Word: tape
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...bite, where attention spans are conditioned by the quick democracy of the remote control, The Saddam Show was barely worthy of public-access cable, much less prime-time TV. It was no surprise that the major networks ran only brief excerpts, while CNN relegated its full airing of the tape to 1 a.m. Eastern time. "Nobody who understands modern television," said an American intelligence analyst, "would deliver such a tape...
...ratings of any series in PBS history: a score of 9.0 in Nielsen's 24 major markets, equal to 14 million viewers, more than quadruple the public network's usual prime-time audience. Video stores, meanwhile, reported a burst in sales of blank cassettes to people who wanted to tape the episodes...
...brightest spot of all was the come-from-behind performance of junior Spencer Punter. At the two-mile mark, Punter attacked the rocky terrain, moving from 22nd to third before reaching the tape...
Sophomore Rachel Lewis crossed the tape in18:13, third overall. The next four Crimsonfinishers placed within one minute of Lewis.Freshman Alais Griffin was fifth, while sophomoresEllen Villa, Hollie Moore and Wendy Campbell allfinished...
Still, despite the University's trademark enthusiasm, it will be a few months before Harvard sees a profit on the venture, said Sylvia J. Struss, who administers the program. Straus attributed this delay to high initial costs and bureaucratic red tape involved in the process...