Sorry Octomom, looks like America isn’t too interested in you anymore.
Nadya Suleman’s two hour special, Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage, aired on Fox last night and, well, the ratings aren’t too hot.
The show drew in 4.2 million viewers, putting it in fourth place for the time slot. When compared to the advertising and hype Fox was building, this isn’t a strong number. In fact, the number one show of the time slot, America’s Got Talent, had almost double the viewers.
And it’s not just viewers who didn’t like what they saw, critics tore the special up. People thought it was exploitative, unnecessary and poorly made. Will this have any effect on the planned Octomom TV series? Stay tuned. Or don’t, like the rest of the country.
Check out this footage of OctoMom released by FOX for Nadya Suleman’s upcoming special “Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage.” Airing WED 8/19 at 8/7c.
We might not get Paula Abdul but we’ll definitely get a whole lot of Simon Cowell.
Robert Sillerman, CEO of 19 Entertainment parent company CKX, let it slip yesterday that Fox is expecting Simon back for not one, not two but three more seasons of the hit reality competition.
“We’ve heard from Fox, who has asked us for approval for Simon Cowell to appear for three more years on ‘Idol,’” Sillerman said, later adding that nothing should stand in the way of Cowell’s return. Word is that Simon will pull in $45 million for the new deal. Not too shabby.
There was no word on any other new guest judges scheduled to replace Abdul.
Most know by now, FOX seriously underestimated the power of Paula Abdul. Now other networks are courting Abdul and her star-power with offers to install Abdul in their own top rated talent competitions.
Steve McPherson, ABC’s entertainment president has been quoted that he would love to have Abdul on “Dancing with the Stars” adding he had already made the call to Abdul.
“I would love to have her. I was a little stunned by the American Idol decision. We would love to have her on ‘Dancing’ either as a participant or a contestant, I definitely have reached out to her. I gave her a call first and foremost to say I was sorry about the situation and to say we’d love to see her on ABC.”
McPherson will have to make Abdul a very nice deal if he wants her on his show as Abdul already met with Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of “So You Think You Can Dance” this weekend.
No word yet on where Abdul will go post Idol, however one thing is for sure, American Idol brass made a serious mistake letting her walk away over something silly like a few million dollars.
Paula Abdul announced on her Twitter page that she is officially out of American Idol. Done. No more. Fin.
Let’s allow Paula’s tweets to speak for her:
With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all..
I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1become an international phenomenon.
What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon me
It truly has been breathtaking, especially over the past month
I do without any doubt have the BEST fans in the entire world and I love you all
Rumors have been swirling for weeks about Paula’s involvement in the next season. It’s no secret that she’s been unhappy and looking for more (money, attention, adulation). You can’t really blame her, she was a major part of the show’s success.
However, some industry insiders are saying that this is PR stunt and Paula’s contract is already signed and ready to go.
You would think when the President of the United States calls for a news conference to discuss issues such as universal health care, the networks would carry it, no questions asked. Think again…
FOX has refused to carry Wednesday’s broadcast! ABC and CBS have agreed but only after the White House agreed to move it from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The reason the networks are being so difficult? Reality TV! You heard me right, and instead of seeing the President talk about health care at 9 p.m. on ABC, you will see the regularly scheduled reality TV program “America’s Got Talent,” featuring singer, Susan Boyle from “Britain’s Got Talent.”
For CBS, who agreed right away to air the President, broadcasts only repeats on that night, however, FOX’s 2 hour “So You Think You Can Dance” broadcast wins out over the President of the United States.
First scripted TV and now the President… Is no one safe from the reality TV?
According to US Weekly.com , it looks as though Paula Abdul may not be returning for ninth season of American Idol.
“Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on Idol,” Abdul’s manager, David Sonenberg, who has yet to receive a proposal for her return, told The Los Angeles Times. The new season is set to premiere in January.
“I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful,” he added of the holdup. “I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that [Idol production companies Fremantle and 19 Entertainment] haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do.”
According to Sonenberg, who began managing the star in June, he told the network Abdul would “love to be on the show,” but has not heard back as to any sort of proposal.
“She’s not a happy camper as a result of what’s going on. She’s hurt. She’s angry,” Sonenberg said. “I think at this point we’re going to be considering everything, including some kind of a competition show. She has tremendous ideas for a whole variety of shows.”
Funny NBC show ‘My Name is Earl’ starring Jason Lee, will not be returning to TV. Twentieth Century Fox tried to sell the show to TBS, but TBS said they were unable to make the show’s economics work without undermining its quality.
Thanks to successful syndication on Comedy Central and amazing DVD sales, the Fox channel has decided to resurrect the animated sci-fi series, “Futurama” from the cancelled show graveyard. Fox ordered 26 episodes of the show due to hit the airwaves in mid 2010. This resurrection worked for Family Guy a few years ago and that show is funnier and more brutal than ever. Bender the robot is fantastic, but 26 more episodes? I’m not overwhelmed or underwhelmed by this news. Is it possible to just be whelmed?
Thanks to successful syndication on Comedy Central and amazing DVD sales, the Fox channel has decided to resurrect the animated sci-fi series, “Futurama” from the cancelled show graveyard. Fox ordered 26 episodes of the show due to hit the airwaves in mid 2010. This resurrection worked for Family Guy a few years ago and that show is funnier and more brutal than ever. Bender the robot is fantastic, but 26 more episodes? I’m not overwhelmed or underwhelmed by this news. Is it possible to just be whelmed?
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