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Strasburg's bow draws record cable ratings

Thu, 10/06/2010 - 12:14 by Pankaj Damin

Washington -- Washington's regional cable TV sports network MASN said Wednesday it garnered record ratings for the debut of Nationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg.

Strasburg made his highly anticipated major league bow Tuesday at Nationals Park, striking out a franchise-record 14 batters and leading the Nats to a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

MASN said preliminary overnight Nielsen ratings showed that the game set a new record high rating for the network, earning a 7.1 HH rating, meaning more than 165,000 households in the Washington region tuned in to watch Strasburg's historic performance.

'OMG' still No. 1 record in the U.S.

Fri, 04/06/2010 - 00:15 by Pankaj Damin

Los Angeles -- Usher's "OMG" featuring will.i.am is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a fourth non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Thursday.

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Katy Perry's "California Gurls" featuring Snoop Dogg, followed by B.o.B's "Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams at No. 3, Ke$ha's "Your Love is My Drug" at No. 4 and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" at No. 6, B.o.B's "Nothin' On You" at No. 7, La Roux's "Bulletproof" at No. 8, Train's "Hey, Soul Sister" at No. 9 and Eminem's "Not Afraid" at No. 10.

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