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THIS CAME OUT WRONG: "Gabby is far and away the best bar worker in the United States," said NBC's Tim Daggett as gymnast Gabby Douglas began her uneven parallel bars performance.
TAPE DELAY: NBC says its researchers have found that people who learn the results from major competitions before NBC shows them on its tape-delayed prime-time coverage are more likely to watch them later. The fear that people would find out early and not bother to tune in has been the major assumption behind holding back live coverage during Olympics where time zones present a serious issue. Nielsen said that 30.8 million people watched Wednesday night's NBC show, as the games continue to do better on U.S. TV than the Beijing Olympics of 2008. NBC said all of its cable telecasts are seeing ratings increases from four years ago, too.
READY, AIM. ..: Archery is the hot Olympic sport. NBC said archery is the top-rated sport of all the ones it shows on its cable networks, higher even than basketball.
JUDO CHAMP: Heart-melting moment watching Ohio's Kayla Harrison win the first American gold medal in judo ever. As a sensitive report by NBC's Stephanie Gosk pointed out, Harrison kept with the sport despite being sexually abused for three years as a teenager by a former coach. Her last hurdle Thursday was facing British underdog Gemma Gibbons before a boisterous hometown crowd. The 22-year-old Harrison leaped into the stands after winning to hug her fiance, who draped her with an American flag as David Bowie's "Heroes" played in the background.
QUOTE: "If I'm the Lithuanian coaching staff, I'm not showing this tape." -- basketball announcer Bob Fitzgerald, advising the next opponent of the U.S. men's team in the closing moments of the Americans' 156-73 victory over Nigeria.
UPCOMING: As swimming and gymnastics wind down, the track and field events begin. NBC will cover the men's shot put gold medal finals.
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