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New late-night talk shows from both Wanda Sykes and George Lopez saw a mild decline in ratings from their premieres, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Saturday’s second episode of Fox’s “Wanda Sykes Show” drew a 1.9 metered-market household rating, down 14% from its debut. That slips just under the “Mad TV” average for the fourth quarter last year.
On TBS, the first four days of “Lopez Tonight” rose and fell largely based on the popularity of its lead-in. After Monday’s “Lopez Tonight” premiere generated 1.7 million viewers on the network (plus an additional 1.5 million via simulcasts on other Turner networks), Tuesday dropped 18% to 1.4 million viewers — nearly matching its “Office” lead-in.
With Tyler Perry’s “Meet the Browns” drawing a huge audience Wednesday, “Lopez” rose to its highest TBS audience yet — 2 million viewers. Then the chat show plunged to 1.3 million Thursday after a similarly rated airing of “Meet the Parents.”
It’s way too soon to make judgments about either show’s prospects, but both programs seem to have avoided a steep post-premiere plunge, which can signal outright rejection from an audience.
