'Jersey Shore' Rankings Improve in Week 3

MTV"Jersey Shoreline" Jersey Shoreline is constantly on the own Thursday nights. Because of its third episode, the MTV juggernaut elevated 5 % as a whole tune-in, drawing 7.8 million total audiences at 10 p.m. days after Abercrombie & Fitch stated it was prepared to pay Mike "The ProblemInch Sorrentino to not put on the organization's clothing. (The prior episode averaged 7.4 million audiences.) That wasn't enough, however, to top the evening's No. 1 non-related sports program, CBS' Your Government, which averaged 8 million audiences at 9 p.m. "We're deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino's connection to our brand might lead to significant harm to our image," Abercrombie & Fitch stated inside a statement earlier within the week. In MTV's key persons 12-34 demographic, Jersey Shoreline was the very best-ranked program for that third straight week, snagging a 7.3 rating (or 5.7 million) -- a 3 % increase in the previous week. Thursday's episode -- which displayed hook-up drama between Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Sorrentino -- was among the franchise's 10 most-viewed telecasts, behind six third season episodes and also the Season 4 opener. RELATED: COVER STORY: 'Jersey Shoreline' Italia: 72 Hours within the Existence of the Drama Full Nicole Polizzi TV Rankings Mike "The ProblemInch Sorrentino Jersey Shoreline