开幕式的两个世界之最：

1，CNN网站报道奥运开幕的文章说：媒体观察家们认为，北京奥运开幕式是有史以来电视收视观众最多的一次。

It was a stunning beginning from the nation of 1.3 billion people. Media observers said they believe the opening ceremony will be the single most watched television event in history.

2，瑞克伯奇是洛杉矶、巴塞罗那（制作人）、悉尼奥运开幕式总导演，以及北京奥运开幕式的外国总顾问，他对CNN说：此次开幕式，要比任何之前的开幕式更大，更壮丽，更加令人难忘——尽管未必更加令人惊奇。

This one, I think, is going to be bigger and more spectacular ... not necessarily more surprising, but more impressive, I think, than any previous ceremony," said Ric Birch, who oversaw Olympic productions in 1984, 1992 and 2000。