BY THE NUMBERS

Stock performance by publicly-held entertainment firms: De Laurentiis Ent. Group, initial sale, May 30, 1986 $12/share De Laurentiis, Sept. 18, 1987 $5.12/share Aaron Spelling Productions, initial sale, Aug. 1, 1986 $14/share Aaron Spelling, Sept. 18, 1987 $9/share Dick Clark Productions, initial sale, Jan. 7, 1987 $6.50/share Dick Clark, Sept. 18, 1987 $4.38/share Source: Business of Film Magazine Highest-rated sports broadcasts (by sport): Football: Super Bowl XVI, 1982 (CBS) 49.1 rating Baseball: Game 6, World Series, 1980 (NBC) 40.0 Basketball: 1979 NCAA Final (NBC) 24.1

(Note: One rating point equalled 883,000 homes in 1982, 778,000 homes in 1980, and 763,000 homes in 1979.)

Source: Electronic Media