The Olympics are over. Jay Leno is back. David Letterman’s live again. The late-night race is on.
In the first week of his return to 11:35, Leno handily topped the late-night competition, drawing almost two million more Total Viewers than CBS’ “Late Show.”
ABC’s “Nightline,” which grew its audience week-to-week, was narrowly third behind Letterman in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. “Nightline” was second in A18-49.
The numbers for the week of Mar. 1:
| Show | Network | A25-54 | A18-49 | Total Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight Show | NBC | 2.31M | 1.95M | 5.58M |
| Late Show | CBS | 1.68M | 1.30M | 3.66M |
| Nightline | ABC | 1.61M | 1.33M | 3.61M |