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'Late Show' posts poor ratings
Last week tied lowest-ever among 18-49 demo
By Paul J. Gough
June 26, 2008, 07:48 PM ET
NEW YORK -- CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman" tied its lowest-ever adults 18-49 rating last week.
"Late Show" averaged a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49, Nielsen Media Research said. That is its lowest ever for an original since the program premiered in 1993, though not the lowest for the show: It has hit 0.9 several times, most recently in late December when it was in reruns because of the WGA strike.
Meanwhile, "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" averaged a 1.3 rating in the demo, its biggest margin of victory against "Late Show" in four months. "Late Show" tied for second place in the demo rating with ABC's "Nightline," though "Nightline" had more viewers in the demo. Both "Tonight" and "Late Show" showed drops in viewers and the demo.
Friday's "Nightline" wasn't included in the ratings.
2. [email protected] comments:
June 28, 2008
When Letterman preaches his politics he is just naturally going to lose 1/2 of his audience. It's a gamble he chose to take in order to express his passionate positions, but his bitterness is repugnant to some of us and his ratings show it. What did he expect?
3. Rhett comments:
June 28, 2008
Maybe the national IQ is rising. Letterman has always been the quintessence of silliness.
4. OLD CONSERVATIVE comments:
June 28, 2008
I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET ALL THE WAY THROUGH ONE OF HIS SHOWS.I CHASE HIM OFF MY FLAT SCREEN.
5. bubba1 comments:
June 28, 2008
Letterman is not particularly funny
'Late Show' posts poor ratings
Last week tied lowest-ever among 18-49 demo
By Paul J. Gough
June 26, 2008, 07:48 PM ET
NEW YORK -- CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman" tied its lowest-ever adults 18-49 rating last week.
"Late Show" averaged a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49, Nielsen Media Research said. That is its lowest ever for an original since the program premiered in 1993, though not the lowest for the show: It has hit 0.9 several times, most recently in late December when it was in reruns because of the WGA strike.
Meanwhile, "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" averaged a 1.3 rating in the demo, its biggest margin of victory against "Late Show" in four months. "Late Show" tied for second place in the demo rating with ABC's "Nightline," though "Nightline" had more viewers in the demo. Both "Tonight" and "Late Show" showed drops in viewers and the demo.
Friday's "Nightline" wasn't included in the ratings.
2. [email protected] comments:
June 28, 2008
When Letterman preaches his politics he is just naturally going to lose 1/2 of his audience. It's a gamble he chose to take in order to express his passionate positions, but his bitterness is repugnant to some of us and his ratings show it. What did he expect?
3. Rhett comments:
June 28, 2008
Maybe the national IQ is rising. Letterman has always been the quintessence of silliness.
4. OLD CONSERVATIVE comments:
June 28, 2008
I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET ALL THE WAY THROUGH ONE OF HIS SHOWS.I CHASE HIM OFF MY FLAT SCREEN.
5. bubba1 comments:
June 28, 2008
Letterman is not particularly funny
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