NBC has done a good job presenting the Olympic Games. However that's all they do: Present it. They never said when. The West coast feed is always at least three hours behind the actual live event. It's never live and always prerecorded. The East coast, however, gets it live over us.
DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE? I live on the west coast which is the same time zone as Vancouver. Why shouldn't I be seeing this live or at least on 7 second tape delay? I feel like I can't check the Olympic website anytime because they report on events that I haven't seen yet. Yesterday was the USA vs. Canada Hockey game and I couldn't see it until later that night when the outcome was already decided.
Of course there is a reason to this: Ratings. People are more likely to see the games on a prime time slot than at 5 PM. NBC wants to cash in on the games so much that they delay showing them to certain areas to get a better rating. But this is sports. Sports have always been live no matter where you are. You don't see the Super Bowl being shown three hours later on the West coast. Sports should always be live, period.
P.S. I know I should've commented on this earlier but I was waiting for a proper post time to get the most views. GET IT NBC!!!
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