| Scoreboard |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Viewers (million) | 24.10 | 4.44 | 4.04 | 2.90 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 7.7/26 | 1.1/4 | 1.3/5 | 0.9/3 |
No surprises at this point, the Olympics dominated as noted elsewhere. The only thing that was on broadcast television that wasn't a repeate was America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back.
Here is the half hourly data via Marc Berman's site. The 10pm-11pm was the best hour for NBC averaging more than 27 million viewers and a 9.3/29 (rating/share) among 18-49 year olds.
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
| 8:00 | NBC | XXIX Summer Olympics | 17.13 | 5.1/20 |
| CBS | The Unit (R) | 3.56 | 0.9/4 | |
| FOX | Cops (R) | 3.36 | 1.1/4 | |
| ABC | Movie: Shark's Tale (R) | 3.01 | 0.9/4 | |
| 8:30 | NBC | XXIX Summer Olympics | 20.72 | 6.3/23 |
| FOX | Cops (R) | 4.07 | 1.3/5 | |
| CBS | The Unit (R) | 3.56 | 0.9/3 | |
| ABC | Movie: Shark's Tale (R) | 3.15 | 1.0/4 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | XXIX Summer Olympics | 21.57 | 6.6/23 |
| CBS | 48 Hours Mystery (R) | 4.40 | 1.1/4 | |
| FOX | America's Most Wanted | 4.33 | 1.3/5 | |
| ABC | Movie: Shark's Tale (R) | 3.30 | 1.1/4 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | XXIX Summer Olympics | 23.01 | 7.3/24 |
| CBS | 48 Hours Mystery (R) | 4.95 | 1.2/4 | |
| FOX | America's Most Wanted | 4.39 | 1.4/4 | |
| ABC | Movie: Shark's Tale (R) | 3.42 | 1.1/4 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | XXIX Summer Olympics | 28.36 | 9.4/29 |
| CBS | 48 Hours Mystery (R) | 5.02 | 1.3/4 | |
| ABC | Eli Stone (R) | 2.13 | 0.7/2 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | XXIX Summer Olympics | 26.73 | 9.1/29 |
| CBS | 48 Hours Mystery (R) | 5.18 | 1.4/4 | |
| ABC | Eli Stone (R) | 2.41 | 0.7/2 |
Well, Saturdays are always so bad that it looks like the other nets we not really affected by the olympics. thier levels are roughly the same as every other Summer Saturday.
Well, Saturdays are always so bad that it looks like the other nets we not really affected by the olympics. thier levels are roughly the same as every other Summer Saturday.