NBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics reached 214 million viewers ... It became the most-watched event in US TV history ... Viewers were glued to their screens as they watched Michael Phelps capture eight gold medals ... and Team USA grab the gold in basketball ...
The Beijing Olympics surpassed the previous most-watched event of all time ... the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta ... by 5 million ...
Phelps' record-breaking swim has put him in the public eye ... So much so that NBC's Saturday Night Live has tapped the 23-year-old to host its 34th season premiere on September 13 ... Lil Wayne will be the musical guest ...
Phelps shot a "spontaneous" cameo for HBO's Entourage on Thursday morning while in New York City ... which will air sometime during Entourage's new season ...
MTV has also invited the swimming sensation to be a presenter at their MTV Video Music Awards on September 7 ...
~Papi Chulo~
