'Dance' the night away

May 29, 2008 After winning the season by a wide margin, Fox burst into summer last week with the return of "So You Think You Can Dance" finishing in front of other reality premieres. Thursday's "Dance" (8.7 million viewers, 3.5 rating/10 share among the key adults demographic of 18-49) was up 59% over Fox's previous four-week Thursday night average and was only down a slight 5% year-to-year compared with the more dramatically eroded season finales it ran against: ABC's "Ugly Betty" (8.8 million, 2.8/9) and "Grey's Anatomy" (18 million, 7.0/19) were both down double digits. Still, the "Grey's" finale marked the highest-rated scripted telecast on any network in four months.

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