Thank you, Olympics, for making amazing athletes stars — instead of annoying Hollywood celebs

It was rough being an entertainment writer the past two weeks. 

Americans haven’t cared much at all about Hollywood. 

Instead they’ve been addicted to the 2024 Olympic Games, which have averaged a huge daily viewership of 32 million across NBC and Peacock. 

And those who were not glued to around-the-clock coverage of gymnastics, track and swimming were surely reading the nonstop headlines about broken records, personal triumphs, hard losses and, naturally, juicy controversies that enlivened the competition in Paris. 

Yes, it’s been a challenging fortnight for an entertainment writer.

And I loved every second of it.