Those numbers will be enhanced by delayed viewing, of course, but the sudden plunge for "New Girl" in viewing for a first-run episode on the network has to be cause for some alarm.
Australia first broadcast the episode on Nine Network on March 25 , 2014 and was watched by 994,000 households.
In order to give the lauded series extra exposure, Sundance re-aired the premiere episode on sister network AMC in late April following a new episode of "Mad Men".
Thinking the same would happen with "Partial Terms of Endearment", MacFarlane believed that Fox would eventually run the episode on their network, stating, "Most of the time these things turn out to be nothing".
With about 20 percent of viewers watching episodes of network series on a delayed basis, the initial ratings have to be seasoned with much larger quantities of salt.
In Australia the episode aired May 12 , 2008 on Network Ten, where it was watched by 1,432,000 viewers, making it the night's second most watched program.
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, spends his show's episodes on Cartoon Network defending animated characters from the past, including Scooby Doo, who is busted for pot.
"Conan" currently airs hourlong episodes on the network Monday through Thursday.
When Showtime first began airing Dexter and then when it's parent company CBS aired episodes on the network during the writers strike, some church groups spoke out about its storyline.
Watch Naruto episodes on Cartoon Network or on YouTube.
