In last night's metered market numbers The Tonight Show with a 3.5/9 (household rating/share) led Late Show and its 2.7/7. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters Tonight Show led with adults 18-49, too with a 1.3/6 rating/share compared to Late Show's 0.8/3.
We should see weekly averages of final number for last week later today. They will be posted separately.
The silence is deafening.
While doing a internet search this morning for “Jay Leno Ratings” – I found 40 or so MEDIA listings concerning the fact that Jay's old time slot was doing 45% better since he left.
Interesting, but what was a lot more interesting was the fact that the only mention of Jay's widening the gap over Letterman was from your site.
If Letterman was beating Jay and the gap (not in his teeth) was widening – The Media CocoNuts would have been out in full force.
When it comes to MEDIA reporting the old saying “figures don't lie – but liars can figure” still applies.
Thank you “tvbythenumbers” for sticking with the facts – period.
Dave and Jimmy teamed up to beat Leno in the ratings…its showbusiness so I can't really blame them but looks like it backfired on them. Team Coconuts are probably not too happy with this.
Ratings look down for both for last night. I myself was watching Comedy Central: Southpark, TDS, and Colbert Report. And David Letterman guest starred on Southpark (inadvertantly).
Perhaps Conan should start aiming for that later 1235am time slot once he has a show (on Fox?).
Team Coconuts are watching neither Leno nor Letterman and probably don't care. Leno/Zucker/NBC schadenfreude doesn't necessitate watching Letterman.
One factor was that Leno's show at 10pm all ready filled the audience's appetite for a nightly talk show and people didn't want to stick around for another talk show going over the same current event jokes.
Is Conan going to come on at 11 or 11:35 is the big question. With three late night shows duking it out (and Kimmel coming on after 12), I think Nightline will be the big winner. Not that their audience wil be bigger, but the talk show pie being cut three ways.
For those who claim the 10PM spot on NBC is just a “vast” improvement to help Jay I beg you to look how large CBS's 10PM lead in is and tell me why Letterman isn't beating beating Jay since that lead in is suppose to be so important remember?
LOL….Team Coconuts!! The Coconuts need to go back to the jungle and never come back out!!
Leno RULES late night and there was NEVER any question! He'll destory any competition that comes his way because he makes us LAUGH more than anyone else!!
Letterman is for 900 year olds and Coco-nuts puts you to sleep!!
Do you just come here to post derogatory comments or do you ever have anything pertinent to say?
The Coconuts have figured out that even their excuses aren't working anymore.
The silence is deafening.
While doing a internet search this morning for “Jay Leno Ratings” – I found 40 or so MEDIA listings concerning the fact that Jay's old time slot was doing 45% better since he left.
Interesting, but what was a lot more interesting was the fact that the only mention of Jay's widening the gap over Letterman was from your site.
If Letterman was beating Jay and the gap (not in his teeth) was widening – The Media CocoNuts would have been out in full force.
When it comes to MEDIA reporting the old saying “figures don't lie – but liars can figure” still applies.
Thank you “tvbythenumbers” for sticking with the facts – period.
Dave and Jimmy teamed up to beat Leno in the ratings…its showbusiness so I can't really blame them but looks like it backfired on them. Team Coconuts are probably not too happy with this.
Ratings look down for both for last night. I myself was watching Comedy Central: Southpark, TDS, and Colbert Report. And David Letterman guest starred on Southpark (inadvertantly).
Perhaps Conan should start aiming for that later 1235am time slot once he has a show (on Fox?).
Team Coconuts are watching neither Leno nor Letterman and probably don't care. Leno/Zucker/NBC schadenfreude doesn't necessitate watching Letterman.
One factor was that Leno's show at 10pm all ready filled the audience's appetite for a nightly talk show and people didn't want to stick around for another talk show going over the same current event jokes.
Is Conan going to come on at 11 or 11:35 is the big question. With three late night shows duking it out (and Kimmel coming on after 12), I think Nightline will be the big winner. Not that their audience wil be bigger, but the talk show pie being cut three ways.
For those who claim the 10PM spot on NBC is just a “vast” improvement to help Jay I beg you to look how large CBS's 10PM lead in is and tell me why Letterman isn't beating beating Jay since that lead in is suppose to be so important remember?
The Coconuts have figured out that even their excuses aren't working anymore.