FOX’s Thursday race to the bottom is about as close as it gets.
On the one hand, final Nielsen data reveals FOX’s “Glee” sank to a series low in adults 18-49 Thursday. With just a 1.4 in that coveted demo, “Glee” was a distant third place in the timeslot and a far cry from its days of dominating the television ratings game.
With an average of just 4.22 million viewers, Thursday’s “The End of Twerk” narrowly avoided a series low in that column as well.
Though it narrowly claimed second place in its depleted 8PM timeslot, FOX’s “The X Factor” actually delivered a weaker adults 18-49 number.
The results show managed just a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating with 5.18 million viewers.
While it avoided a series low and actually improved upon the previous week’s demo number (for the Top 13 do-over), the extent of the increase should be the source of significant disappointment.
Last week’s airing might have only mustered a 1.2 rating, but it did so against competition from a special “The Voice” results show. Without that event attracting nearly ten million music competition fans, should not “The X Factor” have gained more than 0.1 in the demo and 1.5 million viewers?
