90210 Rules in the Ratings!
Filed under: TV News > Gossip Girl > 90210
So, how did the much-hyped premiere of 90210 do in the ratings????
It did pretty good. Very good, actually!
The new 90210 debuted Tuesday evening at 34% higher than everyone's fav, Gossip Girl did just the night befoe.
90210's premiere has become the highest rated debut for a scripted series that the CW has ever had.
The two hour premiere was viewed by over 4.9 million people and got a 2.6 rating among adults 18-40.
And that's great news for the CW as they've been depending on the success of the new show to secure their network's survival. Many industry insiders feared that if the show wasn't a hit, the network might not have another year to try again.
But let's hope the show continues doing well. If people don't tune in next week, that could signal big problems for the network.
Tim Brooks, a TV historian, says "I think it's probably excessive to pin the survival of a network on a single show, but unquestionably the re-launch of this well-known franchise is going to be inordinately important in bringing some heat back to the CW, and forestalling further erosion of their audience. Youth-oriented networks, more than anyone, need heat."
So, will U be watching episode two?
lame show.
i didnt watch the first episode no obviously no, im not going to watch the second episode.
I'm just hoping that in a bizarre twist of events, a Luke Perry, Brian Austin Green, and Jason Priestly sex video leaks somewhere. Is that too much to ask for?
It's certainly not the original.. but I'm sure it will be just as addicting. : ]
It got such high ratings because there was nothing else on to watch. I loved 90210. This show blew. These kids don't look remotely high school aged. I'm so tired of the overly styled teenagers. The birthday girl looked 35.
I won't be watching again.
I tuned in last night just to check it out, but I wasn't happy with what I saw. I don't think I'll be going out of my way to watch it reularly. Maybe I'm older and it's just not that same, but last night's show was just not up to the par that I had hoped for.
nope cuz thats show suckksss
I like how these crackers have the token black guy in the middle. PS The show sucks hilton's choade!
Just all that pre-premiere buzz curiosity being satisfied. A LOT of people thought the show sucked big time. THEY won't be watching next week. lol The CW is sooooooooooo dead. I'm GLAD Tribune stations (KTLA, WPIX, WGN, KWGN) (((dumped))) that god-awful CW branding. lol Stop shilling CBS/Warner Bros.
i liked it but i hope they take the whining down a notch… nothings a bigger put off than rich kids whining over minimal things…
longevity is what matters….we'll see how it holds up
POA's & MILF's who cares elsewise!
Won't watch - it's pointless with these 1-dimensional idiot characters. Curiosity got them those ratings for the first show but once there is more competition (new shows on the other networks) there won't be those kind of ratings
I am totally watching episode 2! Hello Brenda is still there!! lol but I will def give these kids a chance ..why not.. but gossip girl is def better writing as of now…we'll see what happens a few months from now when the shows been on for a few
eh I might watch it next week if I have nothing better to do that night
here are some of my reactions to the pilot:
1) The midwestern family looked like they drove out of the driveway of their los angeles home, turned around and drove back in. there was nothing midwest about the family
2) Okay, the blonde bitch character not only looks and sounds like elizabeth berkley, but they've even named her character NAOMI!
3) Jessica Walter looks she wandered off the set of arrested development onto this show, playing a dumbed down version of the same tipsy character she inhabited on that show.
4) that "Hollywood sign" anecdote could only have been written by someone who has never actually lived in los angeles. typically, with a tv pilot, a writer really needs to step up to the plate. i guess because 90210 is such a pre-sold label, they didn't feel the need to step up to anything but the toilet and shit this thing out.
5) nelly furtado alert! mysterious vitamins alert!
the only redeeming aspect of the show was the appearance of brenda and kelly, who easily and wonderfully inhabited their old roles. the room burst into applause every time these two appeared.
p.s. i think cw stands for crap writing. or complete waste.
I liked this show. But more or less for Kelly and Brenda. But I will watch it next week though.
I'll watch again…there is hope…
For Sure I will be watching and this next episode there BETTER be MORE Brenda Walsh (Shannen D.) and Kelly Taylor (Jeannie G.).
I was pleasantly surprised - I will watch the next episode!
Loved the show. Bringing Brenda back was the bomb. I knew that Mel Silver could not stop cheating.
…dayam Perez. Did you really write this? It sounds positively intellectual. "I Believe You" when you say smart stuff.
What a lame show. Such a letdown!! The highlight of the show was when Brenda and Kelly reunited. Otherwise, it will never hold a candle to the original. It doesn't even deserve to be called 90210!
i thought the show was good. I was a fan of the first one, i pretty much grew up watching it. I think it's cool how they're incorporating some of the old characters & their children. I didn't think it was that bad & i'll be watching the second episode.
im addicted.
Re: harrybalsac – I know what a MILF is, but what's a POA? It my talk, that means Power Of Attorney.
no i will not tuen in … was very dissapointed in 1st episode so io will not watch
Re: Andy27 – It=In
yes,
i set a series recording!
Lucielle Bluth stole the show!
loved ittt and especially loved how they had hannah zuckerman reading the news and the teacher said she looked like she was 30 and that erin silver is one of the characters!
I am going to give it another chance. Kinda lost me hella between the hour marks… like wtf? When did he tell his wife he has another son? I never saw that and I was watching it the whole time.. maybe I was just
but yeah.. wtf.
One more shot.
Rating will go down DARASTICALLY next week.
I'm hooked already!
yes classic tv and todays problems add up to a great show. The acting was better than I thought it would be. Looking forwarded to that hour every week!
With 99% of shows on now still being repeats, of course people watched, just to see something new.
I wanted to comment but Jaqueline said it all. The b'day girl looked ancient and there literally was NOTHING else on!!!!!!
I watched the first show and I doubt I will watch next week. Talk about bad acting!!! Oh My God! It was embarassing. Thank God for Shannon Doherty & Jennie Garth. The writing was contrived. The CW really needs to send those kids to acting school. What a Mess!
It was a great pilot episode. A couple kinks to work out but all in all, it should have a loooong shelf life.
i love it!
so how do these ratings work?
Ive never been polled or asked what Im watching…
Hell Yea!!!!!
I will no doubt be watching it next week!! At first I wasn't so sure about the "new" 90210 but after last night I have high hopes for the show. When the show came on last night and I heard the music to 90210 my stomach sort of turned. I was like, that just isn't right!! After watching for what seemed like forever, finally Brenda and Kelly were on together and it seemed a lil bit more like home… I think as long as they keep the "old" fans happy with bringing back some of the original cast members and take the story line where it should go then we will be happy! After bringing back a show that was such a HUGE hit and in so many of our lives for an entire decade they can't just go and screw it all up!! At least I hope they don't!! They will have to prove a lot to the old fans and bring in a whole group of new ones… Thats a pretty big task but can totally be done! Lets just hope they can bring it in the next few weeks…
Re: Andy27 – yes, it's way too much..
now, be a good little boy and stop it.
HELLZ YEA i meen i never watched the original but this i defiently will be stuck n!
no i wont … i saw the first hr of this one and fell asleep
hell to da no im not watching it again
they had WAY too much going on for 2 episodes!!!…i honestly didn't like it!!…i think they did good in the ratings because everybody wanted to see brenda and kelly!!…but this show sucks…i really hope it gets better!…i just can't stand the girl with the red hair!! she overacts A LOT… the only characters i liked were her brother and her hippie friend…she is cute
Ok check it out as a 30 year old original fan of 90210. I have to say this is not going over well with me. First of all the whole NEW BRENDA. ( SUCKS ) She is way to sappy and weak. Her black brother that just lovessssssss to play LACROSE Please. Im black we dont really want to dominate that sport. You guys can keep it. Honestly this show would have worked soooooooooo much better with bringing back the old gang perios. Forget these young kids. Oh yeah GOSSIP GIRL IS MUCH BETTERRRRRRRRRRR
Ok so I finally joined this site, since I LOVE the gossip but HATE when Perez gets off track and starts posting his obviously biased Mccain bashing….lets hope he gets over that soon and just sticks to the Gossip so he wont loose more viewers like myself!
Now to more important things haha The New 90210 SUCKED!!! It was terrible writing and even more terrible casting. None of the people have any special spark to them, except maybe Naomi. The plot line was terrible and all these new girls are making me sick they are so cliche LA bitches..couldn't they find a nice normal looking cast that people can relate to. They tried way too hard to make it be oh so trendy and it ended up just looking silly, definitely wont be tuning into any more episodes.
Ok I have to say this but what was up with Shannen Doherty's Teeth? Is she trying to reinvent the Madonna Gap???…which I should mention that as much as I love Madonna..she is so ignorant to call McCain Hitler..she should just go back to London since she has no respect for any Military who have sacrificed their lives for this country and Mccain is most certainly one of those people…If you don't want to vote for him fine..but at least respect what he did for this country and at the very least take time off from taking Steroids at the gym and read up on what Mccain did for You and everyone else who is lucky enough to call America Home!!!
No to the hell…..HELL NO! Why do they keep doing remakes of movies and tv programs??? Why can't they do something new, fresh and exciting? I'm tired of remakes!!!! Enough already
Re: Andy27 – Jason Preistly is too smart for that, unless he is taped secretly. My money would be on Brian Green and Megan Fox.
the only reason it was that high is b/c we were all curious. it sucked, so im not watching it again.