What I've Learned Friday

What a strange week.

10.) It has come to this: Local Fox news anchors took to wearing yellow neckties to promote the Simpson's 20th anniversary special. Can you imagine being in the marketing meeting touting this ridiculous concept?

9.) Word has it that Tiger Woods is donating money toward Haiti earthquake relief. I don't care if it's $3 or $300 million, this comes off as hollow ploy to rehabilitate Eldrick as corporate good guy. More proof that this stooge has learned nothing from his public flogging.

8.) Brittle Mets centerfielder Carlos Beltran elects to have off-season surgery. No biggie, right? Only Carlos not only doesn't use the team surgeon he neglects to tell Mets brass. Is it only me or does anyone else think that NBC executives are now also running the Mets?

7.) A rising tide lifts all boats. The Great Late Night Fiasco of 2010 has made everyone with a monlogue and couch relevant and funny. CBS' Letterman has never been wittier or more vindicated. O'Brien, Leno, Dave and Kimmel are daily must-watches.

6.) Among the most chilling information to emerge from the Haiti coverage: Scientists peg the chances of a Category 7 earthquake hitting southern Caifornia in the next 30 years at 99.7%. Yet, strangely, everyone is concerned with this being Simon Cowell's last season on Idol.

5.) Al Roker describing the lodging conditions on NBC's Today show--including showing viewers where "Anne Curry slept last night." Who cares about Anne Curry or where she sleeps. There are people dying in the streets in Haiti yet Roker hijacks airtime to tell us about sleeping arrangements. He should be FIRED for this...Unreal.

4.) Based on public comments, I get the feeling if people knew, or could separate, the character Jerry Seinfeld from the real-life Jerry Seinfeld, his popularity might suffer. His comment about NBC's handling of Leno/Conan was ill-timed. "What did the network do to Conan," Seinfeld says. "{When the ratings suffer} "It's on you." Don't look for Seinfeld at the O'Brien family picnic. When Michael Richards issued his "I'm not a racist" mea culpa on Lettermana few years back, Jerry shamed the crowd, who laughing nervously, didn't know if it was a gag. "It's not funny," said Seinfeld.

3.) After some mergers & acquisitions, Triple AAA ain't the same friendly, do-gooding organization you remember. That's all I'll say.

2.) Lock-it up: Feb. 7, in a rematch of Super Bowl III, is Cowboys-Colts.

1.) One year later, the Miracle on the Hudson is more remarkable in every sense of the word. And thankfully, pilot Sully has, pardon the pun, remained grounded. Maybe heroes can exist.