Seacrest ... Out!
Published July 28, 2004
Ryan Seacrest's talk show deleted:
- The syndicated TV series "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" is going off the air, permanently. Seacrest was unable to turn his visibility as host of Fox's "American Idol" into success for the talk and music show, and low ratings led Twentieth Television on Tuesday to announce the end of production.
"I am proud of my team who worked tirelessly every day," Seacrest said in a statement. "I wouldn't have changed anything about this entire experience and I look forward to building my business within Twentieth Television."
...."It was our desire that the program would appeal to a wide array of viewers but, unfortunately, the marketplace's response was not as strong as we had hoped," the studio said in a statement. "On-Air," which debuted in January from a studio in the complex where the Academy Awards (news - web sites) are held, will be broadcast through Sept. 17. [AP]
Since Twentieth had just picked up his option for a second year, Seacrest will doubtless be back with another project.
- Seacrest ... Out!
- Published: July 28, 2004
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TD, excellent point about Idol, you are correct that his whole schtick was set up around access to the Idols.
Why the hell hasn't anybody told that tool Ryan Seacrest to stop ripping off Rome? I couldn't believe that shit the first time I heard it. "Seacrest out"? What ever happened to his sidekick from the first season anyway?
Yeah, where did that cohost go? He was the cuter one ;)
On Air was at a bad time of the day and was lame. It just wasnt meant to be.
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It seemed to me like he was sponging entirely too much off the AI success by having on past Idols, using Idols as show filler, etc, and when AI was no longer on air, he lost that rather significant base of viewers.
I would say he set himself up with a formula that was doomed from the start the minute that AI went off air.
And the whole "...out" thing he ripped off from Jim Rome. Rome has been doing that to end his radio shows for years. If Rome borrowed that from somebody else, then I'm not aware but Rome is the first place I heard that.