Is Gossip Girl Dead?

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For a show with so much buzz, practically no one is watching!

Monday night's episode of Gossip Girl scored a 1.9/3 Nielsen rating.

Translation: it sucked ass!

The show finished 5th place in its time slot (a pathetic finish to most industry experts).

What's going on?????

Tell us why you think Gossip Girl hasn't picked up any steam, despite all the press its been getting the last few weeks.

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 2:45 pm / Email this »

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Tiffany says – reply to this

1301

There are already so many shows like it. I couldn't wait to watch it when it was being advertised…I turned it after the first 15 minutes (yawn).
Megan says – reply to this

1302

because it switched days and now i find myself always missing it
jiji says – reply to this

1303

I live in Canada and I haven't been able to watch the show because the only cable network who ever played it (CTV) stopped! The only other way is via satellite! I haven't satellite! So, now, I am reduced to prodding through google, trying to find a site that might have the show! It's incredibly frustrating.
jessica says – reply to this

1304

I LOVE this show!! I was watching and everyone else should too!!!
asdfjoij says – reply to this

1305

Everyone watches ONLINE.
yoey says – reply to this

1306

because chase crawford is not naked…..
manda lee says – reply to this

1307

1. It hasn't been on any canadian channels for me
2. They changed it a lot from the book
3. Nate and Blair should get back together
4. Vanessa is nothing like she was in the book and shouldn't be with Nate

I love it, and I think its getting more exciting but we'll see…
rose says – reply to this

1308

one of the main reasons might be the fact that the show is not being broadcast since returning on tv in canada. the show used to be on ctv but now it doesnt show anything. i wish that they would broadcast the show in canada
k10 says – reply to this

1309

Gossip girl has got to be the best show on t.v right now. As a 17 year old theres not that much to watch that you can relate too. After to oc ogt canceled Gossip Girl is by far the only thing out there. theres either disney or mtv and after watching reality shows like the rock of love they get old. Gosip Girl is something i tryly enjoy watching and know so many other people who watch as well. personally i would love to know how they get these ratings because i dont see how they could be truly accurate. GOSSIP GIRL IS AMAZING.
falizibith says – reply to this

1310

probalby becaused they moved it to monday nights and people think its still on wendsdays….or they dont know that it has started again??
apes says – reply to this

1311

i think in Canada no one is watching because it's not on the local channel anymore. now it's on some random channel that you would only get if you ordered it. i was a fan and a lot of my friends watched it too, but i don't think i get that channel so obviously my friends probably don't get it either. i wonder who they gave the slot to? probably some brutal reality show
ohno says – reply to this

1312

I think it's getting low rating is because there's less bitchy-ness from BLAIR WALDORF which we love and less Dan making out ahha and less chuck and how he talks and parties.
Cates says – reply to this

1313

Gossip Girl is going to fail, because the network sucks. Plus they just pulled online streaming so those of us who cant always make it to the tv are screwed. Way to ruin a great thing CW.
crystal says – reply to this

1314

I still watch it and love the shit out of it
sara says – reply to this

1315

well first of all there arent any commercial saying when its on so obviously no ones ganna watch it whatevs
Julie P says – reply to this

1316

8pm on Monday night is a shitty time for the show… they should put it on at 9….
diana says – reply to this

1317

I love the show, we all talk about it at work the next day. I am talking about quite a few of us( guys and girls from 23 yrs old to 47 years old). I just forgot to watch it this week because I didn't know when it was on. This is all because of that writers strike. Please don't cancel it. Me and my 2 teens don't miss a show.
b says – reply to this

1318

i luvs me some gossip girl!!! it f'in pimp!!
smuel001 says – reply to this

1319

nobody knows its back on because of whatever the fuck happened with it during the writers stike and then the fucking network moved it and no one remembers its on mondays now.
layla says – reply to this

1320

because they changed the time& day!! whos home at 8pm on mondayss ugh
Lalalala says – reply to this

1321

I like the show but the show is screwed up

Nothing like the book. Jenny suppose to be big chested and brunette. Dan and Serena were a fling in beginning. Serena had an older brother in college. Nate supposed to be a stoner. Vanessa was very artsy and baled and she and Dan were a couple. Then comes with the parents relationships on the show are wtf. And who the hell is Georgina.
Also Blair and Serena were kind of a like with being shallow and bitchy in ways.

The main problem is monday is hard to keep up to watch with other shows and it really early, most people are just getting home. Like i used to watch it online because i wouldn't be home at the time.

The sex publicity OMFG was not needed, if they wrote it like the book in ways i think it would be more interesting.
It just how they're using the show
D says – reply to this

1322

personally, I think the time slot sucks. I can only speak for myself when I say sometimes I don't get home until 7:30! I don't know why they would put it on so early especially since the content isn't so PG13
bray says – reply to this

1323

I think its suppose to apply to the highschool 20 something age audience and I dont think anyone can relate to it…you like shows you can relate too…they act stupid on the show and it annoys me…i watched it when it was on wed's only cuz ANTM was on before it…but than they changed the night and…i love drama dont get me wrong but there dramas just like too much…idk whatever
Your Gossip Girl says – reply to this

1324

You know you Love me xoxo Gossip Girl…
ckicki says – reply to this

1325

i loveee gossip girl [=
but mondays suck….
and GREEK is on at the same time…
it should come out at a later time or something….
Kristine says – reply to this

1326

because I have to work on Monday nights. boo.
LDG says – reply to this

1327

The time slot and day of the week is horrible. Most people would just watch it online when they found the time, but now the CW has taken away that option.
Monday nights are bad for TV watching. Everyone is too tired from the weekend to remember it's even on. They should put it back following America's Next Top Model on Wednesdays. I'm sure the ratings would pick back up.
LDG says – reply to this

1328

I like the show but the time slot and day of the week is horrible. Most people would just watch it online when they found the time, but now the CW has taken away that option.
Monday nights are bad for TV watching. Everyone is too tired from the weekend to remember it's even on. They should put it back following America's Next Top Model on Wednesdays. I'm sure the ratings would pick back up.
POOHEAD says – reply to this

1329

because its rubbish?! its like an extra long tv version of cruel intentions and its soooo predictable!
brittnie says – reply to this

1330

Well, I know it doesn't come on the same night or the same time anymore. I don't know what time it comes on or what night. I have not seen any adds for it on TV??? As much buzz as it's getting I don't think they did enough TV commercials for it. reading below i see it comes on Monday nights… too many other funny shows come on monday night!!! how i met your mother, the big band theory, two and half men… all funny and better than gossip girl.
Elizabeth says – reply to this

1331

because…it's NOTHING like the books!!! The show is just so wrong! The characters are wrong! the story is wrong!
THE GOSSIP GIRL BOOKS RULE!!!
chrystie says – reply to this

1332

its because it changed time slots! i have no idea when its on now.
sarah says – reply to this

1333

is chuck's head really that big? creepy. maybe it's photoshopped??
snookie says – reply to this

1334

i love the show but i keep forgetting that it's on MONDAYS now.. which sucks cuz i loved watching it after ANTM.. now its that farmer and hoe bag crap..
emily says – reply to this

1335

i love the show
but its on too early
niks says – reply to this

1336

no one know when its on.. i love the show but have no idea and monday isnt th best day it should be wednesday
Candi says – reply to this

1337

its at a REALLY bad time 7pm wtf no ones home then I'm still in class!
Emily says – reply to this

1338

because its THE biggest copy of the OC and it suckssss!
kt says – reply to this

1339

i think the commercials are too raunchy and the teenage girls that want to watch dont want to watch it with their parents over their shoulders. They are making a mistake not putting it online. Then the girls could watch it on their laptops in their rooms. Also, it is almost too much of a guilty pleasure for women over 15.
racheal says – reply to this

1340

Gossip Girl Kicks fuckin ass!
MAYERFAN says – reply to this

1341

It's bc it is against Dancing with the Stars. We all know we can see gossip girl on reruns. Bad idea for them to stop streaming it online too. It needs a new time slot.
alexxx says – reply to this

1342

well i fuking love it
Rachell says – reply to this

1343

I watch it, but not on a regular basis because I actually read the whole book series more than once and unfortunately the show does not follow the book. For me that was a letdown, how much they changed it….it stood out on it's own before it went toally awry.
charmaine says – reply to this

1344

i definitely liked it better on wednesdays
got a bit confusing
i know for a fact that A LOT of people who arent in america watch it obsessively
the show just requires some tweaking
i was really disappointed that eric was younger not older… it would have made extra eye candy
Abraham says – reply to this

1345

I love GOSSIP GIRL!… for sure i was watching! ….
renee says – reply to this

1346

The whole writer's strike really screwed up the timing for people watching the show..people probably don't even know it started back up again. Plus, I think most people are just watching it online the way everyone watches TV now. I don't even pay for cable cause I just watch my shows online..which is great cause I'm really into Greek as well and they're on at the same time!!
I love the changes they made to the characters…they're so much more fun and not as pathetic as the book characters were…would you really want Jenny to be such a loser and for Vanessa to have a shaved head and for Dan to never be with Serena but just write lame poems and smoke all day??? It's SO much better for TV this way!!
Taylor says – reply to this

1347

The O.C, The Hills, Lauguna Beach….. Gossip Girl is just the next in a string of similar shows.. except we're tired of the story because we've already heard it..

Wonder why sitcoms have dried up?
Eve says – reply to this

1348

I love the show, and I did watch Monday's episode. I thought it was pretty good for the pilot of a new season; not many shows can have a new episode after being on hiatus so long and still pack it with some punch.

The show will probably attract more viewers come the next few eppies. Moreover, how can anyone stop watching a show with such gorgeous women and delicious guys, huh?
Sarah says – reply to this

1349

people probably forgot it was on since it's been off the air for so long.
i forgot and had to get on youtube to watch it.
there's nothing wrong with the show.
Alex says – reply to this

1350

Because it was hockey night for montreal canadiens
Erica says – reply to this

1351

its because now a days everyone records there shows
pols says – reply to this

1352

i think its because everybody watch gg episodes online, maybe they should check internet raitings then i bet they're high.
ang says – reply to this

1353

it is #1 on itunes though.
Ollie says – reply to this

1354

The show is everything that is wrong with society.
sharing the lurve this bank holiday... says – reply to this

1355

Those of you in the UK can watch Gossip Girl online at itv.com
This monday 5th they've got catch up from 3pm on itv2 all the eposides to date, don't miss out. Love the show, love Chace, Blake and Ed, they hit out of the ball park!
cindy says – reply to this

1356

why does chase crawford always look like hes a regular guy going to a club?

can he get a stylist or something?
ashee. says – reply to this

1357

dont watch it. 1357!! hell yeeeah.
whitney says – reply to this

1358

there are WAY TO MANY other shows on Monday (Greek, One Tree Hill, etc) all the same demo… CHANGE THE DAY!!!

ALSO, so mad its no avaiable online anymore!
Nicole says – reply to this

1359

straight up, they kept switching times.
then it wasnt on.
then i never knew when it was on or not.
i love the show - just dont know when the hell its on!
mo mo says – reply to this

1360

i think its because its on mondays at 8! i miss it caz i have to many after school activities…and alsothe girl that plays giorgina is a really bad edition to the show.
Also when blair has no one and isnt on top - the show seems more dull
danielle says – reply to this

1361

Gossip Girl is still watched, just not at its scheduled time as frequently as other popular shows. The Nielsen rating doesn't account for how often it's downloaded online, off of itunes, tivo-ed, taped, etc. The show stays in the top 10 for weeks when sold on iTunes, so the fact that people aren't always watching it at its scheduled time doesn't mean its not being watched. Yay for Gossip Girl!

:)
tymika blais says – reply to this

1362

gossipgirl rox…chat with me…tymikarox@hotmail.com….xoxo
Bana says – reply to this

1363

Well I moved to Fort McMurray and can't seem to find it anywhere on tv, can someone plz tell me the channel it comes on and the time??? I miss it! lol
iluv the book says – reply to this

1364

the book is soooooo much betta!!!!!!they cut together all the interesting parts ruined them and put them in the first episode!!!vanessa was so cool in the book and blair is dressed like shit…..the show is soooo average…….i don´t see any difference between all those strange american shows,it´s always the same…..and the book is really STUNNING…..rufus and dan and jenny are supercool in the book and in the series….blah blah blah…so typical…..nates and serenas first time was so romantic and charming……….and in the series not special at all………but maybe we europeans just don´t get you……
emma says – reply to this

1365

Simple for me, im canadian and we dont have it. But even more simple, is that many people choose to watch tv online..so much easier…
Plus, why watch the show when Chuck (Ed Westwick) isnt on?
Barb says – reply to this

1366

umm hello Gossip Girl is the shit and the episode last night…SHOCKER OF THE WEEK!!!
vicky says – reply to this

1367

I don't know why the hell the show isn't picking up ratings, people watch it. Without online downloads counting towards the ratings, they've stopped posting the episodes online, but that obviously hasn't helped much.
I personally find the day and time to be difficult, as with a lot of people I know. It was more convenient on Wednesdays at a later time. Now it just sucks.
I hope Gossip Girl doesn't die off. It's a good show, and a mystery why people aren't watching. =S
jessalyn says – reply to this

1368

because all sex and no story line doesn't a good show make.
nikki says – reply to this

1369

CHANGE IT TO A 9 slot on a DIFFERENT DAY
Tink says – reply to this

1370

its the bestest show ever but i never know when it is one… every week they change the time or the chanel its stupid put it back on wednesdays!
Amaya says – reply to this

1371

It's on to fucking early! People tivo it! it's amazing I'm so hooked!

:)
hillary says – reply to this

1372

i sooo LOVE gossip girl and i think that GG's new episodes are ALWAYS leaked before the time its supposed to be shown that's why nobody watches the show on its proper schedule because they've already seen it :>
Emma says – reply to this

1373

of course its not dead, if you read the books and now watched the episodes you'll find they r addicting, just because the ratings are low doesn't mean gg wont continue

I
Amber says – reply to this

1374

Gossip Girl is alive and well..
julz says – reply to this

1375

because the scripts have been really terrible recently, the plot lines have become ridiculous and the problems are resolved too quickly…it's like the OC all over again…they've already run out of stuff to write about–i mean serena killed somebody? that's just crap!
chrizzy says – reply to this

1376

i thought it was awesome !! even if it is different than the books, i still think its a great show.
nabs says – reply to this

1377

people are too lazy to watch TV nowadays…they like to watch it on the internet because they can watch it over and over again…Like me…haha

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