The Hollywood Reporter
Everybody expects Jay Leno‘s new primetime comedy show to drop significantly this week following its highly rated premiere.
The question is how fast, how far.
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For its second episode, “The Jay Leno Show” was seen by 11.1 million viewers and drew a 3.4 adults 18-49 rating — winning its hour with strong numbers, yet falling 40% in viewers and 36% in the demo from its Monday debut.
That’s a more pronounced drop than the second night of Conan O’Brien hosting “The Tonight Show” last June, which declined about 30%.
An NBC researcher described the drop as “expected.” More…