A gold medal in the ratings
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Olympic laurels. NBC swept the Nielsen ratings medals, with its first three nights of coverage in Athens taking the top three prime-time spots last week (Aug. 9-15) in viewers and advertiser-coveted young adults. The surge ...
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Looking beyond the market's favorite metric.
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NBCâs remake of âAmerican Gladiatorsâ muscled to a strong start on Sunday. The amateur athletic tournament, based on the early 1990s series, delivered the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49 of any new show this season on any network, matching the debut of âHeroesâ in September 2006, Nielsen estimated. In total viewers, however, âAmerican Gladiatorsâ was less impressive, drawing an average of 12 million from 9 to 11 p.m. ABCâs âCashmere Mafia,â by comparison, which made its debut on Sunday at 10 p.m., attracted 10.7 million viewers but markedly lower ratings in the 18-to-49 set. âCashmere Mafiaâ also benefited from a plum time slot following ABCâs âDesperate Housewivesâ (19.8 million), the only show to outpace âAmerican Gladiatorsâ on the night among adults 18 to 49. ABC, NBC and CBS finished in a virtual tie for first in that demographic over all on Sunday. CBS, buoyed by an overrun of its afternoon football coverage during the 7 p.m. hour that was followed by one of the highest rated editions of â60 Minutesâ in recent years (19 million), won the race in total viewers.
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NBC and its family of cable networks flooded American households with nearly nonstop coverage of the Athens Olympics, and the strategy - along with strong performances by the US teams in swimming and gymnastics â-roduced not only a ratings increase
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ABC soared above the competition last week with dominating performances by college and pro football, as well as hits such as red-hot rookie "Desperate Housewives."
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LOS ANGELES  - The reality is that an  Emmy stunt likely to become one of the award show's golden  moments came about entirely by serendipity.
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CBS and ABC shared the lead in the ratings on Sunday, with CBS averaging the most total viewers and ABC earning the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC got a lift in that demographic group from the nightâs top-rated show, a two-hour edition of âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition,â which averaged 13.6 million total viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimates. CBS, meanwhile, got a boost at 7 p.m. from â60 Minutes,â the nightâs most-watched show (14.4 million), followed by âSharkâ at 8 (11.1 million) and the made-for-TV movie âThe Russell Girlâ from 9 to 11 (12.7 million). Fox ranked third for the night but ahead of CBS in second place in the 18-to-49 segment thanks to its comedy lineup, including âThe Simpsonsâ at 8 (7.6 million) and âKing of the Hillâ at 8:30 (7.5 million). NBC, in fourth place, broadcast back-to-back specials, the âU.S. Figure Skating Championshipsâ from 7 to 9 (4.8 million), followed by the âGuinness World Records: Top 100â from 9 to 11 (6.3 million).
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Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to &#39;positive surprises&#39; for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.
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Watching the joyful interaction of America's two medal-winning eights yesterday, it would have been easy to assume both were gold.
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Between Michael Phelps, Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson, the Athens Games seemingly mint a new star every day. The only people smiling as wide as the medal winners walk the halls of NBC. At their halfway point, the Olympics are a television hit.
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Shaq vs. Kobe drew the highest rating in six years for a regular-season NBA game.
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The high ratings for the program have come at a high price for NBC, as some advertisers say they are wary of being associated with the showâs content.
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By ROY HATTERSLEY  AT ITS peak, it was a wonder of the modern world. The British Broadcasting Corporation was the envy of every other nation for the technical excellence of its transmissions and the high quality of its broadcasts.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - To get a sense of the creative  ambitions and commercial expectations surrounding the second  Atlantic Records release from the Donnas, look no further than  the title of their latest effort: "Gold Medal."
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This season âHouseâ has reached as many as 17.5 million viewers a week. And those numbers were scored before the show enjoyed what it will enjoy again, starting Tuesday â the adjacency to âIdol.â
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The retailer reports another stellar quarter.
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Those who watched NBC&#39;s coverage of the Athens Games -- and that&#39;s 200 million viewers, representing 85 percent of US households -- have their personal &quot;Olympic Moments.