Tuesday's 8-10 PM ET The Simple Life rerun marathon didn't bring in the typical good numbers of the earlier original episode broadcasts, but the two-hour block of four repeat episodes was still good enough to place FOX first in the night's lackluster holiday period ratings race.
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, viewership of the "reality sitcom" show grew strongly throughout the two hour block, beginning with an average of 7.6 million viewers and 3.4 rating/10 share in the Adults 18-49 demographic for the 8 PM episode and ending with 10.3 million viewers and a 4.8/13 Adults 18-49 score for the closing 9:30 PM episode.
Airing versus repeat lineups of CBS' dramas and ABC's and NBC's sitcoms, the marathon led FOX to a rare first place tie with CBS for the night in total viewers (with an average of 9.1 million) and a clear victory in the Adults 18-49 emographic (4.2/12).