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ProdigalJunkMail

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3. NBC delays an event 3500 miles away by 6 hours

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 09:37 PM

Aug 2012

NASA delays an even 155,000,000 by 14 minutes...something about a speed limit.

NBC's coverage sucks. I would guess about a 1:1 ratio of minutes of actual coverage to minutes of ads and other crap.

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how bad is nbc olympic coverage, including scheduling, streaming, programming decisions, commentary, [View all] Gabi Hayes Aug 2012 OP

showing bits & pieces of many sports, often only when Americans performing northoftheborder Aug 2012 #1

Yes! Give the individual sports more channels. Gymnastics of all kinds on one would make me very GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #2

I'm getting tired of volleyball too justabob Aug 2012 #7

NBC delays an event 3500 miles away by 6 hours ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #3

The TV coverage is pretty sad. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #4

NBC's coverage of the Olympics has always sucked csziggy Aug 2012 #5

It sucks, but so does DirecTV! femmocrat Aug 2012 #6