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"Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by Rabies on 07-08-04 at 01:32 AM
LAST EDITED ON 07-12-04 AT 11:04 PM (EST)

The reason I ask is that first season we had a rather huge amount of fans posting here in these very forums, yet this season, there's but a trickle of new posts every day. What gives?

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"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by Sweater_Puffs on 07-08-04 at 04:07 AM
LAST EDITED ON 07-08-04 AT 04:08 AM (EST)

I think the show as a whole is 'slower' than the first. There's not as much to be 'amused by' as the first. No Hutch. No Kip...... uhhh, no carrots!


I gotta go adjust my Cuban tea bags.... hmmm, wonder what he meant by that?

"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by woeisme1 on 07-08-04 at 02:07 PM
If the cast of characters made a big difference how does one explain how Survivor, BB, Tar, or any of the other shows for that matter, are still on seasons later?

This season is hysterical too, only different. But that is just my opinion.

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"Hysterical too...."
Posted by Sweater_Puffs on 07-09-04 at 02:58 AM
Two words.... bangers and mash!

in somebody else's bun.... Oh, i guess that's seven words.

Yes, they have had some funny moments!

"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by memacmur on 07-21-04 at 02:37 PM
My guess for the drop in ratings is that the novelty has worn off.

I've been off on vacation, so I also don't know how heavily SpikeTV has been promoting this years season either. I know last year you couldn't go past the channel without seeing part of an ad (or a repeated episode) being shown. I eventually jumped in a few episodes into season 1 (due to both ads and friends), and have been hooked ever since.

Personally, I still think the show is great, even a bit better than last year just because they have gone completely over the top. Besides, Gerald (Jonathan Torrence, aka Jono) is great to see on network TV for all us Canadians who have seen far too much of his on-screen antics. From Street Cents to Jonovision (his own tween-oriented talk show) to Trailer Park Boys and Joe Schmo. Oops, on a rant...

MEmacmur

"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by Roo on 07-08-04 at 01:25 PM
I think the time slot makes a big difference. JS1 was on from 9 - 10 pm. in my area, which is a much better time for many people. Is it only on Mondays at 11:05 in your area? Our is shown again on Tuesday nights at 10.

Roo

"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by SurvivorBlows on 07-08-04 at 10:13 PM
>Are the ratings way lower this season?

Ya, you could say that:

http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/story.php?s=2666

Debuting Tuesday, June 15, Joe Schmo 2 drew only 596,000 overall viewers for its premiere, a figure that was not only below the numbers drawn by last fall's premiere of the original Joe Schmo, but far below the 3.4 million viewers who tuned in for the program's October 2003 finale.

"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by cqvenus on 07-09-04 at 06:32 PM

wow. that is truly pathetic. maybe they should've saved it for the fall instead of putting it on in the summer.

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"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by erickman on 07-10-04 at 04:05 PM
i knew it would bomb just like joe mill 2 did i wonder how high the raitings are for matts show 10 things every guy should do it would be funny if they are higher
"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by ladro on 07-10-04 at 10:41 PM
Thanks for the tip. But, since I didn't even know Matt had a show, I would be surprised if his ratings were higher.
"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by erickman on 07-10-04 at 11:32 PM
>Thanks for the tip. But, since
>I didn't even know Matt
>had a show, I would
>be surprised if his ratings
>were higher.


yea it is a pretty good show it is on once a month where 4 guys compete for tickets to like the super bowl or some other event

"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by Rabies on 07-12-04 at 11:06 PM
Leave it to Spike to market Matt's show in such a way that even fans of Joe Schmo (me) don't know it even exists!

But hey, this is the channel that intelligently decided it was going to cut it's potential audience in HALF, by billing itself as a men's channel.

"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by erickman on 07-20-04 at 02:11 PM
so s-blows how are the raitings after the move to monday night did it help out any
"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by vixie on 08-09-04 at 03:16 AM
I'm sorry..what show? On Spike, I take it, but when?
p.s. Not a guy (at least not at this time)
"RE: Are the ratings way lower this season?"
Posted by Mr Canuck on 08-08-04 at 02:57 PM
Problem is that they didn't give it a fighting chance. ratings are soooo important that after 2 episodes they decided to move it to an impossibly late time slot. So much that I don't bother watching the first airing and wait for the re-air a few days later (still late but not as much). Hopefully they will do a Schmo 2 marathon in the fall.

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