HILARY DUFF - GOSSIP GIRL PICKS UP VIEWERS WITH "THREESOME" EPISODE

GOSSIP GIRL PICKS UP VIEWERS WITH "THREESOME" EPISODE

Monday night's "threesome" episode of Gossip Girl (which included former child star Hilary Duff in the "ménage") saw a 17 percent rise in the series' ratings among women 18-34 (its target audience) and a 13 percent boost in its total audience from the previous week. However, ratings for the show remained some 29 percent below what they were a year ago. However, it often receives a 30 percent boost in its numbers when Live Plus 7 Day Ratings, which include DVR usage, are released. Monday night's show was roundly condemned by the Parents Television Council, which called on CW affiliates to preempt it. Not one did.

10/11/2009