George Lopez premieres to strong ratings

The Monday night premiere of George Lopez’s new talk show attracted strong ratings. Variety reports that Lopez Tonight drew 3.1 million people on TBS, TNT and TruTV, including 1 million in the important 18-49 demographic. Lopez’s first effort, which welcomed guests Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria-Parker, Kobe Bryant and Carlos Santana, beat The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in the ratings.

• By Jeff Labrecque