Stronger tune
for Fox's musical comedy 'Glee'
Michael Jackson tribute episode averages a 3.6 in 18-49s
By Toni Fitzgerald
Feb 1, 2012
The other networks were awash in reruns last night, which helped Fox to a strong Tuesday evening.
The network nearly doubled the average of the No. 2 finisher, CBS, en route to an easy win with the night's three top-rated shows.
"Glee" was the night's No. 1 program with its best rating since Oct. 4 for a Michael Jackson tribute episode. The musical comedy averaged a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating at 8 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, up 16 percent from its most recent original episode two weeks ago.
Lead-out "New Girl" was also up over its most recent episode, by a more modest 3 percent, to a 3.5.
And Fox's third show, "Raising Hope," tied with NBC's "The Biggest Loser" for the No. 3 show of the night, averaging a 2.1 rating.
Those were four of the five original shows on the Big Four last night; the only other one, the season finale of "Wife Swap" on ABC, averaged a 1.9.
Fox finished first among 18-49s with a 3.2 average overnight rating and an 8 share. CBS was second at 1.7/5, ABC, NBC and Univision all tied for third at 1.6/4, the CW was sixth at 0.6/2 and Telemundo seventh at 0.5/1.
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, which includes shows replayed before 3 a.m. the night before. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-three percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
Fox started the night in the lead with a 3.6 at 8 p.m. for "Glee," while CBS and NBC tied for second at 2.0, CBS for a repeat of "NCIS" and NBC for "Loser." ABC was fourth with a 1.6 for two repeats of "Last Man Standing," Univision fifth with a 1.4 for "El Talisman," CW sixth with a 0.7 for "90210" and Telemundo seventh with a 0.5 for "Una Maid en Manhattan."
At 9 p.m. Fox was first again with a 2.8 for "Girl" (3.5) and "Raising Hope" (2.1), followed by NBC with a 2.2 for more "Loser." Univision and ABC tied for third at 1.9, Univision for "La Que No Podia Amar" and ABC for "Celebrity Wife Swap," with CBS fifth with a 1.7 for a repeat of "NCIS: Los Angeles," CW sixth with a 0.6 for "Ringer" and Telemundo seventh with a 0.4 for "Flor Salvaje."
Univision was first at 10 p.m. with a 1.5 for "Aqui y Ahora," with CBS second with a 1.4 for a repeat of "Unforgettable." ABC was third with a 1.1 for a repeat of "Body of Proof," NBC fourth with a 0.7 for a "Parenthood" rerun and Telemundo fifth with a 0.4 for "Relaciones Peligrosas."
CBS led the night among households with a 6.9 average overnight rating and an 11 share. Fox was second at 4.5/7, ABC third at 3.6/6, NBC fourth at 3.1/5, Univision fifth at 1.6/4, CW sixth at 0.9/1 and Telemundo seventh at 0.7/1.
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