NBC's Closing Ceremony Broadcast Edited Out More Than An Hour. Here's What You Missed. As in years past, NBC went heavy on the razor blade in trimming down last night’s closing ceremony to a time that allowed for commercials and a Very Special Episode of The Voice. The festivities in Rio took two hours, 43 minutes to complete; NBC ai Read more ... red one hour, 40 minutes of them. That left 38% of t...

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Tokyo's Super Mario surprise was Rio Closing Ceremony’s wildest moment As the Olympic torch was officially passed at the Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday, it was time for Tokyo to make an impression for the 2020 Summer Games. Well, if dressing up Japan’s prime minister as Super Mario and having him pop out of a Read more ... giant sewer pipe in the middle of the Rio Closing C...

Some countries needed volunteer flag bearers at the Olympic Closing Ceremony Dozens of countries, including Afghanistan (pictured), had volunteers carrying their flags at the Closing Ceremony Sunday night. Closing Ceremonies at the Olympics rarely garner the same attention that Opening Ceremonies do. The Opening Ceremony is o Read more ... ften appointment viewing – even if on tape delay

Rio Olympics: What time does the closing ceremony start Sunday? Update on '2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Simone Biles will carry American flag at closing ceremony'

Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony Live Coverage New York Times reporters and photographers cover the closing ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We welcome your questions and comments.

Viewers Complain About Too Many Olympics Ads, But Volume Actually Fell Many consumers took to social media to complain about the frequent ad interruptions during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. But commercial time was actually down almost 19% from the 2012 London Olympics, indicating that viewers have grown le Read more ... ss tolerant of advertising.

Why Rio Can't Out-Pop London's 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony With the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio underway, here's a look back at the poppiest closing ceremony thanks to the 2012 games, One Direction and the Spice Girls.

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