"Zero Worship"
Ugly Betty episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 11
Directed byRon Underwood
Written byDawn DeKeyser
Production code211
Original air dateJanuary 10, 2008 (2008-01-10)

"Zero Worship" is the 11th episode in the second season, and the 34th episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on January 10, 2008. The episode was written by Dawn DeKeyser and directed by Ron Underwood.

Plot

Amanda turns to a psychic in her quest to find her birth father; Betty wants Daniel to use models of all shapes and sizes at Fashion Week after Justin's friends get a different impression on their class tour of Mode, but Alexis proves an obstacle due to her domineering ways. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina is hormonal and trying to find someone to be a surrogate mother for her baby.

Production

This episode was supposed to make its airing debut on January 3, 2008, but last minute schedule changes pushed its airing back a week.[1]

Reception

In TV Guide's "Ask Matt" column, Matt Roush touted this episode as one of his favorites.[2]

Ratings

The episode would go on to win its timeslot with a 6.7/11 share[3] and more than 10 million viewers tuning in.[4] However, in the January 7th-13th 2008 Nielsen weekly ratings it came in 27th, with Fox's Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which aired opposite Betty, edging the episode out by nearly 100,000 viewers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ From The Futon Critic (December 20, 2007)
  2. ↑ From TV Guide (January 11, 2008)
  3. ↑ From Zap2it.com (January 11, 2008) Archived January 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ From TV Guide (January 11, 2008) Archived January 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Week of January 7th-13th/2008 complete ratings". Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv. Usenet: mbrqo39h93kr5acme0b8b3nqclgb48ni7e@4ax.com.

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