The home audience never saw Madonna leave her chair; instead, the show cut to a third commercial break, after which the singer was gone.

That just added to the excitement for the home audience.

Equally powerful is their need to perform for home audiences.

It's true that for now the writer is cut off from his home audience.

A mere 10 years ago, the three networks could claim more than 90 percent of the nation's home audience.

Each of the parties will play to its own home audience during the talks.

The entire home audience was either in the bathroom or at the refrigerator.

And home audiences won't be as inclined to wonder what's the point.

During each commercial break, the home audience went to www.cbs.com/star to rate the competitors who just performed.

Each performer could earn up to another 20 stars from the home audience.