January 31, 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Ratings: Gossip Girl and Hart of Dixie Rise, House and Alcatraz Dip

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With CBS sitcoms in pre-sweeps repeat mode and Fear Factor forced into airing a rerun by Donkey Semen-gate, The CW saw gains while Fox’s dramas dipped.

Gossip Girl Episode 100: The Bluffing Bride saw 1.4 million total viewers RSVP, surging 23 percent to deliver the show’s second-largest audience of the season. Likewise, its 0.7 demo rating grew a tenth.

Leading out of the gnarly nuptials (and seeming Gossip Girl reveal), Hart of Dixie (1.5 mil/0.6) enjoyed 20 percent gains of its own.

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Over on Fox, House drew 8.64 million total viewers and a 2.8 rating, slipping 10 percent in the demo but placing second for the night only behind the Two and a Half Men repeat. Alcatraz (8.34 mil/2.7) in Week 3 dipped 8 and 10 percent, respectively.

Elsewhere on the night:

* The Bachelor (8.1 mil/2.6) dipped slightly.

* NBC’s Who’s Still Standing? (6.6 mil/1.7) played to its largest audience to date. Next week: The Voice returns!

* NBC’s Rock Center (3.3 mil/0.8) continued to see-saw, plunging some 40 percent from its last regular outing. Next week: Smash premieres! (Read our review.)

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Comments (17)

I know it is very early to tell but I would love to know what experts at TV Line expect the fate of Alcatraz to be. Season 2 or will it get canceled? Ratings seem good and the dips are not too bad. We love the show in our house and hope it lasts.
Comment by allison – January 31, 2012 09:44 AM PDT Reply To This Post
my time warner cable was out for 1 and a half last night….missed the whole episode of House…came back on just before it went off…
Comment by me – January 31, 2012 09:44 AM PDT Reply To This Post
This was Alcatraz’s best episode yet! I hope it makes it to season 2.
Comment by GK – January 31, 2012 10:01 AM PDT Reply To This Post
- I agree. Last night’s Alcatraz was exceptional. Included a couple important reveals. It really deserves a chance.
  Comment by kirads09 – January 31, 2012 12:23 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Liking Alcatraz so far.

It took me till this episode to figure out the doctor in the morgue that appeared at the end of the child-kidnapper episode is actually the doctor that treats the patients back in 1960, duh!.

Too bad they had to kill Whitley, but I hear he has been cast in a new tv show.
Comment by Dee – January 31, 2012 10:08 AM PDT Reply To This Post
I really like Alcatraz. Just wish networks would give more time for shows to develop an audience before it just pulls the plug. It’s gotten to the point that I pick and choose carefully before watching any new show for fear I’ll find one I really like (Alcatraz) only to have it cancelled after a few weeks. And I REALLY wish they’d stop shoving reality shows down our throats.
Comment by gcem – January 31, 2012 10:23 AM PDT Reply To This Post
- Well said. Every time I take the risk of getting into a new show I worry I will have another “Studio 60″ in my future. So many great shows are not given enough time to develop. Fingers crossed for Alcatraz!
  Comment by allison – January 31, 2012 12:23 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Hope Alcatraz survive for another season, Fox still has no decision on whether HOUSE would end after eight seasons and TERRA NOVA’s fate still unanswered.
Comment by kevin – January 31, 2012 10:50 AM PDT Reply To This Post
- And that wait is my problem. I want to know if Terra Nova is over or not.
  Comment by Renee – January 31, 2012 02:09 PM PDT Reply To This Post
I agree that the Alcatraz episode last night was really good. I hope it gets renewed. Unfortunately, Hart of Dixie airs at the same time and as I feel Hart is struggling more in ratings compounded with the fact that it doesn’t appear online the next day, I choose to watch it over Alcatraz live.
Comment by Erika – January 31, 2012 11:03 AM PDT Reply To This Post
Hart of Dixie deserves a season 2 and maybe a day change to wed. at 8/7 pm
Comment by fernando – January 31, 2012 11:13 AM PDT Reply To This Post
I fear Alcatraz is becoming “Killer of the week.” I would like to find out more of the why & how they are coming back than a “lets focus on this week’s killer.”
Comment by TinCan – January 31, 2012 11:16 AM PDT Reply To This Post
HoD is such a nice show. I don’t understand why it can’t get up to GG’s level in the ratings. It deserves a 2nd season but I feel like the CW might cancel it and instead renew the nowadays awful GG. What happend to this show? The episode was just horrible for a 100th episode.
Comment by Jenni – January 31, 2012 11:51 AM PDT Reply To This Post
- Its only this last 2 weeks that GG has beat HOD in the ratings, something that i don’t expect to last very long, the problem HOD seems to have is everytime it takes a break it loses viewers and ratings and then steadily builds them up again till the next break and then it falls, it needs a consistent run of 6-7 episodes in a row to get people really hooked on it, hopefully it gets it because it is a great show.
  Comment by Dave – January 31, 2012 06:17 PM PDT Reply To This Post
I’m getting bored with the show. Each episode is starting to feel the same (I count “the pilot” as 2 episodes) and as much as I’m intrigued by the “mythology”, I’d like a little more humanization of our lead actress. Right now we’re getting a ton of backstory for Hurley but not Sara Jones’ character.
Comment by tracy – January 31, 2012 12:27 PM PDT Reply To This Post
I think Alcatraz is getting more interesting each week.
But next week it will go to my dvr. There is no way I am missing The Voice and Smash.
I watched the Smash pilot and it was the best thing I have watched in years. I cannot wait to watch it in my big screen TV
Comment by Alyssa – January 31, 2012 03:25 PM PDT Reply To This Post
I´m glad about the House ratings they are not bad but not amazing either. I hoped that it will maintain the 3, in the demo, according to Tvbythenumbers it is adjusted up to a 2,9 but still.
I pretty much enjoy season8 and feel there are more stories to tell about House & his team. Hope House will get renewed. The silence from Fox and the producers is disturbing.
They should just tell the fans what is going on.
Comment by linda – January 31, 2012 05:37 PM PDT Reply To This Post