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Late Show with David Letterman vs The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Popularity by Attention Score · Updated July 14, 2026
Late Show with David LettermanvsThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Attention Score · July 13, 2026
Late Show with David Letterman posterLate Show with David Letterman0.3#1,529 in TV today
Evenneck and neck today
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno posterThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno0.3#1,620 in TV today

Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno are neck and neck today.

53% of today's attention47%
1.7Jul 17 – Aug 15, 2025
All-time peak
0.8Jun 22 – Jul 21, 2021
1.534.5620222023202420252026The Tonight Show with Jay LenoPeak 0.8 · Jun–Jul 2021Late Show with David LettermanPeak 1.7 · Jul–Aug 2025
Attention Score is Television Stats' daily index of how much attention a show, movie, or person is getting across the web. Higher means more people are paying attention that day.televisionstats.com

By current Attention Score, Late Show with David Letterman is the most popular at 0.3, followed by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 0.3. Late Show with David Letterman has the highest Peak Attention Score at 1.7 during Jul 17 – Aug 15, 2025.