Saturday, December 3, 2005

Late Night Numbers

Thursday night, Letterman got his fourth-largest tune-in ever when he had Oprah Winfrey on — a 10.1 rating and a 24 share, meaning that 24% of all sets in use at the time were tuned to his show. Leno, by contrast, had a 4.6/11, which is roughly what he always gets on a Thursday.

Last night, as predicted here, things went right back to normal. Leno had a 4.5/10. Letterman had a 3.6/8, meaning that he got about a third of his Thursday tune-in. 3.6 is about routine for The Late Show on a Friday.

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There's No Such Website!

Yes, once again, it's time to play the game that's sweeping the nation...There's No Such Website! Below are descriptions of five websites and links to all five of them. Four of these websites actually exist on the 'net and when you click on the link, you'll go there. One of these websites is a figment of our imagination and the link will tell you so. So now...for the Maytag dishwasher, the 2005 Honda Civic, the case of Rice-a-Roni (did you know it's the San Francisco treat?), the all-expenses-paid vacation for five days and two nights in Mazatlan, and the autographed picture of your sister, pick out the phony website! You have ten seconds...

• Jeeper's Beepers - WAV files of over two thousand different automobile horns, collected from all over the world. Experience what it's like to get stalled at a green light in Zurich.
• The Balloonhat Experience - Photo gallery of people all over the world wearing hats made by twisting colorful balloons together. What clown made these?
• Modern Moist Towelette Collecting - For people who collect Wash-and-Dry wetnaps and other moist towelettes sealed in foil packets. A very refreshing website, especially after eating spareribs.
• Men Who Look Like Kenny Rogers - A website devoted to guys who know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em and who bear a striking resemblance to the guy who used to have all those great rotisserie chicken restaurants.
• I Found a Duck - Researchers in Europe are releasing hundreds of plastic ducks into the wild and tracking their migrating habits. See how far they travel.

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Expensive Stuff 2 Buy

Over on Salon, there's a rave review for the new "coffee table edition" (which means it's about the size and price of a coffee table) of Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland. And here's an Amazon link so you can order a copy, just as I have.

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