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'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' with guest President Obama delivers highest Wednesday overnights since March 2010

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October 25th, 2012

via press release:

	In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night: 

*	"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," which featured guest President
Barack Obama, delivered the show's highest overnights for a Wednesday
telecast in more than two-and-a-half years (since March 3, 2010 during Jay
Leno's first week back as host of "Tonight"), with a 4.0 rating,10 share in
metered-market households.  

*	Last night's edition improved on "Tonight's" Wednesday season
average in metered-market households by 48 percent (4.0 vs. 2.7).
Total-viewer results for last night's telecast aren't due from Nielsen until
the late-night week is reported nationally on November 1.  Note that through
three weeks, NBC had been averaging 3.4 million viewers with its Wednesday
telecasts.

*	At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" scored the
show's highest overnights for a Wednesday edition in more than three years
(since June 3, 2009), with a 1.9 rating, 7 share in metered-market
households.

*	In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 4.0/10; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman,"
2.6/7; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.2/8; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live,"
1.6/5.  

*	In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results
were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.3/6; "Late Show," 0.7/4;
"Nightline," 1.1/5; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

*	At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.9/7 in
metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"
(1.3/5).  In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in
18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/3).

*	At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 1.0/4 in
metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the
25 markets with local people meters.
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(5) Comments - Add Yours!

  1. Jiji Moran

    Let us all blame Donald Trump for the increased ratings. His “explosive announcement” caused many to tune in in case the president gave a reply to the duck.

  2. Justin

    @Jiji Moran

    If that’s the case, Expect Letterman to have great ratings cause he has Donald Trump on the show this week.

  3. Ellen in NYC

    I would never give Trump so much credit.

  4. Nick

    Too bad Obama and Trump weren’t on together. Ratings would have been through the roof.

  5. USAmerica1st

    Better ratings would come from a show with Trump and Rosie O’Donnell. :)

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