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JamesG · 06-26-2014, 07:13 PM

Fox Exec on Kris Jenner's Failed Talk Show: "She Was Pretty Uninteresting"
6/26/14
by Alex Ben Block

Last summer the Fox TV Station Group did a six week test run of a talk show starring Kris Jenner, the “momager” of the Kardashian clan.

Months of silence followed before it became clear that "Kris" would not move forward.

On Thursday, in a discussion with The Hollywood Reporter about three new shows Fox will test this summer, Frank Cicha, senior vp and president of programming for the Fox Television Stations, admitted he knew by the time the test ended that "Kris" wasn’t going to work.

“I think she was pretty uninteresting,” Cicha said. “That was one where 20th Television tried to capitalize on a name... When the camera was on she looked not just like a deer in the headlights, but like a deer that already got hit.”

Cicha praised Jenner for working hard, never being a diva and doing all the press and publicity she could for the show. He also said as the weeks went on she did get a little better on the air.

However, until the very end when she brought Kanye West on the show with baby pictures, the ratings were sub-par. In some markets Cicha says they got hate mail about "Kris".

“It wasn’t a disaster in the ratings,” said Cicha, adding that it would have been an expensive show to produce and wasn’t a good fit for the rest of his station group’s schedule.

"When you added it up, it wasn’t a show that made sense for us.”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-failed-715261

cleverfun3000 · 06-27-2014, 09:27 AM

Occasionally people who find out will ask me why I am such a huge fan of the Kardashians. My answer is always the same: They have become millionares many times over with absolutely no talent, wit or skill. They will each be hired and paid hundreds more times by companies, television organizations, magazines, etc. only to find out - yet once again - they aren't the superstars that the media-machine has them cracked up to be. They will each make a few more 100 million dollars before a new "Kardashian" clan is crowned who will be made richer with even less talent their the current reigning queens.

06-26-2014, 07:13 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,230	Fox Exec on Kris Jenner's Failed Talk Show: "She Was Pretty Uninteresting" *Fox Exec on Kris Jenner's Failed Talk Show: "She Was Pretty Uninteresting"* 6/26/14 by Alex Ben Block Last summer the Fox TV Station Group did a six week test run of a talk show starring Kris Jenner, the “momager” of the Kardashian clan. Months of silence followed before it became clear that "Kris" would not move forward. On Thursday, in a discussion with The Hollywood Reporter about three new shows Fox will test this summer, Frank Cicha, senior vp and president of programming for the Fox Television Stations, admitted he knew by the time the test ended that "Kris" wasn’t going to work. “I think she was pretty uninteresting,” Cicha said. “That was one where 20th Television tried to capitalize on a name... When the camera was on she looked not just like a deer in the headlights, but like a deer that already got hit.” Cicha praised Jenner for working hard, never being a diva and doing all the press and publicity she could for the show. He also said as the weeks went on she did get a little better on the air. However, until the very end when she brought Kanye West on the show with baby pictures, the ratings were sub-par. In some markets Cicha says they got hate mail about "Kris". “It wasn’t a disaster in the ratings,” said Cicha, adding that it would have been an expensive show to produce and wasn’t a good fit for the rest of his station group’s schedule. "When you added it up, it wasn’t a show that made sense for us.” http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-failed-715261 Attached Images

06-27-2014, 09:27 AM	#2
cleverfun3000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 18, 2008 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,685	Occasionally people who find out will ask me why I am such a huge fan of the Kardashians. My answer is always the same: They have become millionares many times over with absolutely no talent, wit or skill. They will each be hired and paid hundreds more times by companies, television organizations, magazines, etc. only to find out - yet once again - they aren't the superstars that the media-machine has them cracked up to be. They will each make a few more 100 million dollars before a new "Kardashian" clan is crowned who will be made richer with even less talent their the current reigning queens.