Obama Scores for Leno

President Barack Obama‘s stint on the Tonight Show last night helped give Jay Leno his fourth most-watched show in his 16 years as host.

The show averaged an 11.2 metered-market household rating at 11:35pm, according to Nielsen. It trailed Leno’s debut and the shows that aired after the finales of “Cheers” and “Seinfeld” in the 1990s.

Other write ups:

NYTimes: Seeking Everyman, Obama Does Leno

PRNewser: Obama’s Very Special Gaffe on Leno

AP: ‘Tonight’ is Friendly Turf for Obama

WashingtonPost: From Leno to Lettuce, Distractions Abound

FoxNews.com: Did He Strike the Right Tone?

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