The CW yanks 'H8r' for 'Ringer' repeats
Good news for Sarah Michelle Gellar, bad news for Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez of "H8r"
Credit: The CW
Is Mario Lopez going to need to go door-to-door accosting nearly every American for hating on "H8r"? That may be the next step after The CW pulled the low-rated reality series from its schedule effective immediately.
The CW confirmed on Thursday (October 6) that "H8r" will no longer be airing on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. In its place, The CW will air repeats of the Sarah Michelle Gellar drama "Ringer."
The move has the dual purpose of effectively canceling "H8r" -- its most recent airing drew a woeful 1.15 million viewers and an even-more-woeful 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 -- but also of potentially bringing new eyes to "Ringer," which suffered a slightly odd ratings drop in its fourth airing after two weeks of steady and leveled viewership.
Several episodes of "H8r," which featured Mario Lopez taking his celebrity friends to confront and humiliate adversarial civilians, remain unaired and the possibility still exists for a summer or spring burn-off. [Just in case you haven't already, you can check out my review for the "H8r" premiere.]
After a relatively slow start to the Fall Cancellation Season, this has been a busy week, with "H8r" joining NBC's "The Playboy Club" and "Free Agents" on the chopping block.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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October 6, 2011 at 7:55PM EST Reply to CommentSweet vindication! Can I get an internet high five Dan?
October 6, 2011 at 8:24PM EST-Daniel
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October 7, 2011 at 12:29PM EST Reply to CommentI once read somewhere that a ratings number like this could result from people's cats turning on TV's by stepping on remote controls and the TV's just happening to be tuned to the channel.