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.”