{"id":30500,"date":"2014-10-29T17:54:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T21:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=30500"},"modified":"2014-10-29T17:54:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T21:54:49","slug":"ratings-mtvs-happyland-viewership-50-despite-faking-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/10\/29\/ratings-mtvs-happyland-viewership-50-despite-faking-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratings: MTV&#8217;s &#8220;Happyland&#8221; Viewership Up 50% Despite &#8220;Faking It&#8221; Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, MTV&#8217;s new comedy &#8220;Happyland&#8221; took a sizable ratings hit even though its &#8220;Faking It&#8221; lead-in posted improved numbers.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the freshman series roared back despite receiving weakened support from MTV&#8217;s 10:30PM entry.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s &#8220;Happyland&#8221; drew a 0.2 rating (an unrounded 0.20) with 404,000 viewers.  The numbers best their counterparts from last week&#8217;s broadcast, which drew a 0.1 rating (rounded down from a 0.12) with 269,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Those sizable increases came despite declines in the &#8220;Faking It&#8221; data.  After drawing a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating (rounded up from a 0.36) with 713,000 viewers last week, the 10:30PM series this week posted a 0.4 rating (rounded up from a 0.35) with 687,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>10PM flagship &#8220;Awkward,&#8221; meanwhile, posted a 0.4 rating (rounded down from a 0.43) with 824,000 viewers.  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