The recently completed Tokyo Summer Olympic Games were, in many respects, an unmitigated flop. NBC’s prime-time coverage averaged a paltry 12.9 million viewers, making for the weakest ratings since NBC first began airing the Summer Games in 1988.
Overall, the Tokyo Games saw a 49% ratings drop since the previous Summer Games -- 2016’s rendition in Rio de Janeiro -- and a whopping 58% drop…