'Glee' Proved to Be A Bad Choice For The Post Super Bowl Slot - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-07-2011, 01:15 PM

Fox's post-game attraction, a special episode of Glee, it was down from what CBS' Undercover Boss scored after the big game last year. From 10:30-11:30 PM, Fox's average was 16.5/28 (Glee aired from 10:39-11:44 PM). Last year, Undercover Boss averaged a 22.5/36 metered market rating and drew 38.7 million viewers, the most for a post-Super Bowl program in almost a decade. (Since Survivor in 2001). Reality shows clearly work better behind the big game.

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robyrob · 02-07-2011, 02:09 PM

it just doesn't seem like the two shows would have much of an audience in common

Marvo301 · 02-07-2011, 04:52 PM

Even the idiots who run network TV these days should have realized that the people who watch football are not the same people who watch Glee! I would think there is almost no overlap at all between the two audiences!

clj2 · 02-07-2011, 05:24 PM

I didn't understand this move at all, either.

JamesG · 02-07-2011, 06:24 PM

It's also worth noting that the Super Bowl "Glee" episode is the show's highest rated episode to date.

02-07-2011, 01:15 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	'Glee' Proved to Be A Bad Choice For The Post Super Bowl Slot Fox's post-game attraction, a special episode of Glee, it was down from what CBS' Undercover Boss scored after the big game last year. From 10:30-11:30 PM, Fox's average was 16.5/28 (Glee aired from 10:39-11:44 PM). Last year, Undercover Boss averaged a 22.5/36 metered market rating and drew 38.7 million viewers, the most for a post-Super Bowl program in almost a decade. (Since Survivor in 2001). Reality shows clearly work better behind the big game. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
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02-07-2011, 02:09 PM	#2
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,189	it just doesn't seem like the two shows would have much of an audience in common
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02-07-2011, 04:52 PM	#3
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	Even the idiots who run network TV these days should have realized that the people who watch football are not the same people who watch Glee! I would think there is almost no overlap at all between the two audiences!
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02-07-2011, 05:24 PM	#4
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	I didn't understand this move at all, either.
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02-07-2011, 06:24 PM	#5
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,117	It's also worth noting that the Super Bowl "Glee" episode is the show's highest rated episode to date.