Meanwhile, Back at the NBC Truck ...

Could lack of interest in the Olympics be caused partly by the TV scheduling? Note the normal schedule in prime time:

8-8:05 p.m.: Figure skating.

8:05-8:15: Commercials: Coke, McDonald’s, Chevy, Nike, Canon, Budweiser, Infiniti.

8:15-8:20: Ice dancing.

8:20-8:30: Commercials: McDonald’s, Canon, Chevy, Nike, Infiniti, Coke, Budweiser.

8:30-8:35: Figure skating.

8:35-8:45: Commercials: Nike, Infiniti, Coke, Budweiser, Canon, McDonald’s, Chevy.

8:45-8:50: Ice dancing.

And so on ...

LARRY PUTT

Claremont

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Did I miss something, or did the women’s figure skating finals contain some vulgar and obscene material? How else can you explain that NBC waited until after 11 p.m. to show the final six skaters? Apparently, NBC felt that the skating was somehow obscene and should be shielded from the eyes of children.

CRAIG P. FAGAN

San Diego