71.   Executives at eBay also are talking to major TV networks about creating an eBay auction show.

72.   Even as future conventions become cable events, the acceptance speech will remain a major network moment.

73.   Exactly how many viewers does this program attract, and how does it compare to the most popular major broadcast network shows?

74.   Federal media regulators have announced they will take a closer look at the amount of sex and violence on the major networks.

75.   For decades, the major networks used the warm months to test tepid situation comedies and reheat episodes that had already aired two or three times.

76.   For example, many analysts believe General Electric Co. might seek a deal to beef up NBC, now the only major network not directly linked to a studio.

77.   For the first time, each of the four major broadcast networks offered a big-money prime-time quiz show over the weekend.

78.   For the first time, online broadcasters have built their own electronic nests alongside the major networks and cable outlets.

79.   For the major networks, this is pocket change.

80.   For years, all major networks were invited to submit bids to the IOC for coverage of the Games.