The discussion of the Lost finale's placement in television viewing history brought up a Wiki list of the most viewed programs in U.S. history. (Lost was nowhere near the top.)

It filled my heart with joy to see that in that list of top viewed programs... with the Super Bowls and the Who Shot JR's and the M*A*S*H goodbyes... was the Beverly Hillbillies episode with the "giant jackrabbit". A gag stolen right out of the Warner cartoons vault... and it's a "most watched" TV moment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mo ... ted_States