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- From: norris@athena.mit.edu (Richard A Chonak)
- Subject: Re: Ratings & Rush
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- References: <1992Dec16.024628.3184@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> <1992Dec16.133847.19077@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1992Dec17.140821.5749@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> <1992Dec19.154920.9131@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 07:38:04 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec19.154920.9131@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, Dean writes:
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- |> Wrong... Here are the ACTUAL facts (I have yet to see ANY from you):
- |>
- |> (Neilson Syndication ratings, from BROADCASTING 12/14/92)
- |>
- |> Oprah Winfrey 10.2
- |> Donahue 5.7
- |> Sally Jessy Raphael 5.3
- |> Geraldo 4.3
- |> Regis & Kathie Lee 4.1
- |> Maury Povich 4.1
- |> Arsenio Hall 3.2
- |> Rush Limbaugh 3.0
- |>
- |> So DROP this phony claims about your guy being so incredibly popular.
- |> Even MAURY POVICH is doing better than that jerk... DAVE would/will
- |> leave him wallowing *far* behind in his own little radical world.
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- To be fair, Limbaugh only claims to have the #3 *late-night* program, not the
- #3 syndicated talk-show overall.
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- I'm not surprised that some Letterheads are also dittoheads, considering that
- Rush's show is intended to be an entertaining, funny program. Like LNWDL, it's
- based on the personality of the host, a funny guy who does wacky stuff.
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