After taking over the Tonight Show from Jay Leno on June 1st, Conan O’Brien continues to lead in the ratings, proving that his advantage over rivals like David Letterman, was not the result of curious viewers tuning in for Conan’s first week.
According to Variety, Conan won the ratings race for his first 13 nights in the 18-49 demographic and averaged 2.013 million viewers.  Compared the the 1.126 million who tuned in to Letterman, the margin of victory is the largest NBC has seen in the five-plus years since the frame of the Friends finale in May 2004.
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David Letterman had General Motor’s Bob Lutz on his show to talk about the new 2010 Chevy Volt. The electric hybrid is believed to soon become the first practical electric car available for consumers.
Bob Lutz is one of the designers for GM and is the main brain behind the conception of the Chevy Volt. The problem he pointed out to Letterman was that electric cars are just too expensive for mainstream consumer use. The Saturn EV was the first fully electric car, but it’s production halted after government pressure and high maintenance costs. I should point out that regardless …read more

The cavalcade of Olympians continues. Last night Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt sat down with David Letterman. The 22-year-old was extremely poised even in the midst of Letterman’s silly questions. Take a look:

Bolt won three Gold Medals at the Beijing Olympic Games this summer in the 100m, 200m, and 4×100m events.

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and co-capitain of the US Men’s Gold Medal-winning basketball team sat down with David Letterman on Wednesday, September 10. It’s a short interview, but amusing as Letterman compares himself to James. Take a look:

All of the United States Gold Medalists from the Beijing Olympics are making the rounds of the late night talk shows this week. Last night it was Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh on David Letterman, talking about the Gold Medals, meeting President Bush, and playing in bikinis. Take a look:

Directly from the plane from Beijing, Gold Medalist in gymnastics, Shawn Johnson stopped by to chat with David Letterman. She’s tired, but she’s adorable. Take a look: