Highwire Over Niagra

[1069_KIFR]

For any East Coasters, can you please Message me and let me know if he made it across?

Disappointed that ABC kept advertising, LIVE 8PM "Highwire Over Niagra."  Only at 8pm was "Countdown to Niagara: The Greatest Megastunts of All Time"

I am sure they are going to hype this so much, that they'll leave it to the very end.

He is attempting to cross From the U.S. to Canada. I hope he brings his passport!!

[WMC2006]

I didn't see it but he made it and I recall reading a week or two ago that ABC, just in case, was going to have a 5 second delay (or maybe it was 7 seconds) so it was mostly live.  And, according to Nightline, Canadian officials asked him for his passport as soon as he made it across.

[brian4]

I haven't seen that much fluff before/after an event since the Kentucky Derby. It takes a 3 hours to telecast a 3 minute horse race?

[CrankyYankee]

While this crossing was indeed the first one that actually involved a path 'over the falls', ABC kept saying this is the first time this event had been done.  Well...yeah, sorta.  In June of 1859, tightrope walker Charles Blondin crossed the gorge below the falls several times in various ways including once with a man(his manager) on his back.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondin  I e-mailed ABC to tell them about this and got a very nice form letter back from them that said...nothing.

[WMC2006]

I e-mailed ABC to tell them about this and got a very nice form letter back from them that said...nothing.

I'm sure they appreciated your research and will get back to you at a later date with a more detailed thank you note.   

[landtuna]

I thought this daredevil crap disappeared from Americana in the 1930's.   

[Silkie]

I e-mailed ABC to tell them about this and got a very nice form letter back from them that said...nothing.

I'm sure they appreciated your research and will get back to you at a later date with a more detailed thank you note.   

Right; just as soon as they stop scratching their heads and wondering how it is that the people actually do their own research on facts...for less than $10,000,000.00 a year.

[therealjm12]

While this crossing was indeed the first one that actually involved a path 'over the falls', ABC kept saying this is the first time this event had been done.  Well...yeah, sorta.  In June of 1859, tightrope walker Charles Blondin crossed the gorge below the falls several times in various ways including once with a man(his manager) on his back.

If you go to Niagara Falls, Ontario and head up Clifton Hill there is statue of Blondin on a wire  hung over the the street. Wonder what they'll do for Nik Wallenda?

[gregg75]

The show did well in the ratings, but like has been said..............they sure made a lot out of 3
minutes (I didn't watch). Two hours? Are you for real?

ABC did get it's largest viewership in almost five years, and the most watched non-sports summer program on any network in six years.

So we'll catch all you same viewers next week when Ryan Seacrest takes 2 hours to put his
makeup on. 
http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/ratings-rat-race-abcs-niagra-falls-highwire-walk-special-delivers-big-ratings-disney-channels-let-it-shine-lands-demos/

[easttxtv]

I haven't seen that much fluff before/after an event since the Kentucky Derby. It takes a 3 hours to telecast a 3 minute horse race?

That's not any worse than a 8, 9, 10+ hour pre-game to the Super Bowl.  If you don't know enough about the teams and players (and the city hosting the game) after a whole football season, there's not much sense in watching the game.  A couple of hours of pre-game, maybe, but longer is ridiculous.

3 hours for a 3 minute horse race is pretty bad though.  I guess somebody had to fill the time with 'best and worst hats' and 'how to make a great mint julep'? >ugh<