0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/28/2008
You may have been noticing different looks for the blog over the last 12 hours or so. I’m experimenting with various templates to see how they look. The current look now is what I have settled upon for now, but there may be one or two more different templates I may try out, so if […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/26/2008
Here we go, the last press release from NBC that I will put up on the Communist China Olympics. Without looking at it, I can tell you it will say the Olympics in Beijing set a viewing record. The Games averaged over a 16 rating for the 17 days of viewing. The Olympics won each […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2008
There’s no press release yet, but I’m sure it’s coming. NBC has completed a 17 day sweep of the Olympics, winning every night of the Games by wide margins. Zap2It says the Closing Ceremonies on Sunday which also included a butchered gold medal men’s volleyball game between the US and Brazil garnered a 13.6 rating/23 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/23/2008
Woke up late after I struggled to stay up to watch the US-Japan bronze medal game in baseball online and the Argentina-Nigeria men’s soccer gold medal match. I fell asleep and missed the endings of both games. But I was awake long enough to discover that Barack Obama had chosen Delaware Senator Joe Biden as […]
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Here’s your final Olympic Viewing Guide. This covers the weekend. If you know where to look, there is plenty of live action to watch. You may have to stay up late to do it, but I’m sure you can find it. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 – DAY 15NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Women’s Basketball […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/22/2008
This marks the final weekend of Olympics action and it’s really time for the Games to end. I enjoyed the Games really up until Wednesday when I started to get burned out on the Mary Carillo puff pieces, the tape delay of track & field despite knowing the results and stories about Tiki Barber, whether […]
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Here is your viewing guide for the 2nd to last day of the Olympics. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 – DAY 14NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Track & Field – Decathlon, Final DayMen’s Basketball – Semifinal USA vs. Argentina (LIVE)Gymnastics – Rhythmic CompetitionWomen’s Table Tennis – Gold Medal Final8:00 p.m. – MidnightTrack & Field – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/21/2008
Even with the beach volleyball final shown live with hardly any commercial interruptions, Wednesday’s ratings for the Olympics were the second lowest of the games. NBC still finds a way to find a positive saying the overall viewing is still on a pace to break Atlanta’s record. 206 MILLION WATCH BEIJING GAMES ON NBC UNIVERSAL […]
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Time to give you another update tonight. Newsday’s Neil Best speculates that President George W. Bush may visit Monday Night Football on the eve of the election. Neil says Chris Russo’s voice is still heard on WFAN through various commercials, but that is nothing new. I’ve worked at radio stations where voices of those fired […]
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Here are your viewing highlights for Thursday on the networks of NBC Universal. Remember, the Olympics in Communist China end on Sunday so we’re in the home stretch and we’ll deal with the next Summer Games in four years. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 – DAY 13NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Track & Field […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/20/2008
Here’s your viewing highlights for Wednesday on the networks of NBC Universal: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. all time zonesMen’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)Women’s Diving – Platform Competition8:00 p.m. – Midnight ET/PTTrack & Field – Gold Medal FinalsMen’s 200mWomen’s 400m HurdlesGymnastics – GalaWomen’s Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Match (LIVE)Cycling […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2008
The NBC public relations department is very good at finding ways to promote the ratings for the Olympics. It’s using the midway point of the Games to show how the Olympics have helped other programs. Even Access Hollywood is mentioned and this will be most likely be the last time you’ll ever see Access Hollywood […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/18/2008
With Michael Phelps gone, NBC latches onto gymnastics for one more night. And one of the extreme sports, BMX makes its Olympics debut. Here are the viewing highlights for the networks of NBC Universal. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 – DAY 11NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. all time zonesWomen’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal USA vs. […]
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Here are your viewing highlights for the second Monday of the Olympics. MONDAY, AUGUST 18 – DAY 10NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Men’s Volleyball – USA vs. Japan (LIVE)Track & FieldMen’s Diving – Springboard Competition8:00 p.m. – MidnightGymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal FinalsMen’s Rings, VaultWomen’s Uneven BarsTrack & Field – Gold Medal […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/16/2008
Here’s another NBC press release on the total viewers, although the ratings for Friday primetime were down from Saturday. Yesterday, I edited out the references to “Torino” and replaced them with the proper English term, “Turin”, but I don’t feel like doing that today. 185 MILLION WATCH OLYMPICS THROUGH 8 DAYSIn Just Eight Days Beijing […]
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Here is your Olympic Viewing Guide for this weekend on the networks of NBC. Get ready to scroll for a while. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 – DAY 8NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball – USA vs. Spain (LIVE)Track & FieldMen’s & Women’s Gymnastics – Trampoline CompetitionBeach Volleyball – Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Herrara/Mesa (ESP)Women’s […]
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NBC’s primetime ratings for the Olympics jumped up again thanks to swimming and gymnastics. Thursday night’s 17.7 rating was up over Wednesday’s 16.7. Here’s what NBC’s public relaions department has to say about Thursday’s ratings. NBC UNIVERSAL DOMINATES COMPETITION 180 Million Total Viewers Through Seven Days Video Streams on NBCOlympics.com on MSN More Than Doubles […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/15/2008
NBC’s ratings for Wednesday were down slightly from Tuesday, the first time the Olympics witnessed a downturn in the five nights of coverage thus far. However, NBC still has a reason to smile as the Beijing Games are still ahead of Athens’ pace. And NBC Universal is also pleased with the ratings for its cable […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/14/2008
Here is your Olympics viewing guide for Friday on the networks of NBC Universal. Expect the primetime ratings to rise as Michael Phelps goes for a possible 7th gold medal. And track & field begins in the Bird’s Nest. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 – DAY 7NBC and NBC HD10:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.SwimmingTrack & FieldWomen’s Water […]
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NBC is out with another press release and this one is touting the success of its multi-platform approach to the 2008 Olympics. After being very stingy during the Winter Olympics in 2006 and allowing just the gold medal men’s hockey game to be streamed live at NBCOlympics.com, the 2,200 hours of streaming coverage for the […]
