XX Olympic Winter Games

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Okay, but what does that have to do with ratings? Such things can't be known until people are watching and they happen. They really have no affect on the rating.

Sorry to get back to this so late, but this thread has grown a bit over night.

I just must point out that these things became known as the Olympics proceeded, and ratings skyrocketed as the dramas moved along. The Tonya/Nancy thing was news from the beginning. And the gymnastics competition heated up and then got huge ratings for the final showdown where the injured girl's performance would likely (and did) decide the difference between winning and losing. That the final performances turned out to be uber-dramatic does not mean that the drama was not anticipated, and tuned into, aforehand. It was in both cases.

It was the Drama Gods who saw to it that drama was fulfilled for all we mortals who tuned in for the drama we sought.