Fewer Americans Plan to Watch Olympics Than in Past

A majority of Americans (61%) say they don’t plan on following coverage of the Winter Olympics that begin this week much or at all, while about four in 10 (39%) say they plan to watch at least a fair amount of the games. Interest in the 2018 Olympic Games is lower than it was in three previous Winter Games stretching back to the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002, when 58% said they planned to watch Olympic coverage. CONT.

Megan Brenan, Gallup