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Spears delivers 'Mother's' highest ratings
Spears delivers 'Mother's' highest ratings
A guest appearance by Britney Spears on Monday gave the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" its highest rating ever. "Mother" spiked to a series high 4.5 preliminary rating among adults 18-49, even as the rest of the CBS comedy lineup fell from last week's record-setting return to original episodes. Critics were relatively impressed. "Britney the Trainwreck showed how she can still be Britney ...
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  • SaveBritney SaveBritney
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    You go Brit! I knew she could come back, all she needed was some TLC and to get away from Sam and Adnan.
    Posted 3/25/2008 respond (flag)
  • adrianna adrianna
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    I don't get the "critics favorably impressed" thing - I've seen the clips. They're not funny. She remembers her lines and all that but it's not ACTING.
    Posted 3/25/2008 respond (flag)
    • AdamsWorldBlog AdamsWorldBlog
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      I notice the writer didn't seem to get the sarcasm of the Daily News' comment, "Spears proved she can act every bit as well as she can sing,"
      Posted 3/26/2008 respond (flag)
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