Michael Phelps wins 8; NBC wins, too
Published 8/17/2008 by By Jonathan Landreth at Hollywood Reporter
BEIJING -- On Sunday, the day American swimmer Michael Phelps won his record-breaking eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, NBC said its networks -- in eight days of broadcasting Phelps in primetime in the U.S. -- have reached 185 million viewers.
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