For the first time in a decade - or 40 consecutive quarters in TV terms, NBC's "Tonight Show" has not won the coveted adults 18-49 demographic. Q2 2011, hail the conqueror...Jon Stewart!
Stewart's margin in the demo was slim, but a victory is a victory: "The Daily Show" averaged 1.295 million viewers compared to Leno's 1.292 million. Usual runner-up "Late Show with David Letterman" had 1.096 million viewers.
It is the one-two punch of The Daily Show and "The Colbert Report" were the top-rated late-night shows on television among viewers 18-34 and male viewers (both 18-24 and 18-34). The Daily Show averaged 2.2 million total viewers, up 9%. The Colbert Report averaged 1.5 million total viewers and gained of 6%.
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