Three years ago in Tokyo, NBC's Peacock streaming service was a laughingstock, riddled with glitches and unfulfilled promise.

Less than a week in, the Paris Olympics are turning out to be a good story for NBC.

The impact of the writers strike was evident as major television networks began their annual week of sales presentations to advertisers.

NBC will be happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror, as the event had a record low viewership for an American audience and the Olympics.

NBC’s Mike Tirico began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other.