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NBC Olympics ratings take a dip


August 14, 2008 The Summer Games averaged 27.2 million viewers (9.1 preliminary adults 18-49 rating/26 share), down 13% from NBC's previous five-night average. Still, the figures are double other major networks combined and represent NBC's largest margin of victory over competitors on a Wednesday night since at least 1992. The comparable night in Athens touted headline-making drama, with U.S. gymnast Paul Hamm earning the narrowest gold medal win in Olympic history.

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