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**Immampdah** · 08-13-2012, 07:56 PM

Worst: NBC's erratic coverage. Never was Team Rhythmic gymnastics aired. They also focused too much on Americans and nobody else. I missed Vault because it aired after Prime Time.

This article from USA Today gives an insight into why NBC's coverage was so atrocious. Evidently they think that the viewers do not want to see sports, but rather they want to be entertained.

Well-known sports, such as basketball, soccer, tennis and boxing, are virtually (or completely) invisible on its prime-time coverage. They seem too sportsy, as NBC prime time is intended to be TV entertainment for viewers who usually don't watch sports. More Bob Costas! More Ryan Seacrest! Now that's entertainment!

08-13-2012, 07:56 PM	#4
Immampdah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 744 Senior Member	Worst: NBC's erratic coverage. Never was Team Rhythmic gymnastics aired. They also focused too much on Americans and nobody else. I missed Vault because it aired after Prime Time. This article from USA Today gives an insight into why NBC's coverage was so atrocious. Evidently they think that the viewers do not want to see sports, but rather they want to be entertained. Well-known sports, such as basketball, soccer, tennis and boxing, are virtually (or completely) invisible on its prime-time coverage. They seem too sportsy, as NBC prime time is intended to be TV entertainment for viewers who usually don't watch sports. More Bob Costas! More Ryan Seacrest! Now that's entertainment!
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