Dollhouse Premiere Ratings Not Good

And for the ultra-shocking news of the weekend, the ratings were really low on last night’s series premiere of Joss Whedon’s new show, Dollhouse. The numbers are in and they really don’t look good for the series, which lost out to Supernanny by a couple million viewers.

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

“The series premiere of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse was seen by 4.7 million viewers Friday night and garnered a 2.0 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and 6 share. It was beaten in the 9 p.m. hour by ABC's Supernanny (6.1 million viewers, 2.2/7) and is the lowest-rated scripted series premiere on a major broadcast network this season aside from NBC's now-defunct Crusoe.”

Are any of us surprised? Despite Fox amping up the promotion for the series in the week leading up to the premiere, including numerous spots during the network’s broadcast of American Idol, the numbers were still dismal for the show’s debut. I guess debuting a series during midseason on a Friday night next to a show that’s already suffering in the ratings isn’t the best way to get a show up and running. Would it be foolish of me to hope that the show's numbers might pick up in the coming weeks? Probably. Way to go, Fox.