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Opening Ceremony director for Tokyo Olympics fired on eve of event over past joke about Holocaust

Organizers of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics have dismissed the director of the Opening Ceremony just 24 hours before the event is slated to begin, the latest setback for an event already rife with ...
Reuters

Tokyo Olympics opening draws 16.7 million U.S. TV viewers, a 33-year low

(Reuters) -NBC's broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony drew 16.7 million viewers, the smallest U.S. television audience for the event in the past 33 years, according to preliminary ...
Total Pro Sports

The Vatican Finally Addresses ‘Last Supper’ Controversy From Olympics Opening Ceremony, And Social Media Is Not Impressed

The Olympic opening ceremony is always a major production. It’s the perfect way for every athlete and the host city to honor these historic games. However, this year, the ceremony was met with lots of ...
Mediaite

Olympics Viewership Nearly Doubled From 2020 Games Despite Calls to Boycott Over Opening Ceremony

Calls to boycott the 2024 Olympics appear to have fallen on deaf ears as viewership nearly doubled from the 2020 games in Tokyo. The Olympic opening ceremony was the subject of significant backlash in ...