Oprah’s guest shot earns big audience

NEW YORK (AP) – David Letterman has learned the Power of Oprah: her “Late Show” appearance Thursday earned him his biggest audience in more than a decade.

An estimated 13.5 million people stayed up late to watch Winfrey’s first visit to Letterman in 16 years, Nielsen Media Research said on Friday. Only three times has Letterman had a bigger audience on CBS – for his network premiere in 1993 and twice in 1994 in the midst of the Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding ice skating melodrama.

Banks takes final spin on runway

NEW YORK (AP) – The runway is now behind Tyra Banks.

Her final cruise down the catwalk was the Victoria’s Secret show, which is being broadcast Tuesday on CBS at 10 p.m. EST. She “retired” wearing a red lace bra and underwear with a belt made of military-style medallions, kicking up her high heels with Gisele Bundchen, Heidi Klum and Naomi Campbell at her side.

With two TV shows – her daily talk show and “America’s Next Top Model” – Banks hadn’t been doing much modeling anyway, and she wanted to go out on top.

She still looks good, mind you, as she prepares to turn 32 on Sunday. You could even say she looks great. She spoke to The Associated Press just before the Victoria’s Secret show, wearing a red satin robe, sneakers and her signature long lashes.

AP: Are you really retiring from the runway, not just taking a break?

Banks: I’m not just retiring from the runway, I’m retiring from all modeling. God, I love saying that! When I was 18, my mom said I have to have a plan. I decided I’d leave on top. I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ.