Bad enough that most of the hours on NBC's schedule, other than the potent "Sunday Night Football" package, have regressed in ratings this season.
Though ABC came in second place overall on the strength of the potent "Monday Night Football," the premiere of "Life of Luxury," with George Hamilton as host, was weak at 8 p.m.
Because with "The Voice" and "America's Got Talent," NBC built a potent Tuesday night in prime time, and "Tonight" needed to take better advantage of that lead-in audience, a crucial factor for every late-night host.
Investors' fears that financial strain in Greece might spread to other nations garnered potent confirmation Monday and Tuesday, as interest rates on Italian government debt skyrocketed and bank stocks in Italy plunged.
Remembrance of Bill will be particularly potent on Saturday: the Calcutta Cup match between Scotland and England was always the good old boy's beloved annual feast day.
"You didn't tell me the house stinks," he says, referring to a strong pet odor that seems particularly potent that day.
The chemistry was potent on Wednesday night when Mr. Davis, who turned 80 last month, and the London Symphony opened the season of Lincoln Center's Great Performers, playing two late works of Mozart at Avery Fisher Hall, the first of three programs.
NEWPORT, Wales — Overlooked by his captain during the opening ceremony, Stewart Cink looked increasingly indispensable on the Ryder Cup's busiest day, rolling in timely putts from near and far on the soft greens and finding a way, with ample support from his rookie partner, Matt Kuchar, to get the better of one of Europe's most potent pairs Saturday.
Meanwhile, the moral objections to expanding gaming in states like Kentucky become less potent every day.
America Online users can access the chat via the keyword "NBC". 'Coach Joins Lineupp: "Coach" will join the potent ABC Wednesday lineup of "Roseanne," "Ellen" and "Grace Under Fire" to form a new two-hour comedy block starting next Wednesday.
