CBS - LETTERMAN REMAINS AHEAD OF O'BRIEN AFTER PALIN TO-DO

LETTERMAN REMAINS AHEAD OF O'BRIEN AFTER PALIN TO-DO

David Letterman's fracas with Sarah Palin has continued to boost ratings for his CBS Late Show . In overall numbers Letterman has been clobbering rival Tonight show host Conan O'Brien by 20 percent or more for the past week. However, O'Brien continued to hold a 30-percent lead among adults 18-49, the demographic group most desired by advertisers. Letterman continued to make the most out of his controversial remarks about Palin's daughter -- and his subsequent apologies -- on Tuesday night, devoting his Top 10 list to the muddle. His "Top 10 things overheard at the 'Fire David Letterman' rally" included, "We should have done this years ago." Meanwhile, the former boyfriend of Bristol Palin and the father of her child, has come to Letterman's defense -- sort of. Appearing on CNN's Larry King Live , Levi Johnston said that when he heard about Letterman's remarks, "I took it as a joke. ... I think it was a joke a lot of people wouldn't have liked for him to say. But, you know, that's what he does." He added that if everyone simply had ignored it, it would have gone away "faster than it would if you were to go out there and make a deal out of it."

17/06/2009