Just-in Nielsen numbers confirm that last night's broadcast of the Indianapolis Colts vs. the (winning) Nawlins Saints was the highest-rated television broadcast in US history, with 106.5 million viewers tuning in. This edges out the M*A*S*H series finale's 27-year record.

Today's Times House & Home section gets to the bottom of the recent innovations in the bidet industry. Seems the fancy ass-washing toilets that clean your foul and constantly feces-soiled buttocks with a high-pressure burst of "well-aimed aerated water," are undergoing some sort of new acceptance in this country. While the evidence provided, numbers-wise, is a bit thin, the piece does offer a somewhat credible rationale for why this non-trend might actually be occurring.