'Glee' hits a new
high note for Fox
Averages a 3.6 in 18-49s against mostly repeats
By Toni Fitzgerald
Dec 3, 2009
With most of its competition in repeats, Fox's "Glee" hit a season high last night, dominating what's become one of the most competitive slots on broadcast.
"Glee" averaged a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, its best rating this season and up 13 percent over its season average of 3.2.
The show also hit a series high among 18-34s, averaging a 4.3, bettering even its pilot episode last May, which aired behind "American Idol."
The reason for the bump wasn't hard to gauge. It was the least competitive Wednesday night in months, with ABC's "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" and NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in reruns and CBS preempting usual timeslot winner "Criminal Minds" for a Grammy nominations special.
Undoubtedly many people who have been DVRing "Glee" to watch the other shows caught it live this week.
Meanwhile, CBS's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" special was the night's top-rated show, averaging a 3.8, down from last year's 4.2 but easily winning its 8 p.m. timeslot.
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Fox led the night among 18-49s with a 3.0 average overnight rating and an 8 share. CBS was second at 2.8/8, ABC and NBC tied for third at 1.8/5, Univision was fifth at 1.4/4 and CW sixth at 0.4/1.
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Thirty-three percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
CBS was first at 8 p.m. with a 3.8 for “Rudolph,” followed by Fox with a 2.3 for “So You Think You Can Dance.” ABC was third with a 1.9 for a “Modern Family” rerun and a new “The Middle” (2.0), NBC fourth with a 1.8 for “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” Univision fifth with a 1.4 for “El Nombre del Amor” and CW sixth with a 0.4 for a repeat of “Gossip Girl.”
Fox took the lead at 9 p.m. with a 3.6 for “Glee,” while CBS slid to second with a 2.3 for “Grammy Nominations Concert Live!” ABC and NBC tied for third at 2.0, ABC for repeats of “Modern” and “Cougar” and NBC for an “SVU” rerun, with Univision fifth with a 1.7 for “Sortilegio” and CW sixth with a 0.5 for a repeat of “The Vampire Diaries.”
CBS regained the lead at 10 p.m. with a 2.2 for a repeat of “Minds,” with NBC second with a 1.5 for “The Jay Leno Show.” ABC was third with a 1.3 for “Eastwick” and Univision fourth with a 1.1 for “Don Francisco Presenta.”
CBS and NBC tied for first for the night among households, each with a 5.0 average overnight rating and an 8 share, with Fox third at 4.4/7, ABC fourth at 3.5/6, Univision fifth at 2.0/3 and CW sixth at 0.7/1.
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