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You would think, for all the flood of condemnation, guilty-pleasure love/hate, alleged death threats and general hoopla surrounding MTV's series "Jersey Shore" that it would be some kind of huge hit.Nope.
The show has generated protests from Italian-American groups for its portrayal of the show's self-proclaimed "guidos" and "guidettes," caused at least two advertisers (Domino's and American Family Insurance) to pull their commercials and, according to at least one report, prompted threats against MTV employees. Gallons of ink and millions of pixels have been spilled (including on this site) discussing whether it's an affront to all mankind or the greatest trash TV since "Elimidate" and puzzling over why a guy would nickname himself The Situation.
All for a show that, even by cable standards, didn't draw that much of an audience. Last week's premiere brought in a shade under 1.4 million viewers and a modest 1.2 rating in the adults 18-34 demographic that makes up a big chunk of MTV's target audience. The ratings were small enough that MTV didn't see fit to spotlight them in any press releases following the premiere, and well below even the lower-than-usual season premiere of "The Hills" (2.1 million) earlier this year.
So all the hype and protests -- from Italian-American groups including UNICO, the Order of the Sons of Italy and the National Italian-American Federation -- is for a show that reached roughly 1 percent of the TV-watching homes in the country. I'll be curious to see if the furor makes the numbers go up this week, or if most people continue not to care.
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Only fa@@gots would watch this.
Oops...one too many @'s there. Gotta point that out before a fa@@ot gets angry and threatens me!
STFU Boogie. Why would gay people watch this show? I think you watched it, loved The Situation and you are upset at your gay thoughts for him and have self-loathing.
I think Snooky is HOT... Marone!!!
It's yet another example of wretched television: MTV and VH1 are open sewers of cultural sludge.
As a true "Jersey Girl" this show makes me sick! Take the NEW YORK trash out of our state and put some real NJ people on that show!
MTV sucks in general and Vh1 is
a close second.
Only 1.4 million viewers? That's about the same number as Melrose Place averages, and this site sure gives that flop a lot of press.
I think Hey A@@hole really loves to take it up the a@@hole while watching this gaystrosity.
NEW YORK IS NOT TRASH. DONT GET IT TWISTED IT AINT CALLED THE DIRTY JERZ FOR NOTHIN. DIRTY SKEAZER JERSEY GIRLS. TAKE THE TRASH OUT. AT LEAST IF THIS SHOW WAS BASED ON GIRLS FROM NY THEY WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE. IF YOU WATCHED THE SHOW PREMIER YOU WOULD SEE WHERE THEY ARE FROM AND ONLY ONE OR 2 ARE FROM NY AND NOT THE BETTER PARTS OF NY. WHERE IM FROM WE HAVE CLASS.
and about the semi small amount of viewers, just a thought.. maybe if the premier was on at 9 instead of 11 more people would have watched. it was a week day.