC, Peacock and other outlets of the first day’s events at the Paris Games added up to 32.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics data released by NBCU on Sunday.

Beyoncé has appeared in a promotional video introducing some of the athletes competing for the USA at the Paris Olympics – check it out below.Dressed in a USA-branded white bodysuit, blue cowboy hat and white cowboy boots – in reference to her current country era with her new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ – Beyoncé hyped up several high-profile members of the USA’s Olympic team. These were gymnast Simone Biles, sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles and swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky. The video was soundtracked by her recent single ‘YA YA’.“Get a look at America, y’all,” Beyoncé said in the video.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Just after the conclusion of the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris, Beyoncé played hype woman for the United States team with a promotional advertisement introducing the athletes competing over the next few weeks. Clad in red, white and blue ensemble, Beyoncé shouted out the U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Viewers of the Paris Olympics will expect to see plenty of Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Sha’Carri Richardson and LeBron James when they tune into NBC later this week to watch the athletic extravaganza. They may also get glimmers of another familiar visage: Hoda Kotb. NBC plans to feature a “Hoda-cam” as part of its efforts to cover the 2024 Games.

our 592 Team USA athletes, including Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, who are brilliantly representing our country in Paris, France.I’ll be giddy about obsessing over weird sports such as dressage and synchronized swimming that only get their moment in the sun every four years.Most of all though, I will heave a huge sigh of relief.Because the Olympics are, yet again, not taking place here in New York City.No FOMO for me! What the chipper, wall-to-wall TV coverage does not reveal is that, as entertaining and inspiring as the international event is, it’s also a hugely expensive, three-week-long burden on already tenuous infrastructure — in the best of times.Despite being the most influential city in the world, NYC has not once hosted the modern games in their 128-year history. London and Paris, meanwhile, have each put on the Olympics three times.

Michelle Yeoh is receiving a major honor!