PRIME VIEWING TODAY'S TV HIGHLIGHTS.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Figure skating figure skating Sport in which ice skaters, singly or in pairs, perform various jumps, spins, and footwork. The figure skate blade has a special serrated toe pick, or toe rake, at the front. There's been some idle chatter than Fox's ``American Idol'' might actually trump some of NBC's Winter Olympics during the February sweeps - except on nights where there's a strong U.S. competitor in figure skating. On Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. , ``Idol'' could be the kiss of death kiss of death gangsters’ farewell ritual before murdering victim. [Am. Cult.: Misc.] See : Farewell for NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , although it does air from 8-9 p.m. (live, how novel) and could be over by the time NBC drags out the men's short program, featuring, among others, U.S. national champion Johnny Weir. And we're not even taking into account that the final night of the Westminster Dog Show airs head-to-head for three full hours against prime-time Olympics tonight. While ``Idol'' may be in the process of cutting the contestant list to 24, this figure skating night won't cut anyone - except maybe target a few potential participants for the next ``Skating with the Stars.'' Ch. 4, 8--11:30 p.m. (delayed) Skiing The problem with going to Bode Miller's Nike web site (joinbode.com) is there's no list of the favorite watering holes he likes to visit before hitting the slopes. If he pulls off another non-medal-winning performance in the men's combined (downhill and slalom), does Nike start rethinking about pulling those commercial spots with him? Ch. 4, 8-11:30 p.m. (delayed) Hockey The U.S. women, after two rather pedestrian shutout wins, finally gets a test against Finland, gearing up toward Friday's semifinals and the anticipated matchup against wicked-tough Canada in Monday's gold-medal game. USA, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (live) MEASURING UP The Olympics topped ``Desperate Housewives'' - the first time any NBC program has done that - but couldn't beat ``Grey's Anatomy'' on Sunday night. The third night of competition drew 23.6 million viewers, bringing to 112 million the total viewers for NBC's first three prime-time nights of Olympic coverage. Sunday's telecast drew a 13.5 rating and 20 share, outrating ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. (12.1) and CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. (5.8) with ease. Salt Lake City was the highest-rated city (22.6/38) while Los Angeles came in below the average (11.5/19), No. 48 overall among major cities. CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) MEDAL DETECTOR (2) PRIDE OF AMERICA Pride of America is a cruise ship and a member of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet. Inaugurated during the 2005-2006 cruise season, she is the first U.S. flagged cruise ship in close to 50 years [1]. |
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