Here’s an interesting tidbit we can thank jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for: according to cables included in the recent WikiLeaks document drop, informants have told diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia that American television–particularly Fox News Channel and David Letterman‘s Late Show–are proving to be powerful weapons against “violent jihad.”

As the U.K.’s Guardian reports, uncensored satellite broadcasts of popular American shows–with Arabic subtitles–carried via Saudi channel MBC, have turned young Saudis into huge fans of Desperate Housewives, Friends, and Fox News:

This afternoon, Twitter followers of Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria may have gotten an eyeful when they followed a link tweeted from the star’s official account. In a since deleted message, Longoria pointed fans toward what was advertised as her husband, NBA star Tony Parker‘s Twitter account. “Hello everyone. My husband’s real twitter is @tpnetwork, send him a message!” she wrote. Surprise: it’s porn!

Media Decoder reports that last week, ABC averaged an abysmal 1.1 rating among 18- to 49-year-old viewers for the third time this summer, putting it behind CBS, NBC, Fox, and even Univision.

There’s no doubt that a lot of ABC execs have been getting stern talkings-to from their superiors lately, but Steve McPherson, the president of ABC Entertainment Group, has to be sweating harder than most.