Editing Rebecca Howe (section)

===Popularity===
According to a telephone survey of 1,011 people by the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press (now [[Pew Research Center]]) conducted on April 1–4, 1993, Sam Malone was a favorite of 26% and Rebecca was a favorite by 6%. Twenty-one percent said Sam should marry Diane Chambers, 19% said he should marry Rebecca, 48% wanted him to stay single, and 12% had "no opinion" on this matter.<ref name="Gazette survey">Mills, Kim I. "TV viewers glad Sam stayed single." ''[[The Daily Gazette|The Sunday Gazette]]'' [Schenectady, NY] May 2, 1993: A3. ''Google News''. Web. January 21, 2012 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RuEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1185%2C331083]. The margin of error in the survey was ±3, according to the polls. In this web source, scroll down to see its headline.</ref><ref name="Morning Call survey">Leefler, Pete. "Show Piles Up Viewer Cheers." ''[[The Morning Call]]'' [Allentown, NY] May 2, 1993: A01. Web. January 17, 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724214649/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/92139221.html?dids=92139221:92139221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT]. {{subscription required}}</ref> When asked which character should be spun off, 15% voted for Sam, 12% voted for [[Woody Boyd]] ([[Woody Harrelson]]), 10% voted for [[Norm Peterson]] ([[George Wendt]]), and 29% voted no spin-offs.<ref name="Morning Call survey"/> 2% of those questioned said [[Frasier Crane]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]]){{mdash}}whose own spin-off ''Frasier'' debuted in September 1993{{mdash}}should have his own show.<ref>"Mixed Reaction to Post-Seinfeld Era." ''Pew Research Center for the People & the Press''. ''[[Pew Research Center]]'' May 10, 1998. Web. February 10, 2012 [http://www.people-press.org/1998/05/10/mixed-reaction-to-post-seinfeld-era/]</ref>

According to a 1993 article from ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, newspaper columnist [[Mike Royko]] chose Diane to marry Sam, novelist [[Jackie Collins]] picked Rebecca, actress [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]] chose both as Sam's potential partners. Tennis player [[Martina Navratilova]] found Sam too good for either of them. Novelist and archaeologist [[Clive Cussler]] said [[Carla Tortelli]] ([[Rhea Perlman]]) was "Sam's best bet."<ref>{{cite web |last=Lipton |first=Michael A. |title=Lights Out at Sam's Place |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=May 24, 1993 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20110481,00.html}}</ref>