NBC stayed on top of Nielsen ratings last week, with viewership down

By: Frazier Moore, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - What a difference the Olympics makes, especially when it's over. An average audience of more than 23 million viewers flocked to NBC for its final week of Summer Games coverage. Then, last week, the network's prime-time viewership plunged to 5.9 million. Still, NBC had another winning round, and even scored the week's trifecta of most-watched shows, with the... [read full story]