The USA men’s basketball team’s gold medal win on Saturday delivered TV viewership numbers that haven’t been seen in nearly three decades. According to NBC%2C), the 98-87 victory against France averaged 19.5 million viewers, the most since 1996. Viewership peaked to 22.7 million during the final minutes of the game as the USA pulled away for the victory. Stephen Curry led the effort with 24 points, including nailing four clutch 3-pointers in the final three minutes of the game. One of those clutch triples came after France had come back to make it a single-possession game at 82-79. Curry, who …
