So Teh Leader does a cameo on “Deal or No Deal” Monday, quipping: “I’m thrilled to be anywhere with high ratings these days.”

Cue the New York Post:

This was one deal NBC could have refused.

President Bush’s videotaped cameo on Monday’s “Deal or No Deal” didn’t spur much interest - tying the show’s worst-ever Monday-night performance.

Monday’s show averaged 10 million viewers, down 27 percent from its season average.

Oh, you mean the president’s going to be on? Let’s watch something else…