Barack Obama, Matthew Morrison
Fox's relentlessly promoted Glee series premiere opened to the tune of 7.3 million viewers, and ruled the night in the key demographics.
Glee got a bit of a head start thanks to President Obama's congressional address running into the 9 o'clock hour. The Obama speech pushed ABC's Wipeout back an hour, where it came in well below its average with 5 million viewers. Similarly, America's Got Talent pulled its lowest numbers this season, though its 9.7 million viewers was still enough to win the night overall.
Not benefiting from the Obama address as much as perhaps expected were the fall debuts of So You Think You Can Dance and America's Next Top Model. The latter was watched by ...
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So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance
8/7c Fox
Since the fifth season ended just over a month ago on Aug. 6, there's hardly been time to catch your breath before the sixth season gets under way. But your gasping for air will be nothing compared to the panting by the dancers hoping to follow in the footsteps of past winners Nick Lazzarini, Benji Schwimmer, Sabra Johnson, Joshua Allen and Jeanine Mason, and that journey begins tonight with the first round of auditions.
Read on for previews of America's Next Top Model, Glee, Leverage and The Real World.
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Mary Murphy
Fall means the start of a new TV season and for the first time ever, the start of a new season of So You Think You Can Dance. Just five weeks after wrapping up Season 5, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy & Co. are back Wednesday (8/7c, Fox) in search of Jeanine Mason's successor. "I think it's good for our fans that absolutely go through withdrawal and write me by the thousands: "Oh, I can't believe it's over! I can't wait 'til next summer,'" Murphy tells TVGuide.com. "So it's for those fans we're back and hopefully we'll pick up some new fans." And perhaps a new judge too in Paula Abdul? Get the latest from Murphy and see which familiar face will return.
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Leverage
Leverage
9/8c TNT
The cool and catchy con-job drama wends its way to its summer-season finale (which airs next week) with some good news: The series returns to conclude its second season this winter, and TNT has renewed the show for a third season. Nate and his mates will be busy, for sure, but they get busier tonight when they try to deliver comeuppance to a corrupt diamond merchant. But this ice-man job is jeopardized by a slipup, resulting in the team's efforts to bust through Boston's most impregnable vault.
Read on for previews of So You Think You Can Dance: The Fifteen Best Performances Ever, Glee, America's Got Talent , How'd You Get So Rich? and Top Chef: Las Vegas.
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Jeanine Mason
So You Think You Can Dance winner Jeanine Mason knows she can dance — so what's she going to do about it? With her talent confirmed by her win last week, the 18-year-old Miami native has two big plans ahead: touring for the show, and starting college at UCLA. Mason talked to us about the moment she was crowned the winner, her favorite routine, and the week she says wasn't her best. Thinking long-term, she also told us about her lifelong dream.
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Euna Lee, Kate Gosselin, Jillian Harris
There's nothing like a genuine surprise. While some things on TV this week took predictable turns — feuding cable hosts are feuding again, and a relationship born on the Bachelorette hit a bump — the two events at the top of our list caught us off-guard. One might even change the world. And no, it's not the dance contest.
See the full list after the jump.
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Paula Abdul
An in-demand Paula Abdul says she has no official post-American Idol plans yet, but is trying to take in the "many wonderful" offers she has received in the wake of her surprise departure.
"At this point, there are so many wonderful things that are being offered to me," Abdul told the Associated Press. "And I got to take a deep breath, sleep a little ... and go through everything."
Katy Perry, Victoria Beckham to Be Guest Judges on Idol
Among them is a spot on So You Think You Can Dance. Dance executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe has been vocal about having the free agent on the series in some capacity. But Abdul says she has ...
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So You Think You Can Dance
Never have I been so relieved to be so wrong. You know what I'm talking 'bout! Normally I'd have to tease you a bit, but since you already know the news and are probably as excited as I am, let's hear it... America's favorite dancer is JEANINE. I hoped and prayed and wished and voted, but I did not see that coming. 21.6 million votes. Impressive!
And it was probably that much more exciting because...
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So You Think You Can Dance
WARNING: The following story contains information regarding the winner of So You Think You Can Dance.
After weeks of learning complex routines and adapting to new partnerships, So You Think You Can Dance has once again crowned America's Favorite Dancer.
More than 3,000 fans packed the Kodak Theater to see the coronation of the Season 5 winner. After celebrating the best routines of the season, host Cat Deeley finally revealed that ...
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Jeanine Mason
Jeanine Mason was rarely considered a front-runner on this season of So You Think You Can Dance, but a majority of TVGuide.com readers now believe she will be crowned America's Favorite Dancer.
See photos of Mason performing this season
After Wednesday's final performance show, 45 percent of voters said they believe Mason would be the last dancer left standing at the Kodak Theater. Her leap to the top of the leader board came after several powerhouse performances on Wednesday's show, including her solo routine, which received a standing ovation from the judges and the 3,000-plus fans in the theater. Before the final performance show, only 8 percent of TVGuide.com readers said she would win.
Mason's closest competitor is ...
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