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MORNING SHOW |
FIRST REPORT |
TOTAL COVERAGE |
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Today |
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| 7:00-7:30am -- Medal count; U.S. women’s beach volleyballers Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh wins the Gold Medal; Jamaica sprinter Usain Bolt sets a world record in the men’s 200m; U.S. results; preview of upcoming events; live interview with May-Treanor and Walsh |
| 7:30-8:00am -- BBC reporter doing a report on Michael Phelps and being mistaken for Phelps by Chinese fans; taped interview with U.S. hurdler Sheena Tosta; report on Chinese pandas recovering after major earthquake; profile of South Africa swimmer Natalie du Toit |
| 8:00-8:30am – Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win Gold Medal; Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m; U.S. and Olympic results; Chinese language lesson; report on U.S. female athletes who have children; athletes to watch -- May-Treanor and Walsh; Live interview with U.S. women’s field hockey player Kate “Tiki” Barber and other team members |
| 8:30-9:00am -- NBC’s Amy Robach modeling a dress she had made in Beijing; weather forecast; NBC’s Al Roker and Hoda Kotb play badminton with U.S. badminton team members Bob Malaythong and May Mangkalakiri; the process of making silk; U.S. rower Brian Volpenhein gives a cooking demonstration; live interview with Shanghai Tang Exec Chair Raphael Le Masne de Chermont |
| 9:00-9:30am -- Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win Gold Medal; Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m; U.S. results; re-air of earlier interview with May-Treanor and Walsh; Al Roker takes Chinese language lessons |
| 9:30-10:00am -- U.S. softball team loses Gold Medal game; report on the art of preparing and drinking tea’ profile of Chinese pianist Lang Lang; preview of today’s events on NBC’s daytime Olympic coverage; images from Beijing Games |
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The Early Show |
11:47 |
10:41 |
| Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win Gold Medal; Olympic results; report on Kinesio tape; Medal count; Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m; U.S. results; live interview with U.S. swimmer Dara Torres and coach Michael Lohberg |
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GMA |
8:05 |
3:09 |
| Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win Gold Medal; Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m; report on why Bolt is so fast |
| NETWORK |
EVENING SHOW |
FIRST REPORT |
TOTAL COVERAGE |
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Nightly News |
8:19 |
8:30 |
| Medal count; U.S. and Olympic results; Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m; profile of U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix; Chinese students excelling in math and science; profile of U.S. women’s volleyball team coach Lang Ping |
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Evening News |
26:54 |
1:51 |
| Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m; Olympic and U.S. results; Dara Torres returning to the U.S. |
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World News |
21:55 |
2:54 |
| Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m; U.S. results; Medal count; profile of U.S. wrestler Henry Cejudo |
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SportsCenter |
5:48 |
7:37 |
| U.S. men’s basketball team defeats Australia, analysis from ESPN’s Bill Walton; report on U.S. men’s basketball team; U.S. results; AP Images from the Beijing Games |
