Television audience ratings for U.S. TV host Conan O'Brien's first TBS program Conan last night were higher than rival Jay Leno and his late night program on NBC, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . O'Brien's ratings were also higher than CBS network's David Letterman , as well as Comedy Central programs hosted by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert . Conan O'Brien in 2007 Monday marked O'Brien's return to late night television after his departure as host of The Tonight Show on NBC following a dispute this year , in which Leno's program The Jay Leno Show was canceled after poor ratings, and NBC reinstated Leno as host of The Tonight Show. O'Brien's debut program featured guests including curator Arlene Wagner of the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, actor Seth Rogen and actress Lea Michele . His guest schedule for Tuesday night's program included actors Tom Hanks and Jack McBrayer , in addition to music from the group Soundgarden . The premiere of Conan was watched by over 4.1 million viewers. Nielsen ratings data made public today showed that Leno's program The Tonight Show was only watched by 3.5 million viewers, and Letterman's Late Show was seen by 3.4 million people. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report were watched by 1.3 million and 1 million viewers, respectively. O'Brien announced his move to TBS, a cable channel founded by Ted Turner and owned by Time Warner , in April. In an analysis of O'Brien's ratings win, Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times wrote, "the debut of 'Conan,' the new late-night show starring Conan O’Brien, got off to a strong start". James Hibberd commented for The Hollywood Reporter , "Conan O'Brien is enjoying a sweet, sweet victory in the ratings." Related news 
Television audience ratings for U.S. TV host 's first program last night were higher than rival Jay Leno and his late night program on , . O'Brien's ratings were also higher than network's , as well as programs hosted by and . in 2007 Monday marked O'Brien's return to late night television after his departure as host of The Tonight Show on NBC following , in which Leno's program was canceled after poor ratings, and NBC reinstated Leno as host of The Tonight Show. O'Brien's debut program featured guests including Arlene Wagner of the , actor and actress . His guest schedule for Tuesday night's program included actors and , in addition to music from the group . The premiere of Conan was watched by over 4.1 million viewers. data made public today showed that Leno's program The Tonight Show was only watched by 3.5 million viewers, and Letterman's Late Show was seen by 3.4 million people. and were watched by 1.3 million and 1 million viewers, respectively. O'Brien announced his move to TBS, a cable channel founded by and owned by , in April. In an analysis of O'Brien's ratings win, Dave Itzkoff of wrote, "the debut of 'Conan,' the new late-night show starring Conan O’Brien, got off to a strong start". James Hibberd commented for , "Conan O'Brien is enjoying a sweet, sweet victory in the ratings." Related news Sister links
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