Biggest Loser Gives Bump To Leno, Glee Finale Performs Well

Suggesting that ratings for The Jay Leno Show might be a whole lot stronger if its lead-in shows were as well, Tuesday night’s episode drew 8.40 million viewers after it followed the season finale of NBC’s The Biggest Loser. The hit reality show averaged 13.43 million viewers, peaking with 15.15 million in the half hour before Leno.

While this represented a 45 percent drop in viewers, it did give the Leno show its highest ratings since its first week in September. Among adults 18-49, regarded by advertisers as the key demographic group, it was No. 1 in its time period, and among viewers overall it placed second to a repeat of CBS’s The Good Wife. (On Wednesday night, only 4.53 million viewers tuned in as it again placed last among the major networks.)