The Night Of 1000 Ratings Points

February, 1990

The fact is, no one watches TV anymore; we drive the beast. Sitting there with our remote controls, we careen wildly from network to cable to VCR until, like a kid on a barstool, we're dizzy and sick from too much fun. But let's suppose that for just one night we were able to put it all to rest--stop changing channels, stop the manic hunt for more and better entertainment. Let's say that on this one perfect, dreamlike evening, we could erase all the boundaries of TV programing--put on as many sh...