View Full Version : fX's Orlando Jones Show Not Quite Good in the Ratings for Premiere


Pavan
06-17-2003, 04:30 PM
FX's new late-night strip. The Orlando Jones Show, was a modest draw on its June 16 debut.

Orlando Jones recorded a 0.6 household rating and a 0.6 among FX's core 18- through 49-year-old viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Insiders said the network was expecting to draw slightly higher marks.

But FX said it is pleased with the start, particularly compared with its last late-night entry, The Test with Jillian Barberie, back in April 2001, which averaged a 0.4 rating.

Orlando Jones airs weekdays at 11 p.m.

Sitcomwriter
06-17-2003, 11:48 PM
I tried to watch it but while I like Orlando, I wasn't crazy about the show.Oh and Adrian Brody? I know he's a big Oscar winner and everything but I don't really consider him "1st guest material" plus it's on the same time as "Unscrewed".

SBTB Geek
06-25-2003, 12:22 PM
I haven't watched this show yet. But I liked FX's other late night show they had, "The Test." It was actually quite interesting, but I shouldn't blame the semi-low ratings on Jillian. It was the fact that they were claming to have celebrity guest when actually they were a bunch of has-beens.

isiahthomas
07-10-2003, 12:26 PM
It seems like they give anybody their own talk show nowadays. What made somebody wanna give Orlando Jones a talk show? I haven't seen his show yet but i know it's probably corny. I might have to check it out tonight. I miss him doing the 7UP commercials cause this new black guy who's doing them isn't as funny. I just saw Orlando in the movie Biker Boys the other day. That movie was ok.