> I don't know how much of tomorrow's (February 23rd) NBC
> four-hour prime-time Olympic coverage will be devoted to the
> long program in women's figure skating, but if the network
> decides to devote three out of the four prime-time hours to
> skating (possible, given there aren't that many other events
> on tomorrow's schedule), would NBC hold-off on showing the
> skating until 9 P.M. ET/PT so that the skating doesn't go up
> against the "American Idol" results show (assuming Fox at
> the last minute doesn't decide to extend it beyond it's
> scheduled one-hour length)??
>
> Personally, were I in the position of NBC Olympics head Dick
> Ebersol, I would have moved the broadcast of the two other
> events scheduled for tomorrow's prime-time show-----the
> men's frestyle skiing aerials and the women's parallel giant
> slalom snowboarding-----to the afternoon to allow the entire
> four-hour prime-time show to be devoted to figure-skating.
> Such a move would have allowed NBC to have showed the "long
> program" of all 24 skaters who qualified, as well as
> interviews, analysis, and yes, even those heart-tugging "Up
> Close And Personal" features. Might also mean higher
> ratings, too.
Oh Puh-Leaze!!
I wish NBC would STOP showing those heart-tugging "Up Close & Personal" vignettes during the Olympics coverage, and just simply show the events!!
And, for that matter, why shouldn't they show the events LIVE during the day, and then repeat them in prime-time for the viewers who are at work during the day, so that those who don't have to work during the day (who work at night) can see the events live and uncut??
Granted, there IS a time differential nurmally between the U.S. and the host country for the Olympics. But I still feel that they still should try and show as much of the events LIVE and uncut as possible, even if that means showing the live events in the daytime or even overnight, and then repeating them during prime-time.
DeanSB
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> four-hour prime-time Olympic coverage will be devoted to the
> long program in women's figure skating, but if the network
> decides to devote three out of the four prime-time hours to
> skating (possible, given there aren't that many other events
> on tomorrow's schedule), would NBC hold-off on showing the
> skating until 9 P.M. ET/PT so that the skating doesn't go up
> against the "American Idol" results show (assuming Fox at
> the last minute doesn't decide to extend it beyond it's
> scheduled one-hour length)??
>
> Personally, were I in the position of NBC Olympics head Dick
> Ebersol, I would have moved the broadcast of the two other
> events scheduled for tomorrow's prime-time show-----the
> men's frestyle skiing aerials and the women's parallel giant
> slalom snowboarding-----to the afternoon to allow the entire
> four-hour prime-time show to be devoted to figure-skating.
> Such a move would have allowed NBC to have showed the "long
> program" of all 24 skaters who qualified, as well as
> interviews, analysis, and yes, even those heart-tugging "Up
> Close And Personal" features. Might also mean higher
> ratings, too.
Oh Puh-Leaze!!
I wish NBC would STOP showing those heart-tugging "Up Close & Personal" vignettes during the Olympics coverage, and just simply show the events!!
And, for that matter, why shouldn't they show the events LIVE during the day, and then repeat them in prime-time for the viewers who are at work during the day, so that those who don't have to work during the day (who work at night) can see the events live and uncut??
Granted, there IS a time differential nurmally between the U.S. and the host country for the Olympics. But I still feel that they still should try and show as much of the events LIVE and uncut as possible, even if that means showing the live events in the daytime or even overnight, and then repeating them during prime-time.
DeanSB
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