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Another key for the industry to perceive that NBC made the correct choice by keeping Leno is for the “Tonight” host to stay above O’Brien’s ratings during his tenure as “Tonight” host.
Yet for the past couple weeks, Leno has barely topped O’Brien’s average — 1.2 to O’Brien’s 1.1 — despite O’Brien having endured an inferior lead-in during the 10 p.m. hour.
The Live Feed: Leno winning and losing at the same time
Remember when this was a thing?
