Best Television Shows

Filed under: TV News

Funnyman Jay Leno won’t have much to laugh about when he sees the new ratings figures for ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’. After a chaotic year of changing hosts, multi-million dollar pay deals and very public feuding between the Leno and Conan O’Brien camps, it seems as though viewers have voted with their remotes and switched off this summer.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Leno’s attracting far fewer viewers in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic than Conan O’Brien did whe he hosted the show. And, just to pile on the misery, the show has also hit a new record summer low in ‘Tonight Show’ history.

However, it’s not all dire news for Leno. He’s still ahead of CBS’s ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ in the ratings, though CBS has pointed out that unlike Leno, Letterman’s ratings have held steady since last summer when he — ahem — also reached an all-time low.

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Go to Source

Related posts:

1. Leno Moving Back To 11:30; Mediocrity Definitely Getting Drunk Tonight To Celebrate
2. New Tonight Show deal for Leno?
3. Five reasons why Jay Leno should be Conan O’Brien’s final Tonight Show guest
4. Late-night rumors: Guest hosts for Conan and a Leno return to The Tonight Show?
5. Leno’s Final Tonight Show Ends With This Disturbing Image