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2010 Winter Olympics--Vancouver, BC

  • tk421
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    Yeah, Bode Miller wins another U.S. gold medal in the Super Combined. Stupid NBC not showing it live.
  • darbypitcher22
    big hockey game on tonight, USA/Canada dropping the puck @ 7:40 EST
  • End of Line
    USA vs. Canada tonight on MSNBC.........USA! USA! USA!

  • End of Line
    I'm fucking pumped for this hockey game tonight!!!!

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  • End of Line
    USA! USA! USA!

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  • FairwoodKing
    Americans are not very popular at these Olympics. Celski got booed by the Canadian fans when he bumped a Canadian player in a race. Ohno got blasted in the Korean press by the Korean who won the gold in the 500. Lysacek got attacked by Russians going all the way to Putin for beating Plushenko.

    Oh, well. We're tough. We can take it.
  • tk421
    FairwoodKing wrote: Americans are not very popular at these Olympics. Celski got booed by the Canadian fans when he bumped a Canadian player in a race. Ohno got blasted in the Korean press by the Korean who won the gold in the 500. Lysacek got attacked by Russians going all the way to Putin for beating Plushenko.

    Oh, well. We're tough. We can take it.
    Everyone always loves to hate on the biggest and the best.
  • End of Line
    Damn what a game between USA/Canada. USA! USA! USA!
  • LJ
    after watching all this Women's curling I feel like I am gonna walk around going "lil more yep yep yep yep yep lil more yep yep yep yep!!"
  • Glory Days
    why in the hell was the USA/Canada hockey game on stupid MSNBC? i know several people who couldnt watch the game because they dont get it. i hope NBC's ratings goto shit.

    LJ wrote: after watching all this Women's curling I feel like I am gonna walk around going "lil more yep yep yep yep yep lil more yep yep yep yep!!"
    no no, its shouting numbers like this..."8...8...7 HARD HARD HARD". haha i have to say i have watched more curling than all of the other sports combined.
  • dave
    Glory Days wrote: why in the hell was the USA/Canada hockey game on stupid MSNBC? i know several people who couldnt watch the game because they dont get it. i hope NBC's ratings goto shit.

    LJ wrote: after watching all this Women's curling I feel like I am gonna walk around going "lil more yep yep yep yep yep lil more yep yep yep yep!!"
    no no, its shouting numbers like this..."8...8...7 HARD HARD HARD". haha i have to say i have watched more curling than all of the other sports combined.
    to the average person it was a nonmedal hockey game that didn't mean a whole lot, not very much interest.

    they will get much better ratings with skating, skiing, and bobsled.
  • End of Line
    Glory Days wrote: why in the hell was the USA/Canada hockey game on stupid MSNBC? i know several people who couldnt watch the game because they dont get it. i hope NBC's ratings goto shit.

    LJ wrote: after watching all this Women's curling I feel like I am gonna walk around going "lil more yep yep yep yep yep lil more yep yep yep yep!!"
    no no, its shouting numbers like this..."8...8...7 HARD HARD HARD". haha i have to say i have watched more curling than all of the other sports combined.
    Supposedly Ice Danicng brings in more ratings :rolleyes:
  • ytownfootball
    Really hard to believe USA put it to Canada. Guy tried to compare it to defeating the Russians in '80, but it's not that big. Real punch in the nads for the host country though. :D
  • darbypitcher22
    Go USA. Hopefully they continue through the medal round with the success they're having.
  • Glory Days
    its either Norway or Belarus next i believe, shouldnt be too much of a challenge, but lets hope they dont look past them.
  • gorocks99
    Glory Days wrote: its either Norway or Belarus next i believe, shouldnt be too much of a challenge, but lets hope they dont look past them.
    Switzerland or Belarus
  • LJ
    The_Crosby_Show wrote:
    Glory Days wrote: why in the hell was the USA/Canada hockey game on stupid MSNBC? i know several people who couldnt watch the game because they dont get it. i hope NBC's ratings goto shit.

    LJ wrote: after watching all this Women's curling I feel like I am gonna walk around going "lil more yep yep yep yep yep lil more yep yep yep yep!!"
    no no, its shouting numbers like this..."8...8...7 HARD HARD HARD". haha i have to say i have watched more curling than all of the other sports combined.
    Supposedly Ice Danicng brings in more ratings :rolleyes:
    The NBC primetime got a 17 last night and the hockey got a 6. As Colin Cowherd said, NBC actually knows what they are doing when it comes to the Olympics.
  • gorocks99
    It's tough to compare ratings when one is on MSNBC and the other is on NBC. Had hockey been on NBC, the ratings probably would've been right around the same, but importantly, the ad revenue would have been a lot lower due to less commercial breaks.
  • LJ
    gorocks99 wrote: It's tough to compare ratings when one is on MSNBC and the other is on NBC. Had hockey been on NBC, the ratings probably would've been right around the same, but importantly, the ad revenue would have been a lot lower due to less commercial breaks.
    The audience that the prime time NBC olympic coverage caters to wouldn't allow a 3 hour hockey game to continuously play on NBC.
  • Glory Days
    from what i remember hearing on ESPN though, ice skating isnt getting the ratings it used to. and heck, putting it on USA instead of MSNBC would have better. USA was showing Pirates of the Caribbean last night during the USA/canada game.
  • FairwoodKing
    Glory Days wrote: from what i remember hearing on ESPN though, ice skating isnt getting the ratings it used to. and heck, putting it on USA instead of MSNBC would have better. USA was showing Pirates of the Caribbean last night during the USA/canada game.
    The ice dancing ratings tonight will be huge as will the ladies' event later in the week. But you're right, figure skating is down somewhat.
  • End of Line
    gorocks99 wrote:
    Glory Days wrote: its either Norway or Belarus next i believe, shouldnt be too much of a challenge, but lets hope they dont look past them.
    Switzerland or Belarus
    The USA may have beat the Swiss already, but they scare the hell out of me.
  • gorocks99
    What with their funny alpine horns and watches and chocolate and killer army knives ... yeah. I can see where you're coming from. They scare me too :)
  • Devils Advocate
    Not me... I hate the Dutch :)

  • Heretic
    LJ wrote:
    gorocks99 wrote: It's tough to compare ratings when one is on MSNBC and the other is on NBC. Had hockey been on NBC, the ratings probably would've been right around the same, but importantly, the ad revenue would have been a lot lower due to less commercial breaks.
    The audience that the prime time NBC olympic coverage caters to wouldn't allow a 3 hour hockey game to continuously play on NBC.
    Very true. What NBC wants to give you on prime-time is a combination of 3-5 events in 20-30 minute blocks. Like three speed-skating heats (w/ commercials between each 90-second race), followed by some skiing and then a bit of bobsled, for example (which I think Saturday night's coverage was). Add in a few Bob Costas' features/studio stuff. It's sort of a "we'll have a little something for everyone" line of thinking.

    Airing a full 2-3 hour event that, due to the nature of the sport, can't have commercial breaks every 3 minutes, just isn't in their plans.