FINALLY

New Orleans aid: Comic Relief, founded 20 years ago to help the homeless, is returning after an eight-year hiatus to help children and animals recover from Hurricane Katrina. Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal will host the event on Nov. 18, to be broadcast on HBO, TBS and AOL.

Katie’s swan song: The goodbye party for Katie Couric on Wednesday attracted an average of 8.4 million viewers, NBC reported, the fourth best showing for “Today” following its programs about the 2000 elections (12.3 million), the 2004 elections (9 million) and the 1989 San Francisco earthquake (8.5 million).