190M watched Olympics on NBC

This year's high-profile sporting events, which ended Sunday, were the second-most watched Winter Olympics, coming in behind only the Lillehammer Games of 1994, which were watched by 204 million U.S. viewers.

"The Olympics have yet again proved the power of the big events on network television," Dick Ebersol -- chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics -- said in a statement. "After an incredible journey for 17 days and nights, it brings us great joy to achieve this milestone, especially considering all the choices viewers have today. But our favorite measure is not how many viewers watched but how many lives were impacted. There is still no greater joy than thinking about the families who were captivated night-after-night by the record-breaking performance of Team USA and the remarkable stories of the athletes of the world."

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