The Olympic men's hockey gold medal game averaged 18.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock during the broadcast. Jack Hughes' overtime winner secured Team USA's first men's Olympic hockey gold since the 1980 'Miracle on Ice,' while the U.S. women's hockey team also captured gold against Canada in a game that drew 5.3 million viewers, setting a record for women's hockey.
Thursday's Olympics coverage averaged 26.7 million viewers total, the largest Winter Games weekday audience since 2014.