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Conan O’Brien Is No. 1 In Late-Night

Conan O’Brien has been welcomed back to television by more than 4.1 million viewers. The jilted host of The Tonight Show, who left NBC eight months ago, returned to late night Monday with a new talk show, Conan, which premiered on basic-cable network TBS. O’Brien’s opening night throttled Comedy Central rivals, according to Nielsen Co. […]

Conan O’Brien has been welcomed back to television by more than 4.1 million viewers.

The jilted host of The Tonight Show, who left NBC eight months ago, returned to late night Monday with a new talk show, Conan, which premiered on basic-cable network TBS.

O’Brien’s opening night throttled Comedy Central rivals, according to Nielsen Co. figures released on Tuesday. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was seen by just 1.3 million viewers, followed by The Colbert Report, which netted 1 million. The redheaded funnyman, affectionately dubbed Coco by his fans, even whipped Jay Leno, the host who reclaimed The Tonight Show from him. Approximately 3.5 million viewers tuned in for Tonight’s Monday night broadcast.

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