I sort of covered this type of show on my blog.
Frankly, I don’t think this show has long to last. Heck, sex + manufactured “controversy” = low ratings. Since you can see all the controversy and icky things you want on the internet, on your terms. The amount of people in a recession who want “edgy/hip” stimulation, instead of comfort and reassurance, is pretty damn small. As are advertisers willing to pay big bucks to hit a few upscale consumers.
End of the “Grant Tinker Strategy” … after the NBC exec who ran Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Miami Vice, Seinfeld etc. in their first few years when few watched but those who did were rich, upscale consumers marketers paid a premium for.
When Wal-Mart is the leading TV advertiser, you wont’ find too much appetite for niche programming. Heck “Gossip Girl” got renewed at only 2 million viewers, and the whole CW Network is likely to go dark next Winter.
I caught a bit of the show. It was as self-consciously “edgy” as one of those interminable Indie movies.
