Maybe Carrie Underwood Should Consider Crossing Over to Glee

Show's "Vogue"-accented return tops Academy of Country Music Awards in latest TV ratings rankings

Can you correctly identify the winners of these contests: Glee versus all of country music; American Idol versus Dancing With the Stars; and Alyssa Milano versus Christina Applegate?

The answers—and more questions about which bubble shows are getting a DVR boost—in the latest TV ratings quiz:  

1. How in vogue is the"Vogue"-ing Glee? In its return, the show not only hit a series high (13.7 million viewers), it outdrew Sunday's Carrie Underwood-led Academy of Country Music Awards (13.1 million).

2. Has order been restored to the weekly Nielsen rankings? Yes—if you, like Fox presumably, believe that Idol should always be No. 1. After two weeks on top, Monday's DWTS (20.6 million) got edged by Wednesday's Idol (21 million) for bragging rights as TV's most-watched show. 

3. Why does Romantically Challenged feel familiar? The Milano comedy enjoyed a similar launch to Applegate's Samantha Who? Last night, DWTS' new companion scored an estimated 11.6 million viewers, virtually identical to the premiere of DWTS' old companion circa 2007.

4. What is Castle's problem? Nothing—as long as it airs right after DWTS. Last night, with Romantically Challenged putting 30 minutes between the Nathan Fillion series and the ballroom, Castle dipped to second in its time slot, behind CSI: Miami. 

5. Which bubble shows are the biggest DVR hits? Through April 4, the latest Nielsen data available, V averaged the most DVR playbacks over a week's time: 1.8 million. We were going to tell you that Parenthood was a very close second with 1.76 million, more than the likes of Glee and Modern Family, but then it up and got renewed today. That leaves FlashForward in second among bubble shows, with 1.73 million views.

6. The end of Ugly Betty: good or bad? The series finale did finish last in its time slot (and behind a rerun of Law & Order: SVU), but it also marked a season high (5.4 million). Out of respect for the deceased, we're going to call that a good way to go out.

7. Did you bid Captain Phil farewell? Yes. The sixth-season premiere of Deadliest Catch, noting the February death of the Cornelia Marie's skipper, pulled in the series' largest-ever audience (4.6 million). Overall, it was the week's second-most-watched show in all cable, behind only pro wrestling.