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Leno, Nightline beat Letterman in ratings

Mon Jun 2, 2008 2:21am EDT
Tonight Show host Jay Leno arrives for the premiere of ''National Lampoon Presents One, Two, Many'' in Los Angeles, April 10, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC's "Nightline" edged past "Late Show With David Letterman" to take second place in the late-night ratings behind NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," according to latest Nielsen Media Research data.

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"Nightline" averaged 3.6 million viewers during the week ended May 19, its best haul since December. "Letterman," which was in reruns, averaged 3.4 million viewers. "Leno" led with 5 million viewers.

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