TNT’s Marv Albert appeared on CBS’ Late Show” last night to discuss the state of sports, including the controversial non-pass interference penalty in the Lions-Cowboys game. Albert was discussing the call when host David Letterman said, “What about Ed Hochuli?” Albert noted, “Ed was not involved. Ed is an excellent official, the guy who’s all pumped-up.” Letterman said, “He’s all beefed-up and goofy.” Letterman then read of list of improvements for football, including “once a quarter everybody in” that is on a roster. Albert said of the audience laughing, “Is this laughter of support or derision?” Letterman said, “When I'm in the cold, hard ground, people will be thanking me for improving this game that, by God, needs a little positive attention here lately and I've got the key to that success.”
Last night marked Albert's 126th appearance on Letterman’s show, with Albert noting, “Much of that, it must be pointed out, I happened to be in the building doing NBC (sports).” Letterman said, “Not so. We loved you. We sought you out, we would wait in line, we would take our place, we would do anything we could to get you to be a guest on the show.” Albert replied, “I think I'm trailing Regis, is that correct? Jack Hanna?” Letterman said to Albert, “Bring an animal out next time” (“Late Show,” CBS, 1/7).
NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said, “No one got hurt but some areas near Dallas, Texas, actually experienced a 3.5 magnitude earthquake, which some blame on fracking. However, scientists say that it was more likely aftershocks from Chris Christie celebrating at the Cowboys game” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 1/7).
Last night’s edition of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” featured a segment called “Puppy Predictors” in which puppies predicted the winner of the CFP Championship game based on what bowl of food they ate from. Fallon said, “There is a 5 percent chance that this will be correct” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 1/7).
