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Chelsea · 12-02-2005, 04:38 PM

The Late Show with David Letterman (10.1/24) [CBS]
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (4.6/11) [NBC]
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (3.3/12) [CBS]
Nightline (2.9/6) [ABC]
Late Night with Conan O' Brien (2.1/7) [NBC]
Last Call with Carson Daly (1.4/6) [NBC]
Jimmy Kimmel Live (1.3/4) [ABC]

Thoguhts: The 24 following 10.1 means that out of all late-night-broadcast watching households in America, 24% were watching Letterman last night. TWENTY FOUR PERCENT. In terms of butts-in-the-seats, the last time Dave did this well was when he was doing "Late Night" on NBC, back when there weren't any alternatives!

Being a (the only?) Craig Ferguson fan, I'm delighted to see him perform numbers that high, even if they're almost entirely due to the Dave/Oprah lead-in. I genuinely believe that now that a larger audience has been exposed to the show, his numbers will stay up - though obviously not at these levels. And it's just strange to see Conan in FIFTH place on the Night, due to a strong showing by Ferguson.

ABC should look at cancelling Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy's ok, but the numbers...they're just...bad. Even reflective of the time period (Midnight in most markets)

Munsters#1 · 12-04-2005, 01:50 PM

I'm not surprised to see Letterman and Ferguson so high. I have recently stopped watching Jay and Conan. They're OK, but they are both really starting to wear thin, and borderline stupid programming.

Jay's monologues have become so bad, and too political. Every other second Conan is talking about his hair, and someone with thinning hair (like myself) could not give two ****s about Conan's.

Daly and Kimmel should just give up. I've seen both shows, and both are not worth staying up for.

theshark8777 · 12-04-2005, 07:49 PM

Everyone tuned in to Letterman to see Oprah. Craig held a nice share of the lead in I see.

Conan and Kimmel behind Niteline? That's pretty bad.

coachjones · 12-06-2005, 03:57 PM

Maybe the funniest of the bunch. Brings a lot more energy to late night too.

TVFactFan · 12-06-2005, 04:14 PM

Leno talks about George Bush to much in his monolouge. Enough is enough especially since we already Bush is not too bright.

One More Question:Why is Leno still talking about Clinton and Lewinsky and that was 8 years ago? He needs some fresh material

Munsters#1 · 12-06-2005, 06:48 PM

Definitaly! Jay needs some new material to his monologues. We know Clinton had sex with another woman. It's old news. Jay's monologues were usually sports related, now he only talks about the Lakers, and even that is getting old. Plus, I never did like Jay's annoying "EXACTLY, EXACTLY!" That's really becomming a problem.

TVFactFan · 12-06-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Munsters#1

Definitaly! Jay needs some new material to his monologues. We know Clinton had sex with another woman. It's old news. Jay's monologues were usually sports related, now he only talks about the Lakers, and even that is getting old. Plus, I never did like Jay's annoying "EXACTLY, EXACTLY!" That's really becomming a problem.

Yeah it doesn't talk about Sports like he used to in 2001

12-02-2005, 04:38 PM	#1
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	Late Night Ratings for 01-Dec-05. Wow. The Late Show with David Letterman (10.1/24) [CBS] The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (4.6/11) [NBC] The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (3.3/12) [CBS] Nightline (2.9/6) [ABC] Late Night with Conan O' Brien (2.1/7) [NBC] Last Call with Carson Daly (1.4/6) [NBC] Jimmy Kimmel Live (1.3/4) [ABC] Thoguhts: The 24 following 10.1 means that out of all late-night-broadcast watching households in America, 24% were watching Letterman last night. TWENTY FOUR PERCENT. In terms of butts-in-the-seats, the last time Dave did this well was when he was doing "Late Night" on NBC, back when there weren't any alternatives! Being a (the only?) Craig Ferguson fan, I'm delighted to see him perform numbers that high, even if they're almost entirely due to the Dave/Oprah lead-in. I genuinely believe that now that a larger audience has been exposed to the show, his numbers will stay up - though obviously not at these levels. And it's just strange to see Conan in FIFTH place on the Night, due to a strong showing by Ferguson. ABC should look at cancelling Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy's ok, but the numbers...they're just...bad. Even reflective of the time period (Midnight in most markets)
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12-04-2005, 07:49 PM	#3
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	Everyone tuned in to Letterman to see Oprah. Craig held a nice share of the lead in I see. Conan and Kimmel behind Niteline? That's pretty bad.
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12-06-2005, 03:57 PM	#4
coachjones Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 05, 2005 Posts: 39	Ferguson Maybe the funniest of the bunch. Brings a lot more energy to late night too.

12-04-2005, 01:50 PM	#2
Munsters#1 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 29, 2004 Posts: 2,928	I'm not surprised to see Letterman and Ferguson so high. I have recently stopped watching Jay and Conan. They're OK, but they are both really starting to wear thin, and borderline stupid programming. Jay's monologues have become so bad, and too political. Every other second Conan is talking about his hair, and someone with thinning hair (like myself) could not give two ****s about Conan's. Daly and Kimmel should just give up. I've seen both shows, and both are not worth staying up for.

12-06-2005, 04:14 PM	#5
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,039	Leno talks about George Bush to much in his monolouge. Enough is enough especially since we already Bush is not too bright. One More Question:Why is Leno still talking about Clinton and Lewinsky and that was 8 years ago? He needs some fresh material

12-06-2005, 06:48 PM	#6
Munsters#1 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 29, 2004 Posts: 2,928	Definitaly! Jay needs some new material to his monologues. We know Clinton had sex with another woman. It's old news. Jay's monologues were usually sports related, now he only talks about the Lakers, and even that is getting old. Plus, I never did like Jay's annoying "EXACTLY, EXACTLY!" That's really becomming a problem.