Mike's post last week about NBC's new reality show, "The Baby Borrowers," got some commenters fired up. Apparently it also fired up the Nielsen ratings.
"Borrowers," which debuted last Wednesday at 9 p.m., attracted 7.9 million viewers, enough to put it in second place for its time slot. The show that beat it? Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance?" Hmmm. Maybe NBC should change the name of the show to "So You Think You Can Parent?" That might put it over the top.
I won't go into all the reasons this show seems completely absurd since Mike already did a fine job of covering that. Instead I'll just say this: I know it's summertime. I know all the truly solid TV series -- "Lost," "Friday Night Lights," "The Office" -- are on hiatus. But please, I beg you: Find something else to do after the kids go to sleep that doesn't involve watching reality television. Read a great novel. Build a diorama. Stare at the walls and ponder the reasons why someone thought it was necessary to turn Holly Hobbie into a vapid preteen.
Or, if you must watch TV, get a DVD of a decent show you may have missed and watch that instead. Remember: Only you can prevent high ratings for craptastic TV shows.
Image: NBC Via Variety
