NBC Doesn't Achieve Ratings Gold

News and Notes From The World of Television: Thanks to the recently completed Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, NBC easily won the ratings battle for last week. However, their Olympic ratings were closer to bronze than they were to the gold NBC was hoping for. Ratings for some Olympic nightly broadcasts were lower than at any time since ABC broadcast the 1968 Summer Olympic Games from Mexico, City.

Because the ratings did not equal what NBC had promised advertisers, they had to offer many "make good" commercials - i.e. free commercial time to sponsors. Even so, NBC claims to still have made several million dollars on the event.

Excluding WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE on Sunday evening, NBC's Olympic coverage took seven of the top eight spots in the ratings last week. The Tuesday edition of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIR took ninth while ABC's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL came in tenth..

Want to learn more about television ratings and how they are calculated? Check out http://www.nielsenmedica.com/whatraingsm... This is the official web site for Nielsen Media Research. They are the ones who measure television ratings and they are happy to explain how they do it.

Presidential Debates Though there is much criticism of the fact that third party candidates are not being included, there are still two traditional debates between the Democratic and Republican candidates remaining. Most of the broadcast and news networks will be carrying them. My favorite television-related political web site belongs to C-SPAN. They generally let the event speak for itself and don't bombard you with talking heads trying to tell you what you just saw and heard. Check out their official web site at http://www.c-span.org/

Baseball Television Playoff Schedule Since they are rotated on ESPN, FOX and NBC this year, baseball fans like me can have a hard time trying to find the divisional and league championship series on television. For an up-to-date scheduling of games, times and network, check out the official site for Major League Baseball at http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com/u/bas...

This Week In Television History: October 8, 1958 BAT MASTERSON premiered on the NBC Television Network. Played by Gene Barry, Masterson was a lawman, scout and professional gambler. This series was different from the typical western series of the day. Instead of a gun, Masterson liked to use his head to get out of a difficult situation. He was also suave and debonair. The series ended on September 21, 1961. For the complete episode guide to the series check out http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/bmaste...

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