MTV Reunites Las Vegas Cast

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, Cable/Satellite, Ratings

Yikes. Why on earth would MTV get the Vegas cast of The Real World together again? Well, here’s one theory: that season was one of the highest rated of the whole series. So, ratings gold, I suppose. Plus, they’re probably banking on the fact that none of them have grown up beyond getting hammered and making out in hot tubs. I have to say, that was the last season I watched, and I couldn’t even make it through the entire run that year. The gap between my reality and the Real World cast’s reality was huge that year. I guess I just got older. Huh. Anyway, MTV is bringing them all back together for Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort. Series co-creator Jon Murray said, “I know viewers will want to check back into The Palms with the cast and see what they’ve been up to and what they’ll get up to.” Well, if the promos can make any promises of drunken three-ways, I’d say they’ll have a hit. Of course, all but one of that season’s cast have been on Real World/Road Rules Challenge or other MTV shows. And Trishelle Cannatella had a stint on VH1’s The Surreal Life, so you can’t say these folks have used up their 15 minutes just yet. Look for this reunion in late spring.

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Flavor of Love 2 Big Ratings Winner for VH1

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Reality, Cable, Ratings

I actually had to read the article twice about Flavor of Love 2—as in, did I just read that Flavor Flav’s finale show has earned the biggest audience ever for VH1? It’s true. Unbelievably true. I’m not sure if anyone reading this has ever seen this show, but to me, it’s just terrible. Maybe the ratings come from that “can’t take my eyes off of this trainwreck” feeling. I can only imagine that’s what it is. I can tolerate a lot of reality shows, but this one is unbearable to me. I’ve flipped past it a couple of times and lingered for about two minutes, including last night’s finale where he made his ultimate choice. Wow. I don’t want to offend anyone, but I can actually feel IQ points dropping when I watch it. So I watched about five minutes of it last night and those are five minutes of my life that I can never get back. But enough about me.

Flavor of Love 2 had 7.5 million viewers. I know… it’s not a typo. That makes it the most watched program ever on VH1 and the number one cable show for the evening. Among the 18-49 set, Flavor of Love was the top-rated non-sports show on cable for 2006. Seems Flav has found his niche—after appearing on The Surreal Life, Strange Love (with Brigitte Nielsen) and two runs of Flavor of Love—he is the darling of VH1. Go figure.

Oh, and by the way, he picked “Deelishis” in the final episode.

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