Hey, NBC, some folks have lives – jobs, families, obligations – so they're relying on you to provide the best of the Olympics each night.
No one seems to care that the network's prime-time show is taped; most of the biggest events are worth watching even if you knew the outcome hours before. And most folks actually enjoy sappy profiles about overcoming long odds.
But why does NBC broadcast the taped show so late at night?
Many folks can't stay up until midnight, especially if they need to be at their jobs by 8 a.m.
For the next Olympics, NBC should just do two action-packed hours from 8-10 p.m.
Tonight's prime time
Ch. 3, 8 p.m.-midnight
• Track and field: Finals in men's 100 meters, women's 400 meters and triple jump
• Gymnastics: Finals in men's floor and pommel horse, women's vault
• Diving: Women's springboard final
• Beach volleyball: Women's quarterfinals
Locals watch
• Stephanie Brown Trafton, Galt, track and field: The defending gold medalist in the discus failed to medal Saturday, finishing eighth with a best of 206 feet, 8 inches.
• Becky Holliday, Penryn, track and field: The pole vaulter cleared 14 feet, 11 inches in Saturday's qualifying to advance to Monday's 11 a.m. final.
• Jamie Nieto, Sacramento, track and field: High jump qualifying begins today at 11:05 a.m. PDT. The final is 1 p.m. PDT Tuesday.
• Jill Camarena-Williams, Woodland, track and field: Shot put qualifying begins Monday at 2:45 a.m. PDT; the final is 1:15 p.m.
Medal leaders
Team G S B T U.S. 26 13 15 54
China 25 16 12 53
Britain 14 7 8 29
Russia 3 15 10 28
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