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Olympics strong at start of second weekend
Published 8/16/2008 by By Paul J. Gough at Hollywood Reporter
NEW YORK -- More than 25 million viewers tuned in Friday night for the start of NBC's second Olympics weekend, a night highlighted by Michael Phelps' record-tying seventh gold medal in Beijing.
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