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CNN: Arnett was live at 10:30 EST, Jan 23/91

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Doug Eastick

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Jan 23, 1991, 11:11:20 AM1/23/91
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Peter Arnett was live from Baghdad (sp?) for about 15-20 minutes today
around 10:30 EST. A person from the Information Ministry was looking
over his shoulder as he read his pre-approved report. He then chatted
with Atlanta about various things. One question was "Do you want to
stay? Why are you still there?" Arnett replied "there is no other
place I'd rather be right now." Life in Badhdad is better than it was
is Siagon, he said. He could leave via taxi to Jordan any time he
wanted.

He was transmitting from an INMARSAT (sp?) dish from the garden of his
hotel. Iraqis let him set it up a few times a day. They also ship
uncensored video via taxi to Jordan.

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Doug

Stylian

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Jan 24, 1991, 12:22:52 PM1/24/91
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I found it interesting to chart the Simpsons ratings history, and I have posted
it for all who want it to own or look at. Some fast facts:

o Thanks for Mark Holtz's Simpsons Guide posting, which helped in
putting this together.

o All ratings from USA Today

o The most watched episode to date: Bart Gets an F, the '90 season
premiere, where Bart is in danger of being left back. (18.4)

o The highest ranked episode to date: tie, Homer's Night Out on June
17 1990 and Jacques to be Wild, July 15 1990. It was the third time
Homer's Night Out was aired, and the second time for Jacques to be
Wild. (3rd place)

o The least watched episode to date (non-repeat): There's No Disgrace
Like Home, where Homer wants to change his devilish family through
the use of a TV-advertised psychologist. It was aired against the
Super Bowl (Jan 28, 1990, 11.2).

o The lowest ranked episode to date (non-repeat): Bart the Genius,
where Bart switches test papers with the class brain and is placed in
a school for the gifted. The first regular episode ever. (Jan 14 1990,
48th place)

If there are enough requests, I will do the same for Twin Peaks.



The Simpsons Ratings History


Week Timeslot
Rank Episode Air Date Time Rating Share Rank
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30 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Dec 17 89 8:30 14.5 22 2

The Simpsons' lead-in gives Married . . . with Children best rank ever(13)
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NA r Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Dec 23 89 8:30 N/A N/A N/A

Good Idea: Maybe The Simpsons should be a regular series!
===============================================================================
48 Bart the Genius Jan 14 90 8:30 12.7 19 2

r-d-r-r? Get it? Bart knocks out ABC's Free Spirit, never to be seen again
===============================================================================
28 Homer's Odyssey Jan 21 90 8:30 14.9 21 2

Outclasses ABC's Full House Repeat and NBC's Sister Kate.
===============================================================================
45 There's No Disgrace Like Home Jan 28 90 8:30 11.2 17 2

Not bad considering it aired against the final 13 minutes of Super Bowl 24
===============================================================================
31 Bart the General Feb 4 90 8:30 14.3 20 3

ABC's posthumous Sammy Davis special outclasses this week
===============================================================================
32 Moaning Lisa Feb 11 90 8:30 13.8 20 2

ABC's Elvis? No contest. CBS' Murder, She Wrote, is slipping, too
===============================================================================
24 Call of the Simpsons Feb 18 90 8:30 14.6 22 3

The Simpsons are gaining speed. CBS put on The Color Purple (18th)
===============================================================================
26 The Tell-Tale Head Feb 25 90 8:30 15.2 26 3

Highest rating ever, but sweeps competition is still stiff
===============================================================================
36 r Bart the Genius Mar 4 90 8:30 13.5 20 3

First regular series repeat. Hope there's not too many of those!
===============================================================================
20 r There's No Disgrace Like Home Mar 11 90 8:30 15.1 23 1

They win their time slot for the first time . . . with a repeat
===============================================================================
11 Jacques to be Wild Mar 18 90 8:30 17.5 26 1

Simpsons' highest rating to date. 33.5 million watch Marge have an affair
===============================================================================
14 Homer's Night Out Mar 25 90 8:30 16.9 25 2

CBS' Murder, She Wrote ekes out a win by half a rating point.
===============================================================================
63 X Preempted by America's Most Wanted Apr 1 90 8:30 9.5 15 3

April Fool's gag played on Simpsons fans
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32 r Bart the General Apr 8 90 8:30 13.2 20 3

More repeats are slipped in. ABC's Twin Peaks premieres at 9 with 21.7/33
===============================================================================
16 The Crepes of Wrath Apr 15 90 8:30 15.9 26 1

The 1-2-3 punch: The Simpsons, Married, and newcomer In Living Color
garner 1st place for Fox 8:30 - 10:00
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36 r Moaning Lisa Apr 22 90 8:30 12.3 20 2

That damned America's Funniest Home Videos! (ABC)
===============================================================================
13 Krusty Gets Busted Apr 29 90 8:30 16.4 25 2

Tim Conway's Funny America slips by
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19 r Call of the Simpsons May 6 90 8:30 15.1 24 2

First Top Twenty repeat
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19 Some Enchanted Evening May 13 90 8:30 15.4 25 2

Last new episode for a while . . . a long while
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13 r The Tell-Tale Head May 20 90 8:30 11.3 17 3

Don't worry! New episodes are slated to start in late August
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19 r Bart the Genius May 27 90 8:30 13.3 26 2

The third time it's been on, but shows no sign of slowing
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4 r Homer's Odyssey Jun 3 90 8:30 15.7 27 1

Wow! Fox's 8:30 - 10:00 is Top Twenty for the first time ever
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13 r There's No Disgrace Like Home Jun 10 90 8:30 13.3 24 1

Homer Simpson vs. Jack Nicholson (Prizzi's Honor, ABC)? No contest
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3 r Homer's Night Out Jun 17 90 8:30 14.7 28 1

The Simspons outshine repeat competition
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10 r The Crepes of Wrath Jun 24 90 8:30 13.3 25 1

Bart in France beats Ricardo on the Enterprise anytime (ABC's Star Trek
II: The Wrath of Khan)
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11 r Simpsons Roasting on a Open Fire Jul 1 90 8:30 12.6 24 1

It's Christmas in July for Fox
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17 X Preempted by Cops (repeat) Jul 8 90 8:30 11.2 21 2

Shined because of Married (10th) on at 9:00
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3 r Jacques to be Wild Jul 15 90 8:30 14.5 27 1

New episodes won't be ready until October 11
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7 r Bart the General Jul 22 90 8:30 13.0 24 1

The Simpsons seem invincible
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19 r Call of the Simpsons Jul 29 90 8:30 11.2 21 1

Third time around
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9 r Moaning Lisa Aug 5 90 8:30 12.8 23 1

It's incredible how the same 13 episodes score in the Top Twenty, even
after its third airing
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10 r Some Enchanted Evening Aug 12 90 8:30 13.1 24 1

Incredible performances for such a new series - pass the Lisa shampoo
===============================================================================
4 r Krusty Gets Busted Aug 19 90 8:30 13.7 24 1

Bad Idea: Let's put The Simpsons up against The Cosby Show next season!
===============================================================================
54 r The Tell-Tale Head Aug 23 90 8:00 8.4 16 2

Ta-dum! Fox's brand new Thursday night premeries - with the same old shows
It's a whole new ballgame on Thursday night, it seems. Cosby (NBC) is 3rd
for the week (yes, it's a repeat, too)
===============================================================================
59 r Homer's Odyssey Aug 30 90 8:00 8.0 15 3

They fall to CBS' 48 Hours - and Father Dowling (ABC) isn't far behind
===============================================================================
54 r Homer's Night Out Sep 6 90 8:00 8.5 15 3

Only five more weeks.
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45 r The Crepes of Wrath Sep 13 90 8:00 9.8 17 3

Can't we fast forward this?
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68 r Jacques to be Wild Sep 20 90 8:00 8.3 14 4

This popular episode loses its charm the third time around. First new
episode of NBC's The Cosby Show scores a 19.8/33, 5th place
===============================================================================
73 r Krusty Gets Busted Sep 27 90 8:00 8.2 14 4

Stellar in summer reruns, cellar in fall season
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65 r Some Enchanted Evening Oct 4 90 8:00 9.6 16 3

Cosby has the head start, but let's see what The Simpsons can do
===============================================================================
8 Bart Gets an F Oct 11 90 8:00 18.4 29 2

The Simpsons highest rating ever. They cream the Cos in viewers, 33.6 to
28.5 million, and will continue this for some time even though they will
trail by rating
===============================================================================
18 Simpson and Delilah Oct 18 90 8:00 16.2 25 2

The conversation in the workplace this Friday: Was he gay, or not? They
took a bit of a fall, but spectacular considering it's *Cosby*
===============================================================================
24 Treehouse of Horror Oct 25 90 8:00 15.7 25 2

Halloween special performs respectibly
===============================================================================
19 Two Cars in Every Garage, Three
Eyes on Every Fish Nov 1 90 8:00 15.8 25 2

The Simpsons lose in viewership to Cosby for first time (31.5 to 26.1 m)
===============================================================================
25 Dancin' Homer Nov 8 90 8:00 14.9 22 2

The Cosby Show starts losing its Top Five status. Mission accomplished?
No way; NBC's A Different World at 8:30 takes over the title.
===============================================================================
36 Dead Putting Soceity Nov 15 90 8:00 14.3 23 2

Married People (ABC, 35th), a show which no one knows about, ranks higher
than The Simpsons, which everyone knows about
===============================================================================
37 Bart vs. Thanksgiving Nov 22 90 8:00 11.9 24 1

They beat Cosby for the first time ever, but Cosby was a repeat - and it
was Thanksgiving
===============================================================================
44 r Simpson and Delilah Nov 29 90 8:00 11.8 18 2

Oh, no, not repeats again. Fox promised "dozens of new episodes" at the
beginning of The Simpsons belated season
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20 Bart the Daredevil Dec 6 90 8:00 14.9 24(est) 2
Do the Bart, Man! (music video) Dec 6 90 8:26 16.1 24(est) 2

Video with a bad song causes a blip of interest. The Simpson's last Top
Twenty outing
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33 r Bart Gets an F Dec 13 90 8:00 12.5 20 2

Yeah, but it was a repeat, right?
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34 Itchy and Scratchy and Marge Dec 20 90 8:00 12.9 21 2

Not much of an improvement over last week's repeat. And Cosby was a
repeat (14th)
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38 r Treehouse of Horror Dec 27 90 8:00 9.9 16 4

Holiday repeat, but wrong holiday. Loses to stiff competitors Aliens (CBS)
and Ice Capades (ABC) as well as Cosby
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42 r Two Cars in Every Garage, Three
Eyes on Every Fish Jan 3 91 8:00 11.3 17 2

More repeats indicate they may be behind production schedule again
===============================================================================
32 Bart Gets Hit by a Car Jan 10 91 8:00 14.5 22 2

Mr. Burns still can't remember who The Simpsons are. Fox can't remember
their last 15 rating.
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53 r Dancin' Homer Jan 17 91 8:00 9.0 13 4

War broke out yesterday, so Fox wisely switched to a repeat
===============================================================================
- - 7F11 One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
===============================================================================
- - 7F12 The Way We Was
===============================================================================
- - 7F13 Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
===============================================================================
- - 7F14 Bart's Dog Gets An F
===============================================================================
- - 7F15 Principal Charming
===============================================================================
- - 7F16 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
===============================================================================
- - 7F17 Old Money
===============================================================================
- - 7F18 Brush with Greatness
===============================================================================
- - 7F19 Lisa's Substitute
===============================================================================
- - 7F20 War of the Simpsons
===============================================================================
- - 7F21 Three Men and a Comic Book
===============================================================================
- - 7F22 Blood Feud
===============================================================================
- - 7F23 When Flanders Failed
===============================================================================
- - 7F24 Stark Raving Dad
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