CTPR 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Watergate Scandal, Jab, Night Game
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Spotlight: a different scandal but it was similar, uncovered cover-ups. Important parts of history are made into television shows and movies all the time. President nixon resigned in august of 1974. Nbc covered all of the rio olympics: average highest ratings amongst all networks. Primetime: highly anticipated, was also a very exciting game. Timeless: most nbc commercials were at the end, mainly for the new shows and the big upcoming sports games o. Maybe they don"t have any movies coming up. Most watched entertainment show of the night: undisputed talk-show. Showed clips around the country of memorials and ceremonies. Every company wants to advertise on that game. Monday night football on espn: huge amount of money. There was also a lot of commercials about football: advertising college football, espn, and disney. No female voices: only one movie being advertised, designated survivor. Broadcast: a lot of patriotism o. 9-11 homage: mcdonough made a subtle jab to kaepernick for not standing up.
