Aniston Appearance LIfts 'Chelsea Lately' To Best Audience Marks

E! Late-Night Talk Show Records Best Ratings Among Households, Adults 18-49

Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 9/19/2009 5:16:47 PM

An appearance by Jennifer Aniston pushed Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show to new ratings heights Thursday night.
E!'s Sept. 18 telecast of Chelsea Lately at 11 p.m. averaged a 1.0 household rating and a 0.89 mark among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-to-49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Moreover, the show attracted 1.2 million viewers on average, double the network's primetime delivery, while trebling the year-ago time period, according to E! officials, who note Chelsea Lately is on track to post its most-watched quarter yet, pacing 48% ahead of its third-quarter 2008 delivery.