Watch While I Revise the World
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"Watch While I Revise the World" is the 160th episode of the ABC
television series Desperate Housewives
. It was the third episode of the show's eighth season and was broadcast on October 9, 2011.
, "Watch While I Revise the World" was watched by 8.63 million viewers and held 2.8 rating/7 share among viewers between 18 and 49 years of age. The episode was outperformed by Sunday Night Football
on NBC, which averaged 22.05 million viewers and a 8.9 rating/22 share, The Good Wife on CBS
, which was watched by 10.28 million viewers but held a 2.1 rating/5 share and Family Guy
on Fox
which was watched by 6.99 million viewers and held 3.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This episode was the least watched episode in terms of total viewers in the history of the show until the air date of next episode, School of Hard Knocks
, although the episode was the most watched scripted program of the night in the 18-49 demographic. The episode gained an additional 2.0 million viewers and 0.9 rating in the week following the original broadcast due to DVR recordings
.
American Broadcasting Company
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television series Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. It was the third episode of the show's eighth season and was broadcast on October 9, 2011.
Plot
As Susan and Carlos bond over their feelings of guilt at the murder of Gabrielle's stepfather, Mike begins to think that the two are having an affair, and Bree suspects that her detective boyfriend, Chuck, may secretly be investigating her. As her marriage continues to crumble, the tables are turned on Lynette when her usually relationship-challenged sister Lydia (guest star Sarah Paulson) comes to town and announces she's engaged. Meanwhile, after asking Renee to help his daughter, Jenny, go shopping for her first bra, Lee fears that the child is starting to bond more with Renee and becoming more distant from him.Reception
According to Nielsen ratingsNielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
, "Watch While I Revise the World" was watched by 8.63 million viewers and held 2.8 rating/7 share among viewers between 18 and 49 years of age. The episode was outperformed by Sunday Night Football
Sunday Night Football
Sunday Night Football is a weekly American football game held throughout most of the season by the National Football League. Sunday night games have been played regularly since 1987 and have thus far aired on three different television outlets:...
on NBC, which averaged 22.05 million viewers and a 8.9 rating/22 share, The Good Wife on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, which was watched by 10.28 million viewers but held a 2.1 rating/5 share and Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
which was watched by 6.99 million viewers and held 3.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This episode was the least watched episode in terms of total viewers in the history of the show until the air date of next episode, School of Hard Knocks
School of Hard Knocks (Desperate Housewives)
"School of Hard Knocks" is the 161st episode of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. It is the fourth episode of the show's eighth season and was broadcast on October 16, 2011.-Plot:...
, although the episode was the most watched scripted program of the night in the 18-49 demographic. The episode gained an additional 2.0 million viewers and 0.9 rating in the week following the original broadcast due to DVR recordings
Digital video recorder
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