Senh: All this means is that he'll probably settle back into his usual ratings before he hosted "The Tonight Show," which was about 2.3 million viewers. 4.1 million viewers for a debut is solid, but not spectacular.
As a fan of both Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien, I’ve been following news about “The Tonight Show” saga. For the record, I’m with Team Coco, but I’m not going to let that cloud my analysis. Lately, I’ve stumbled upon a series of misleading and biased articles by TVByTheNumbers.com regarding “The Tonight Show” ratings.
Senh: Have to agree with Conan here. Although I agree with him that he didn't get enough time to establish himself with "The Tonight Show", the 11:30pm slot is a bit older, so I don't think he would beat David Letterman for next several years.
First, I'm a fan of Jay Leno. I watched his show all the time. He seemed like a nice guy, soft around the edges. Leno's been saying all along that he accepted the offer to return as host of The Tonight Show to save his staff from being unemployed; and he only did it after Conan had decided to leave. The Tonight Show was/is his dream job. It was Conan's too.