Quantum Leap Ratings Nosedive? Fake News Friday

The Search for SAM! Did we forget about Quantum Leap? Well, guess who’s right again? Yep, it’s beginning to sound like a broken record. Exactly as I predicted, the Quantum Leap ratings have taken a big-time nosedive following returning from the holiday hiatus and are now the lowest of the series. What is alarming is that the big drop in ratings didn’t come with its returning episode but with the subsequent episode released after last week’s return. Last week saw Quantum Leap return with a new episode following a near-two month 56-day break where the ratings were okay with million viewers tuning in, which wasn’t the lowest of the series (previously million with Episode 6, see below). As I previously explained, the norm for a lot of TV shows when they go on a mid-winter break is that the ratings tank (especially for networks such as The CW). Why they go on break is anybody’s guess, but that month or two break somehow