'Osbournes' Premiere Takes a Dive - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brett Ferino · 06-13-2003, 06:47 PM

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - That silence you perceive is the buzz fading away from "The Osbournes."

The third-season premiere of the MTV series on Tuesday (June 10) suffered a substantial drop-off from the Season 2 debut. The show drew a little more than half the audience of last fall's premiere.

Preliminary Nielsen ratings put "The Osbournes" at a 3.2 household rating and 3.4 million viewers -- a fairly respectable number for a cable show. Still, the ratings pale in comparison to last season's premiere, which averaged a 5.2 rating and 6.6 million viewers.

The show followed a downward trend in the ratings after last season's premiere, and it appears the slide is continuing now. The series isn't as surprising as it was in its debut season, and the Osbourne family have been all over the media ever since.

On the plus side for MTV, a large majority of the show's viewers are in its target audience of people ages 12-34. Tuesday's premiere scored a 3.3 rating in the demographic. That's still below the 4.5 "The Osbournes" averaged last season, but a solid number nonetheless.

DarleneIllyria · 06-13-2003, 08:15 PM

Not too surprised about the premiere taking a dive. Not surprised at all.

felicitylen · 06-18-2003, 10:31 AM

i'm not suprised either. i think this whole osbourne fad wont last long.

DarleneIllyria · 06-18-2003, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by felicitylen
i'm not suprised either. i think this whole osbourne fad wont last long.

I'd say it's on its last legs right now. I was very surprised they even decided to go with a third season. I thought they were only in a contract for one or two seasons.

Lady T · 07-27-2003, 09:58 PM

I believe the Osbournes and Anna Nicole Smith Show will soon fade into oblivion

06-13-2003, 06:47 PM	#1
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	'Osbournes' Premiere Takes a Dive LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - That silence you perceive is the buzz fading away from "The Osbournes." The third-season premiere of the MTV series on Tuesday (June 10) suffered a substantial drop-off from the Season 2 debut. The show drew a little more than half the audience of last fall's premiere. Preliminary Nielsen ratings put "The Osbournes" at a 3.2 household rating and 3.4 million viewers -- a fairly respectable number for a cable show. Still, the ratings pale in comparison to last season's premiere, which averaged a 5.2 rating and 6.6 million viewers. The show followed a downward trend in the ratings after last season's premiere, and it appears the slide is continuing now. The series isn't as surprising as it was in its debut season, and the Osbourne family have been all over the media ever since. On the plus side for MTV, a large majority of the show's viewers are in its target audience of people ages 12-34. Tuesday's premiere scored a 3.3 rating in the demographic. That's still below the 4.5 "The Osbournes" averaged last season, but a solid number nonetheless.

06-18-2003, 10:31 AM	#3
felicitylen Keep Austin WEIRD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 17, 2003 Location: Hook 'em Horns Posts: 1,606	i'm not suprised either. i think this whole osbourne fad wont last long.
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06-13-2003, 08:15 PM	#2
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	Not too surprised about the premiere taking a dive. Not surprised at all.

07-27-2003, 09:58 PM	#5
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,361	I believe the Osbournes and Anna Nicole Smith Show will soon fade into oblivion