RIO DE JANEIRO -- Its all about the show, at least in the vernacular and mind of U.S. gymnast and all-around medal favorite Sam Mikulak.His force of will has made it the motto of sorts for the entire team.Putting on a show is just taking ownership of your gymnastics, Mikulak said Wednesday during a team news conference three days before the start of Olympic competition. Weve all worked so hard and put so many hours in the gym, you dont want that to go to waste. And thats pretty much what I mean: Show off your work.After a day of podium training, the U.S. mens squad -- among the favorites to make the team medal stand but cast in the considerable shadow of the U.S. womens team -- is counting on team camaraderie to help improve upon a disappointing fifth-place team finish in London in 2012.Its a little different, just from the fact that we have a lot more experience, so everybody here is not really on edge, returning Olympian Jake Dalton said. Were all kind of relaxed, kind of hanging out. We get each other, and we understand weve been here before. Thats a big factor for us that allows us to take a breath a little bit, but we also want to be on the podium ...For Danell Leyva, who was the lone bright spot in 2012, with his bronze medal in all-around, that desire burns especially strongly. Leyva was a late invite to the team after John Orozco injured his knee in mid-July.John is a close friend to all of us, not just me, said Leyva, a fluent Spanish speaker who learned Portuguese in anticipation of going to Rio. When that happened, it was unbelievable in the worst way. It was devastating, shocking, and I was sad for him because of everything hes been through [the death of his mother and two serious injuries the past year-and-a-half]. ...The fact I was named an alternate was a huge honor, and it was an even bigger honor, obviously, when they considered me for the team. Im here now, and Im extremely excited. 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NBCs Nightly News was decisively on top with 10.4 million viewers, followed by ABCs World News Tonight with 7.9 million. The CBS Evening News had 6.2 million.NBC was crowing Tuesday that this, its seventh straight week at No. 1 in viewership, equals the networks longest winning streak iin 19 years.ddddddddddddAmong cable networks in prime time last week, Fox News Channel took the lead with 1.8 million viewers, followed by Disney Channel with 1.5 million.For the week of Aug. 8-14, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: Summer Olympic Games (Tuesday), NBC, 33.4 million; Summer Olympic Games (Thursday), NBC, 31.2 million; Summer Olympic Games (Monday), NBC, 28.9 million; Summer Olympic Games (Sunday), NBC, 26.8 million; Summer Olympic Games (Wednesday), NBC, 26.5 million; Summer Olympic Games (Saturday), NBC, 25.5 million; Summer Olympic Games (Friday), NBC, 24.0 million; 60 Minutes, CBS, 6.0 million; Big Brother (Wednesday), CBS, 5.9 million; NCIS, CBS, 5.8 million.---ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox and Fox News Channel are owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.---Online:http://www.nielsen.com ' ' '
