NBC release HUGE Olympics viewing figures with the men's basketball and women's soccer gold medal games both setting new records in Paris

NBC has announced massive viewing figures for the men's basketball and women's soccer gold medal games at the Olympics, with Team USA winning in both contests.

In men's hoops, Stephen Curry and LeBron James led Team USA to a dramatic 98-87 victory victory over France.

And NBC said that the game, which tipped off at 3:30ET, averaged 19.5 million viewers and peaked at an incredible 22.7 million.

NBC said that the game was the most-watched basketball gold medal game since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. 

The network added that - through its broadcasts on NBC, Peacock and other platforms - it achieved a 'Total Audience Delivery' of 30.7 million viewers for its Olympic action on Saturday, according to information from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis celebrate beating France in the gold medal game in Paris

Mallory Swanson celebrates scoring the go-ahead goal for the USA in the gold medal game

A massive part of those figures was also the USWNT's appearance in the gold medal match.

Emma Hayes' squad earned a 1-0 victory in the final vs. Brazil, which was contested at 11am ET.

And despite that early kickoff, the game averaged a whopping 9 million viewers according to the network - the most for a gold medal women's soccer game since the Athens Olympics in 2004.

The game was another tightly-contested affair for the USA women, who won each of their three knockout games in Paris by one goal.

Mallory Swanson took the lead with a cool finish in the 57th minute after being played in by Korbin Albert and the Americans were able to hang on from there.