Here Are the 11 Olympic Sports That Viewers Are Most Excited About Watching

Mindshare data shows the big draws

If you wanted to watch every Olympic event being carried across the NBC universe, it would take 281 days. That's because the networks and digital platforms of NBCUniversal are carrying an unprecedented 6,755 hours of programming from the Summer Games in Rio.

And while events from archery to wrestling will get airtime, there are only an elite few Olympic sports that are true viewership draws.

Mindshare found that 75 percent of the 1,034 adults it polled planned to watch the Rio Games.

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