Last week’s announcement that NBC will be stripping Jay Leno in prime time at 10 p.m. helped lift the network’s late-night franchises to their biggest audiences in almost a year. “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” wrapped up the week of Dec. 8-12 with a 1.5 rating/6 share among viewers 18-49, reaching...
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Sen. John McCain’s appearance on CBS’ “Late Show With David Letterman” last night delivered the show’s largest audience since December 2005, according to preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings. The appearance attracted 6.53 million viewers and posted a 4.6 rating/12 share, the show’s best viewer...