Leno show reaches 17.7 million viewers (Newsday)

NEW YORK (AP) â€" Critics may not have loved Jay Leno 's prime-time debut, but 17.7 million viewers tuned in to check him out. Nielsen Media Research says that's the biggest audience for a prime-time television show since the " American Idol " finale in May. Not only was Leno's debut heavily publicized, but he piggybacked on one of Monday's biggest stories. Leno had scheduled Kanye West , who was ...