Archive through February 23, 2003
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Are you hot? (ABC):
Archive through February 23, 2003
Hotlantan | Friday, February 14, 2003 - 06:58 pm     "Are You Hot" was beaten nearly three to one in the ratings by "Survivor, but look how Reuters incredibly chose to spin the thrashing: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The debut of ribald reality show "Are You Hot?" trailed prime-time favorites like "CSI" and "Friends" but drew enough viewers to give ABC a long-sought-after ratings toehold on television's most competitive night. Pilloried by critics as virtual soft-core porn, "Are You Hot? The Search for America's Sexiest People," averaged 10.1 million viewers on Thursday, nearly double ABC's average audience in that time slot this season, according to Nielsen Media Research. The show also nearly tripled ABC's ratings among adult viewers younger than 50, the demographic most prized by advertisers, for the Thursday, 9 o'clock hour. The last time ABC achieved higher ratings with regular programming in that time period was two years ago when the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" was still on the air. The Nielsen numbers for "Are You Hot" might be seen as room-temperature ratings by most standards. But the show was up against some of the heaviest competition on TV, airing opposite the final half hour of "Survivor: The Amazon" and the first half-hour of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on CBS and against "Friends" and "Will & Grace on NBC. The show's performance also was impressive given that the 9 o'clock hour on Thursday has generally proven to be a ratings tar pit for such short-lived ABC dramas as "Dinotopia" and "Push, Nevada." "We're extremely happy," an ABC spokesman told Reuters on Friday. "This has been a sore spot for the network in terms of getting a foothold in, and we did just that last night." |
Jhezzie | Friday, February 14, 2003 - 10:15 pm     Oh brother. So I guess 3 x nothing= good? |
Muse | Friday, February 14, 2003 - 11:54 pm     I also caught little bits and pieces during commercials for Survivor. I can't really imagine watching the whole episode. I did like the fact that the judges did tell some of the women they were too thin. But it made me uncomfortable to see the guy who was forced to show his teeth repeatedly. It's not something that I'd bother to watch again, probably. |
Jhezzie | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 04:14 pm     Oh, and what's with Lorenzo? When I peeked in at this, he was sitting back, with these, uh... lovely yellow shades, looking rather strange. Didn't he used to be "hot?" I don't remember him looking that skinny...or clammy? |
Hummingbird | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 07:41 pm     I'll tell you who's not hot and never was - chinless Lorenzo Lamas. <edited - ryn> And that ascot made him look like a blooming idiot. Lorenzo, dude, you aint so hot yourself! |
Ryn | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 01:08 pm     I recorded 3/4 of it and watched it last night (I missed the 9-9:30 part while th vcr recorded Surreal World). Wow - talk about a straight rip off of American Idol. WITHOUT the enteraining portion. Lorenzo & the Designer seem to both want to play "Simon" at times. It was sad I won't care if I miss it next time around. I did like the comment by whats-her-name to one of the guys that he was too "gorrila-like" for her |
Ryn | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 01:12 pm     On another note, I have NO sympathy for anyone that goes on this show. They deserve any and all criticism they get and should be expecting it. Same goes for American Idol, or Star Search. |
Ryn | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 03:10 pm     I won't be watching, but anyone that has any interest can see the repeat of the two-hour season premire of this show on ABC Family tonight at 9pm Eastern. |
Ryn | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 08:49 am     Not sure if this is a sign or not, but the show was not played on ABC Family last night as it had been listed in TV Guide. |
Max | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 08:59 am     Well, this is one show that I would think would NOT fit with the ABC Family programming. Sorta goes against the wholesome image they are trying to promote, IMHO. |
Kaili | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 09:01 am     If that was just the ratings for the first episode, I'm guessing a lot of people watched to see what it was about and the ratings will decline from here on out. I didn't watch but I saw a thing on some entertainment show about it. They showed the teeth exam with that one guy and some black woman saying she wants to be all over magazines. Then she was in her bikini shaking her pint sized butt. She has a pretty face, but I don't think I would like any of these people in person. I don't like people who think they are taht wonderful and it's all about their bodies and their looks. Get over youselves!!! |
Kaili | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 09:03 am     Okay, and here's the think- i'm not into fashion shows or beauty pageants but after just seeing the previews for this I have way more respect for the women who do beauty pageants than the ones on this show. Don't know if they have male beauty pageants. Sounds like something more MTVs style. |
Monkeyboy | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 07:20 pm     This is the most revolting, piss poor, dreadful piece of garbage that i have seen in my life. Can't wait till the next episode  |
Froggiegirl621 | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 07:28 pm     Was anyone else DISGUSTED by Lorezo's comment to the one female contestant, Valerie, I believe was her name??? He said to her "I've got a burrito cooking south of the border, and it's almost done." What a pig! I'm never watching this show again!!! |
Brenda1966 | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 07:30 pm     LOL Monkeyboy! This show IS a train wreck. It's hideous and I can't stop watching. I hope they pull it off the air before I lose my mind. I can't believe that's Lorenzo Lamas? Isn't he in his 40's at least? Why is he trying to look like a teenager? |
Monkeyboy | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 07:50 pm     Yea froggie, what is so gross to me is that i was ACTUALLY eating a burrito when he said that! LOL Boy did i trash that burrito with disgust. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 08:11 pm     Lorenzo and the lounge lizard look..LOL (yellow glasses) Did he also have gold chains around his neck? |
Froggiegirl621 | Friday, February 21, 2003 - 05:40 am     During Jimmy Kimmel last night, he replayed that Lorenzo comment...I almost threw up, AGAIN!!! How revolting!!! |
Dahli | Friday, February 21, 2003 - 06:32 am     He should be eating a few cheeseburgers or burritos or something, he looks so unuhealthy and not only pathetic but anorexic! |
Seamonkey | Friday, February 21, 2003 - 11:39 am     I saw a few bits of this at commercial time on the shows I was actually watching and Lorenzo may be more distasteful than Corey FEldam or Puck.. bleh. |
Kady | Friday, February 21, 2003 - 06:45 pm     I accidently recorded it last night instead of Will & Grace and Scrubs. I laughed my butt off but highly doubt if I make a point of watching it again. |
Bastable | Friday, February 21, 2003 - 08:16 pm     I hate this show. It's a gladiator match of the flesh. Totally unworthy of my time. Besides, those people are only one type of hot. Beautiful, even, but not really "hot." |
Ericka1012 | Friday, February 21, 2003 - 09:34 pm     Bastable, boy do I agree with you...what a waste of tv time, and this from the network that can't get it togeather enough to keep one of the best reality shows on the air "The Mole". I can't imagine myself watching this show again...BIT WASTE OF TIME. |
Bastable | Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 12:01 pm     Everyone on this show would only be hot in Los Angeles. One really attractive guy stood up there and one of the judges made him open his mouth and then told him, "You need to get your teeth fixed." That's so L.A. Where I come from, it takes more than physical perfection to make someone hot, and a shaved chest isn't a sign of sexiness but a sign of vanity. Only Hollywood types could possibly consider these people at the top of the food chain. This show just proves how wide the cultural divide can be between sleazy Hollywood TV producers and average people. |
Bastable | Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 09:16 pm     From 'Newsweek' and MSNBC.com (http://www.msnbc.com/news/873625.asp) "Are You Hot?" Is It Nuclear? By Anna Quindlen ...The Arab world could be forgiven for thinking that what's on the tube today forecasts the end of a culture as surely as the orgies of ancient Rome or the self-indulgence of the last dauphins did. But at least the French left behind some really great furniture. Can it be that one of the legacies of the most dominant nation on earth will be the execrable "Are You Hot?" This new one is to "American Idol" what the Miss USA pageant is to Miss America: no talent required, just a bod and a face, which will be perused, criticized and dismissed by a panel of judges. What a lovely atmosphere in which to convince adolescents that it's their character that counts... Jerry Springer seems less radical every day; Maury Povich, who once did shows that were about something, now presides over the DNA testing of infants whose teenage father may be either this guy or that. Even HBO, the gold standard of a tin industry, runs porn in the shabby guise of documentaries with no redeeming value about strippers and hookers. At least there's "Law & Order," our "Lysistrata." Dancing on the rim of the volcano: there's no doubt about it. Only people who are really numb, or want to be, could stomach stuff so tawdry and stupid. The operative word is "escapist," and after listening to Osama bin Laden's latest threats, looking at a schematic of all those already deployed in the Gulf, reading a few "helpful hints" on what to do in the event of a biological or chemical attack (stay upwind--duh) and talking to the kids about how to get in touch if "something happens," escape sounds wonderful. A mystery novel. A Jackie Chan movie. How else to respond to a letter from the headmaster that contains the sentence "Should an alert be received, we will shut and seal the school's air intake system"? But most of the escapist TV entertainment of the moment feels a little like destroying the village in order to save it. Can it really be necessary to so cheapen the franchise that anxiety over the onset of war must be muffled by the question of whether Aaron will propose to Helene or to Brooke? It was Helene. They got engaged. They broke up. On to the next thing. Your butt's too big. Your hair's too thin. You're not hot. Is this really helpful? for the rest, click http://www.msnbc.com/news/873625.asp |
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