NBC's decision to prove the most-anticipated Olympics events during primetime resulted in an avalanche of complaints, particularly from West Coast viewers, wHO saw near nothing live, including Michael Phelps's 1st swimming victory on Saturday, which would have aired at 7 00 p.m. if it had been presented live just was instead delayed until 10 00 p.m. Writer Henry Blodget wrote on the Silicon Alley website Sunday "Sponsors don't benefit when fans are tuning in to see HOW Michael Phelps north Korean won rather than IF HE WINS. They don't benefit when viewers are cursing the meshwork and throwing imaginary fruit at the TV. They don't benefit when the country develops a collective loathing for the web that lasts far longer than the two-week games." Today's (Monday) New York Times reported that some viewers were able to find alive coverage on the Internet posted from foreign websites. But NBC, it aforementioned, engaged in what the newspaper called "a
