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NBC has best Saturday since 1990
hollywoodreporter.com - 8/18/2008
NBC has best Saturday since 1990
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Click for more Beijing Olympics coverage NEW YORK -- Michael Phelps' record eighth gold medal catapulted NBC to its best Saturday night ratings since 1990, with almost 40 million tuning in around 11 p.m. EDT to watch Phelps and the U.S. team win the 4x100m medley relay at the Beijing Olympics. The full Saturday night telecast on NBC averaged 31.1 million viewers, Nielsen Media Research said ...

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Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC had its best Saturday night ratings since 1990, with almost 40 million tuning in around 11 p.m. ET to see Phelps and the U.S. team win in the 4×100m medley relay. ...

NBC has best Saturday in 18 years
TV Squad — ... NBC couldn't have asked for a better Olympian than Michael Phelps. His chase after Mark Spitz's record has been a huge draw for viewers. So, it came as no surprise when I saw that Saturday night, with the record breaking 8th gold, did huge numbers, clocking in with 31.1 million viewers. What did come as a surprise was the big event from 18 years ago that topped Phelps reaching his goal. Surely it had to be something like a big sporting event, a dramatic news special, or something of the sort, right? ...

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