Best & Worst: Post-Super Bowl TV
(Fox)
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'Malcolm in the Middle' (2002)
The plot: The family attends Hal’s family picnic where Hal tries to avoid his new boss, with whom there’s not-so-good history; Lois clashes with a feuding couple (played by Susan Sarandon and Jane Kaczmarek’s real-life hubby Bradley Whitford); and Malcolm runs into an old crush.
How many watched: 21.4 million
Touchdown or fumble: Touchdown for “Malcolm.” Viewership for the Fox comedy shot up 70% from its season average. For the post- Super Bowl slot? Let’s just say that the year prior drew more than 45 million to the Season Two premiere of “Survivor.”
-- Denise Martin, LATimes.com
Feb. 4, 2013
How many watched: 21.4 million
Touchdown or fumble: Touchdown for “Malcolm.” Viewership for the Fox comedy shot up 70% from its season average. For the post- Super Bowl slot? Let’s just say that the year prior drew more than 45 million to the Season Two premiere of “Survivor.”
-- Denise Martin, LATimes.com
