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Jay Leno’s current incarnation of “The Tonight Show” has been lagging Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” in the adults 18-49 demo, and on Monday night TBS’ “Conan” more than tripled Leno’s number in that all-important metric:
3.30 million viewers 18-49: “Conan”
1.30 million viewers 18-49: “The Late Show With David Letterman”
0.95 million viewers 18-49: “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
O’Brien also led in total viewers, 4.2 million to Leno's 3.5 million. O'Brien's basic-cable debut was the biggest thing in late night.
To add insult to injury, “The Late Show With David Letterman” also continued to beat “Leno” Monday night in 18-49.
Everyone expects a big dip on the second show, but it should be helped along by an appearance tonight by longtime Coco booster Tom Hanks.
Find the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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