NBC's Winter Olympics coverage has become the "Apology Olympics"
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NBC dumped analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo after he offended South Koreans by saying during the Opening Ceremony, "every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural, and technological, and economic example, has been so important to their own transformation." NBC also apologized for his comment. "If the Olympics gave out medals for apologies, NBC Sports would be in great shape at the 2018 Winter Games," says Michael McCarthy. "Over three days of coverage, the Peacock network has been busy apologizing, or trying to explain on-air gaffes and profanity by analysts and athletes, a tape delay for the first U.S gold medal and a 'wardrobe malfunction' that rekindled network nightmares of Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl."
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- About 28.3 million watched the Opening Ceremony, down from 31.7 million for the Sochi Olympics
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TOPICS: Winter Olympics, NBC, Opening Ceremony, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Katie Couric, Mike Tirico, NBC Sports, Ratings
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