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“How to be a Gentleman” Ratings Look Underwhelming, “Charlie’s Angels” Down

Girls seem to rule as far as comedies go this season.

While “2 Broke Girls” and “New Girl” have been strong in their first two weeks, CBS’ new, guy-centric “How to be a Gentleman” looks to have underwhelmed in its premiere Thursday.

Behind an episode of “The Big Bang Theory,” which scored a 9.3 overnight metered market (household) rating according to TV Media Insights, “Gentleman” only mustered a 5.5. Even if “How to Be a Gentleman” skews unexpectedly well in adults 18-49, it seems a near certainty that its demo retention out of “Big Bang” will be weak.

Its overnight rating was also well below that of “$#*! My Dad Says,” which opened to a 6.7 last year.

(Update: “Big Bang Theory” posted a very healthy 4.8 adults 18-49 rating with 14.5 million, while “How to be a Gentleman” flopped at a 2.7 and 9.0 million. That is a massive erosion from a half-hour sitcom lead-in)

Over on ABC, “Charlie’s Angels” fell steeply to a 4.6 in the overnights, forecasting an adults 18-49 demo below 2.0. Already, it looks like the “Angels” reboot can be written off as a flop.

(Update: “Angels” could only muster a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating with 7.2 million viewers. That should be the nail in the coffin on a second season, possibly even on a back-nine order)

Brian Cantor

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