Jessica Simpson BOMBS
Despite heavy promotion, the ratings for Jessica Simpson’s VH1 reality show The Price of Beauty were, well, pretty ugly.
Monday’s premiere attracted just 1 million viewers, UsMagazine.com has confirmed. Around 487,000 people tuned in for the encore later in the night.
The show got beat by a rerun of NCIS on USA, a TruTV series called Operation Repo and History Channel’s Pawn Stars, The Los Angeles Times notes.
Even former American Idol Fantasia Barrino had a stronger debut for her VH1 reality show, Fantasia For Real. (Her show premiere nabbed 2.3 million viewers.)
Reviews for The Price of Beauty — which featured Simpson, 29, and her pals traveling around the world to learn how other cultures define beauty — were mixed.
The New York Post called it “dopey and clueless,” while the San Diego Union Tribune said it was “sweet on the outside and a little empty on the inside.”
A VH1 rep tells Us: “We’re very pleased with the show. A million-and-a-half viewers tuned in that night to see the first episode. We expect that audience to build even more.”
March 17th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Empty like Jessica’s head
March 18th, 2010 at 8:34 am
I thought it was a great start. Im looking forward to learning about what other cultures consider beautiful.. It will def be an interesting show to watch!
March 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
If I want to learn something about other cultures, I am certainly not going to learn anything from Jessica Simpson. Jessica Simpson has not presented anything new. I have seen all this stuff before on more reputable channels with more reputable hosts. If I want to learn about other cultures, I’ll read a book, or I will watch History, Discovery, and Learning channels. If I want to watch a bimbo show cleavage and jump up and down, I’ll watch Jessica Simpson.
December 26th, 2010 at 11:33 am
All of people next year can be better knowing this!