Hawkingwonthe RoyalSociety's most prestigious prizeforscientificachievement, thesamemedal given to Charles Darwin, BenjaminFranklin, Albert EinsteinandCaptain James Cook.
The network also came under fire for spoiling the results of U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin's gold medal-winning race when it ran a "Today" show promo that revealed the outcome of the race before it was telecast that night.