"Trisha" and "The Test" Canceled, "Serch" Not Going Forward

[JamesG]

Daytime Talk Shows "Trisha" and "The Test" Canceled
4/1/14
by Alex Ben Block


The two lowest-rated syndicated talk shows of the 2013-2014 season, "The Test" and "Tricia", are coming to an end. Additionally, conflict resolution talk show "Serch", which had decent ratings in a test on eight Tribute TV stations last year, will not go forward into full syndication.

NBC Universal on Tuesday confirmed that "Tricia", starring British talk show host Tricia Goddard, is being canceled after two seasons. This season to date "Tricia" has averaged a 0.6 household rating (an average of 762,000 viewers a day) and a 0.4 rating in the key demographic of women 25 to 54 years of age.



Goddard hosted a British tabloid talk show on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and on England’s Channel 5 from 2005 until 2010. She came to the U.S. with a reputation as a successful talk host in the tradition of Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos but never found as big an audience as those shows.

“Trisha is a great talent and we recognize and are grateful for all of the hard work that Trisha and the production staff have put in to the show for the past two seasons," NBC Universal said in a statement.







CBS Television Distribution would not comment on the cancellation of "The Test" or confirm "Serch" will not go forward, but sources confirmed the bad news for both shows.

"The Test", a conflict resolution talk show, was produced by CBS Television Distribution in association with Tribune. Hosted by Kirk Fox, it premiered Sept. 9, 2013 in about 90 percent of American TV homes, but never really found much traction. For the season to date it has had a 0.6 rating (an average of about 889,000 viewers a day) and a 0.4 rating in the key female demo.



In the February sweeps, "The Test" (in metered markets) averaged a 0.8 rating which gave it about 2 percent share of all TV’s turned on at the time. That was about 27 percent lower than its lead in show (on average).

"Tricia" and "The Test" tied for 130th place among all (161) syndicated shows this season in household ratings.







It is a bit more surprising that "Serch", starring MC Serch, isn’t going to get a chance to go national. CBS Television Distribution gave it a three-week test run (one week less than originally announced) on Tribune stations in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere.

"Serch" averaged a 1.0 household rating and 2 percent share of the audience, which was slightly down from its lead-in shows. It did improve from week one to week three about 11 percent in the ratings.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...goddard-692772

[mets82]

They didnt seem to have much traction here in CT. I dont even think Serch is on in my area. The Test, I found, by accident but I dont watch any of these shows.

[ILuvCarolBurnett]

I wish "Maury" would go. I can't believe every day it is about people using DNA tests to find their baby daddy. Can TV get any lower than that?

[cleverfun3000]

Yes. It's called "The Jerry Springer Show".

[ILuvCarolBurnett]

Originally Posted by cleverfun3000

Yes. It's called "The Jerry Springer Show".

True, but at least Springer has a variety of story lines. It isn't the same thing every day, is it?