Late Night Ratings

Jay Leno Hits New Low, George Lopez Debuts Strong

Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


"The Jay Leno Show" hit a new ratings low Monday night, while the debut of George Lopez's "Lopez Tonight" posted strong and promising numbers. Leno r...

Letterman Beats Conan With Largest Margin Since 2000

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — There could be a new king emerging in late-night television. David Letterman's CBS "Late Show" whipped NBC's "Tonight" show with Con...

David Letterman, "Tonight Show" Ratings Race Closest Since 2005

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — David Letterman's squabble with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave his "Late Show" a ratings boost last week, but new NBC rival Conan O'Bri...

Letterman Beats Conan For First Time Tuesday Night

The Live Feed | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media


David Letterman has overtaken NBC's "Tonight Show" in the overnight ratings. The CBS late-night host earned a higher Tuesday overnight rating than "T...

Conan's "Tonight Show" Debuts To High Ratings

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Conan O'Brien has reason to smile after his debut as "Tonight" show host. His first Nielsen Media Research report card showed a 7.1 ...

"Nightline" Beats Letterman In Q1 Ratings For First Time Since 2003

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media


"Nightline" scored its best first quarter ratings since 2003, averaging 3.86 million total viewers in Q1 2009. This also marks the first time since Q...

Jimmy Fallon Ratings Win: "Late Night" Tops, Besting Conan Average

AP/Variety | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media


From the AP: NEW YORK — Jimmy Fallon enjoyed a healthy win in the ratings his first week on the air. NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" attr...

Tuesday Night Ratings Shockers: MSNBC Wins Demo, "Nightline" Tops Leno, Letterman

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.23.2008 | Media


Update: Wednesday ratings return to normalcy, Fox News wins total viewers and demo Tuesday night brought two ratings shockers, as reported by The Hol...

Michael Phelps Lifts "Tonight Show" To Best Ratings Since June

Huffington Post via Hollywood Reporter | Posted 10.10.2008 | Media


The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough reports that Michael Phelps lifted the "Tonight Show" to its best ratings since June: Record-breaking Olympic ...

David Letterman Posts Worst Ratings Since 1993

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 07.05.2008 | Media


NEW YORK -- CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman" tied its lowest-ever adults 18-49 rating last week. "Late Show" averaged a 0.9 rating in adults...

NBC Hosts Captains Of Sinking Late-Night Ship

Variety | Rick Kissell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien remained the latenight heavyweights in February, although auds continue to drift away from all post-primetime broadcast off...

Nightline Beats Leno, Letterman For First Time Since Katrina

New York Times | Jacques Steinberg | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


For the first time since Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the news airwaves two years ago -- and, for that matter, for the first time since Ted Koppel re...