Does "How I Met Your Mother" have Britney to thank for ratings bump?
The CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," co-starring the fabulous Emmy-nominated Neil Patrick Harris, enjoyed a 22 percent ratings spike this week even though it aired directly against the season premiere of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
There seems to be only one explanation: the show has Britney Spears guesting on a future episode which was filmed last week. All the attention is free publicity for a wonderful show that I have enjoyed since its first season.
This just goes to show what good things Britney can bring to the world when she's productive and being properly taken care of as she seems to be for the past month or so. Let's hope we see her doing more things like this guest spot and no more of that wandering around aimlessly around LA with the paparazzi pack in tow.
Greg Hernandez has covered the entertainment industry for the Daily
News since 2001. He's considered a bit odd by some for his obsession
with box office numbers, has been known to camp out near the kitchen
at premieres for first crack at the hors d'oeurves, and Greg's never
seen a red carpet he didn't want to stroll down.