2010 Winter Olympics--Vancouver, BC

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Yeah, Bode Miller wins another U.S. gold medal in the Super Combined. Stupid NBC not showing it live.
Feb 21, 2010 4:00pm
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Feb 21, 2010 5:41 PM
big hockey game on tonight, USA/Canada dropping the puck @ 7:40 EST
Feb 21, 2010 5:41pm
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Feb 21, 2010 6:33 PM
USA vs. Canada tonight on MSNBC.........USA! USA! USA!

Feb 21, 2010 6:33pm
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Feb 21, 2010 6:41 PM
I'm fucking pumped for this hockey game tonight!!!!

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Feb 21, 2010 6:41pm
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Feb 21, 2010 6:58 PM
USA! USA! USA!

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Feb 21, 2010 6:58pm
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Feb 21, 2010 9:19 PM
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.
Feb 21, 2010 9:19pm
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Feb 21, 2010 9:49 PM
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.
Feb 21, 2010 9:49pm
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Feb 21, 2010 10:09 PM
Damn what a game between USA/Canada. USA! USA! USA!
Feb 21, 2010 10:09pm
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Feb 21, 2010 10:15 PM
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!!"
Feb 21, 2010 10:15pm
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Feb 21, 2010 10:42 PM
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.
Feb 21, 2010 10:42pm
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Feb 21, 2010 10:48 PM
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.
Feb 21, 2010 10:48pm
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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:
Feb 21, 2010 10:48pm
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Feb 21, 2010 10:59 PM
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
Feb 21, 2010 10:59pm
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Feb 22, 2010 8:52 AM
Go USA. Hopefully they continue through the medal round with the success they're having.
Feb 22, 2010 8:52am
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Feb 22, 2010 10:08 AM
its either Norway or Belarus next i believe, shouldnt be too much of a challenge, but lets hope they dont look past them.
Feb 22, 2010 10:08am
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Feb 22, 2010 10:13 AM
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
Feb 22, 2010 10:13am
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Feb 22, 2010 11:10 AM
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.
Feb 22, 2010 11:10am
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Feb 22, 2010 11:11 AM
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.
Feb 22, 2010 11:11am
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Feb 22, 2010 11:13 AM
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.
Feb 22, 2010 11:13am
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Feb 22, 2010 1:28 PM
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.
Feb 22, 2010 1:28pm
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Feb 22, 2010 1:38 PM
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.
Feb 22, 2010 1:38pm
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Feb 22, 2010 1:53 PM
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.
Feb 22, 2010 1:53pm
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Feb 22, 2010 2:04 PM
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 :)
Feb 22, 2010 2:04pm
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Feb 22, 2010 2:06 PM
Not me... I hate the Dutch :)

Feb 22, 2010 2:06pm
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Feb 22, 2010 2:13 PM
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.
Feb 22, 2010 2:13pm