NBC: GRIMM gained 0.2 from its last extremely low airing to reach 1.4, but the number isn’t as good as it looks, since it’s down 0.2 from its 1.6 in the previous week. DRACULA fell 0.2 from its last airing. The night started with 1.5 for DATELINE, up 0.4.
FOX: THE COTTON BOWL has a preliminary 1.9 rating. (Note, we don’t yet have ESPN’s numbers for the competing Orange Bowl.)
CBS: The network aired a night of reruns, highlighted by 1.2 for UNDERCOVER BOSS.
ABC: The only fresh programming of the night was 20/20, which also led its ratings with 1.5.
CW: Facing little competition, THE CARRIE DIARIES gained 0.1 to 0.4.
Nobody really programs Saturdays anyway, but that’s particularly true tonight, since NBC’s coverage of the NFL WILD CARD GAMES would decimate any competition. On Sunday, all the networks are new (FOX will have the benefit of any afternoon Wild Card Game overrun), and NBC airs a LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON clip show as part of the preparation for his move to take over The Tonight Show after the Olympics. The big event of the night, though, occurs on PBS, where DOWNTON ABBEY returns for its 4th season.
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MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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