The New Jay Leno Show

According to the LA Times, and Nielson Media Research, "The Jay Leno Show" had approximately 18.4 million viewers on the first night it aired, Monday, Sept. 14th.

The critics were harsh about the premiere and wondered if Jay having Kanye West as his first guest had anything to do with the rating being so high the first night.

Kanye had made a very controversial disruption at the MTV Music Awards ceremony the previous night in which he took the microhone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech and he made reference to the fact that Beyonce should have won that award.

The network was taking a chance, claimed some critics, because the show would be competing with such shows as CBS's popular TV show, "CSI: Miami". Many other critics claimed it was too similar to the actual "Tonight Show". That it would be boring and the audience would likely drop significantly once the curiosity wore off.

I, for one, did watch the show on Monday night and the fact that is was familiar, the monologue, and the comedy segments, not to mention "headlines", which I love, was comforting to me.

There were a lot of disappointed people when Jay left "The Tonight Show". I was relieved that Jay Leno decided to keep the same type of show going. Also, Jay's show is on earlier now, which is a plus for me and my family. I could listen to Jay for more than an hour and it wouldn't ever get boring. He's very funny and he pulls it off without being stupid.

Hopefully for Jay's sake and for his fans this show will run for several years to come. It seems like the critics were rushing to judge a little bit. You never heard anything negative when he was on "The Tonight Show". And now they are complaining that its the same old stuff. That stuff went over pretty well all those years.

I do hope to see more "Jay-Walking" segments and that kind of thing. Those were so funny. Jay has a way of talking to people like no one else can. He also has a way of bringing out the funny side in his guests. Granted, one of his first guests, Jerry Sinefield, is completely funny on his own, he has a way with guests that initially seem boring.

I give Jay Leno a salute for doing this show and giving his fans what we loved most about his first show to begin with. He is a creative man, he kept his crew, Kevin for instance, who I think is adorable, and I am sure between Jay Leno, the writers, and the producers, they will come up with a ton of new and funny ideas for the future.

Hopefully more viewers will consider tuning in to "The Jay Leno Show" at 9 p.m. And as far as this show competing with other in the same time slot, don't most people have DVR now? It's a good way to end the night. Everyone needs a good laugh. Good luck Jay, my family is rooting for ya!