Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap,americast.usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Fri, Oct 9 1992 Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 04:40:11 EDT Message-ID: 10-09 0000 cc cc Oct. 9, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. DEBATES DRAW VIEWERS: Percentage of television households tuned to the presidential debates: 1960 Nixon vs. Kennedy 59.4 1976 Ford vs. Carter 48.0 1980 Carter vs. Reagan 58.9 1984 Reagan vs. Mondale 45.6 1988 Bush vs. Dukakis 48.6 Source: Nielsen Media Research (average for all debates) DOLLARS TO DEUTSCHE MARKS: More than $190 billion worth of currencies are traded daily in U.S. currency markets. Dollars are traded most with: Currency Pct. of all trades German mark 34% Japanese yen 23% British pound 9% Swiss franc 8% Canadian dollar 3% Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York HITTING IN THE PLAYOFFS: After two games of this year's National League playoffs, the Pittsburgh Pirates are batting a lowly .188. Best and worst team batting averages in the league playoffs: National League Best St. Louis vs. Atlanta 1982 .330 Worst Atlanta vs. St. Louis 1982 .169 American League Best New York vs. Oakland 1981 .336 Worst Minnesota vs. Baltimore 1969 .155 Source: USA TODAY research CONCERT MANIA ON HBO: Michael Jackson's Dangerous Tour airs on HBO Saturday - his first full-length concert ever televised. Most watched HBO concerts: Madonna - Live! Blonde Ambition Tour '90 Aug. 5, 1990 19.8 million Welcome Home Heroes with with Whitney Houston 18.7 million Source: Home Box Office This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM