But while still winning, Channel 12 seems to be vulnerable. In the larger, statewide audience, Channel 3 is clearly in second place during the weekday evening newscasts. Channel 3 had good news in that it improved on virtually all of its newscast numbers over the same period last year. That's a fair comparison because it eliminates seasonal fluctuations in audience because of vacations. Channel 10 was down slightly in all its weekday numbers from one year ago but up noticeably on weekends.
Percentages reflect the part of the audience watching TV at that moment.
A Letterman town Wichita is apparently a David Letterman town these days, at least according to the most recent ratings in February. And even later, Craig Kilborn gets a Letterman carryover, edging Conan O'Brien, Leno's follow-up, by one or two points. Interestingly, there is a large tune-out for both Letterman and Leno right after their monologues. The audience drops to less than half for both. Maybe both should just drop the smarmy interviews, shameless plugs and music and just stick with the comedy.