It only took seven nights, but David Letterman beat Conan O’Brien in the ratings race.
On Tuesday night, The Late Show with David Letterman scored a 3.4 rating. The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien scored a 2.9 rating, losing for the first time since he took reins.
O’Brien’s ratings have been slipping since his debut. Also take into affect that The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert has been taping its show from Iraq, and it may have been taking a few more viewers.
Letterman’s ratings are up 13% from last week, and up 17% from last year (vs. Leno).
A little grammar fix: “since he took the reins.”
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