Reality TV on broadcast TV
is seemingly live and well -- for the moment.
ABC's "Splash", a reality competition show
where celebrities make big dives into swimming pools, earned a Nielsen preliminary 2.6 rating/8 share at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night. That was the biggest rated reality show debut in a year and a
half -- since Fox launched "The X Factor" in September 2011.
It was also ABC's best
reality TV debut since October 2011.