RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘You Deserve It’ Off To Soft Start, ‘Rock Center’ Hits Series Low

Nellie Andreeva

With Thanksgiving trips and meals on viewers’ minds, watching TV is taking a back seat as most programs last night were down week-to-week. Additionally, ABC’s lineup is headed to a downward adjustment in the finals as its fast nationals were inflated by local NFL pre-emptions. Even with that, Part 1 of the season finale of Dancing With The Stars (3.6/9) was down 27% from the corresponding telecast last fall. The debut of new game show You Deserve It (2.1/5) was down 13% from the premiere of Skating With The Stars, which followed Part 1 of the Dancing finale last November. ABC’s Castle once again swam against current, dropping when everyone else grows and rising when others fall. Last night, the mystery dramedy (2.7/7) posted a 13% increase vs. its last original 2 weeks ago. It will likely relinquish some of the gains in the finals due to NFL-fueld inflation. ABC (2.8/7, 14 million) currently runs second on the night in 18-49 and first in total viewers.

All CBS series were down from last week when 3 comedies, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly and Hawaii Five-0 posted their best demo numbers since their premieres. How I Met Your Mother (4.3/12, 10.1 million) was down 7% in 18-49, 2 Broke Girls (4.4/11, 11.2 million) down 8%, Two & A Half Men (5.2/13, 15.7 million) down 4%, Mike & Molly (4.2/10, 13.1 million) down 5% and Hawaii Five-0 (2.8/7, 10.3 million) down 15%. CBS (4.0/10, 11.8 million) still won the night in 18-49, with Men ranking as the top program in 18-49.

Fox’s Terra Nova (2.1/6) was down 9%, while House (2.5/6, 7.3 million) was flat in 18-49 and up 11% in total viewers. NBC’s The Sing-Off (1.4/3) also bucked the down trend with its penultimate episode, up 8%, while Rock Center With Brian Williams (0.9/2) dropped 18% to a series low. The CW’s Gossip Girl (0.7/2, 1.48 million) was up a tenth in the demo and hit a season high in total viewers, while Hart Of Dixie (0.7/2, 1.8 million) was flat in 18-49 and up 11% in total viewers.

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Dancing’ Ends On A High While ‘Glee’ Hits A Low

Nellie Andreeva

The finale of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (5.3/15, 24.1 million), which crowned actress Jennifer Grey as the winner, dominated the competition last night. Boosted by Bristol Palin’s improbable run to the finals (she finished 3rd), Dancing was up 23% … Read More »

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SPOILER ALERT! Bristol Palin Loses ‘DWTS’

Nellie Andreeva

After rousing the audience with a Dirty Dancing-inspired routine on Monday, Jennifer Grey was just crowned the winner of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Grey was the most accomplished dancer among the three finalists, and ended the improbable run of Bristol Palin, … Read More »

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