I’m way more critical of their programming decisions than the tape delay. The most maddening thing of these games was NBC’s assertion that featuring Ryan Seacrest should have netted more 18–25 year olds. Every time the cut to him, looking more and more like Mary Tyler Moore with stubble, I rooted for the Zika virus.

The second most maddening decision was the airing of an interview with Ryan Lochte for 30? 40? minutes on the penultimate night of the games. Inexcusable. That shit can wait til Monday. Or never.