Second Solid Night for NBC's Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien

Night two of Conan O’Brien as new host of NBC’s The Tonight Show averaged a solid 5.0 rating/12 share in the metered markets, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

Comparably, that was the highest overnight rating for a Tuesday Tonight Show telecast since Feb. 27, 2007. And it was up by a considerable 28 percent over the second quarter 2009 Tuesday overnight average (3.9).

Versus the competition, Conan on The Tonight Show beat CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman (3.0/

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