NBCmetrics: Even With Gabby Douglas's Gold, Thursday Belonged To Michael Phelps

During the Olympics, we'll be analyzing NBC's primetime coverage sort of the way we analyze SportsCenter in Bristolmetrics. We'll break down what countries the Peacock is talking about, and which athletes are getting the most attention.

Data for Thursday, August 2; 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Twenty most-mentioned athletes: Michael Phelps (USA, swimming): 88 Ryan Lochte (USA, swimming): 72 Gabby Douglas (USA, gymnastics): 67 Aly Raisman (USA, gymnastics): 55 Missy Franklin (USA, swimming): 43 Viktoria Komova (Russia, gymnastics): 31 Aliya Mustafina (Russia, gymnastics): 30 Clay Stanley (USA, volleyball): 28 Rebecca Soni (USA, swimming): 28 Tyler Clary (USA, swimming): 21 Elizabeth Beisel (USA, swimming): 14 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (Netherlands, swimming): 13 Cullen Jones (USA, swimming): 11 Chad le Clos (South Africa, swimming): 11 Anthony Ervin (USA, swimming): 11 Matt Anderson (USA, volleyball): 9 Giba (Brazil, volleyball): 9 Ryosuke Irie (Japan, swimming): 9 Tyler McGill (USA, swimming): 9 Reid Priddy (USA, volleyball): 9

Countries, by number of mentions: USA: 151 Brazil: 48 Russia: 27 Canada: 21 Netherlands: 11 Australia: 11 China: 10 Germany: 8 Great Britain: 7 Serbia: 6 Jamaica: 4 Japan: 3 Romania: 3 South Africa: 3 Belarus: 2 Poland: 2 Belgium: 2 Denmark: 2 Bulgaria: 1 France: 1 Greece: 1 Hungary: 1 Tunisia: 1

Cumulative prime-time mentions and number of Olympic medals won, through August 2

USA: 560 mentions, 42 medals China: 149 mentions, 42 medals Russia: 95 mentions, 22 medals Great Britain: 81 mentions, 22 medals Australia: 72 mentions, 14 medals France: 58 mentions, 19 medals Brazil: 51 mentions, 6 medals Japan: 46 mentions, 21 medals Canada: 39 mentions, 7 medals Ukraine: 28 mentions, 6 medals Mexico: 21 mentions, 4 medals Austria: 20 mentions, 0 medals Romania: 17 mentions, 7 medals Netherlands: 13 mentions, 6 medals Germany: 12 mentions, 19 medals South Africa: 8 mentions, 4 medals Hungary: 7 mentions, 5 medals Serbia: 7 mention, 1 medal Denmark: 6 mentions, 3 medals Cuba: 4 mentions, 5 medals Poland: 4 mentions, 2 medals Lithuania: 4 mentions, 1 medal Jamaica: 4 mentions, 0 medals Belgium: 3 mentions, 2 medals Tunisia: 3 mentions, 0 medals Italy: 2 mentions, 12 medals Malaysia: 2 mentions, 0 medals Belarus: 2 mentions, 4 medals Colombia: 1 mention, 3 medals Spain: 1 mention, 3 medals Morocco: 1 mention, 0 medals Greece: 1 mention, 1 medal Bulgaria: 1 mention, 0 medals South Korea: 0 mentions, 16 medals