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“Glee” Ratings Fall to Season Low, “Dancing with the Stars” Also Down

Broadcast ratings woes continued Tuesday as “Glee” and “Dancing with the Stars” both sank to season lows.

For “Glee,” it meant dropping to a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating with only 9.66 million viewers. Far and away its worst performance of the season, “Glee” still managed to top all of broadcast in the demo thanks to “NCIS” airing a re-run.

How “Glee” rebounds from this low will be interesting. Working in the show’s favor is the fact that FOX is heavily-hyping next week’s Lady Gaga-themed, supersized episode. Working against it is the fact that “Glee” fans might remember that the show already aired a Lady Gaga-themed episode.

“Dancing with the Stars,” meanwhile, dipped slightly to a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating with 15.84 million viewers for its results show. If it sees no improvement in the finals, that would also be a season low. Lead-out “Body of Proof” continues to retain fairly well, and at a 2.4 with 11.51 million viewers, it might have a shot at renewal.

While the NBA Playoffs undoubtedly provided some competition, it is unclear how dramatically they would have affected the female-skewing “Glee” and “Dancing.”

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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