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Amy Poehler Flops, She's Truly No Tina Fey!

Filed under: TV News > Amy Poehler

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Amy Poehler's new sitcom, Parks and Recreation, debuted to a weak third place on NBC Thursday night with a 4.5/8 rating.

The show got a measly 6.77 million viewers.

Better luck next time?

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77 comments to “Amy Poehler Flops, She's Truly No Tina Fey!”



  1. 1

    she really should return to SNL…



  2. 2

    Oh shut up doughboy like you can do any better.



  3. 3

    I watched it, and although it was alot like The Office, I really enjoyed it!



  4. 4

    I see the guy in the background is checking out this chicks ASS…Whooohaa



  5. 5

    Ahhh,i still love her. Shes badass,i mean..doing a sarah palin rap whilst 9 months pregnant,shes badass mom.



  6. 6

    I thought it was pretty funny… I looooove tina fey, but I didn't like the first few episodes of 30 rock and the ratings were not that great either…I have faith in amy and the show…



  7. 7

    Third place is weak? 6.7 mill is measly? Boy, do you have some high standards.

  8. Jeri says – reply to this


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    I didn't even know she had a show coming out.



  9. 9

    No. She's Amy Poehler and there is no need to compare. Give it time. Best of luck!



  10. 10

    Actually 30 Rock's ratings suck too, so I guess she is like Tina Fey..

    But regarding the show, it had some laughs. I think it's got potential.



  11. 11

    She's not that funny.



  12. 12

    SHE REALLY TOOK HER ROLE AS HILLARY SERIOUSLY, LOOK AT THEM CANKLES!



  13. 13

    is that guy looking at her ass?



  14. 14

    The show was WEAK and stupid. I felt it was really beneath her abilities. I would vote it one of the worst tv shows ever.



  15. 15

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    LG GIVES IT THREE, FOUR MORE EPISODES MAX!
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  16. 16

    i watched…it was a lil out there, about a 5 on a 1-10 scale..but she'll never be a tina!! lol



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    Re: SWEETPIECE! – #9.
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    GOOD AFTERNOON, SWEET!
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  18. 18

    IDIOT, 30 Rock's ratings were also BAD in the beginning.
    I enjoy Amy. I TIVOED this show and I look forward to watching it.



  19. 19

    bendover please



  20. 20

    30 Rock literally got the same exact ratings this week! What is the point of your headline?



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    Re: LG Hearts The Posse! – 17 Anything new? You doing OK? Celebrating this weekend? ox

  22. sushi says – reply to this


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    I've always thought this bitch was overrated.



  23. 23

    New episodes of both 30 Rock and Parks & Recreation got a 4.5 rating this week. What do you mean she's no Tina Fey?



  24. 24

    i heard it was good actually



  25. 25

    cankle alert.



  26. 26

    Oh come on…Amy Poehler is a completely different comedian than Tina Fey - that is so rude to compare the 2. What, just because they worked under the same roof for a while, Amy has to compete with Tina for the rest of her career? That's stupid….how would you like to be compared to another person the rest of your life just because you were coworkers for a while? Totally rude Perez (still love ya though)!



  27. 27

    Re: LG Hearts The Posse! – Not commenting on your posts…just wanted to say that your format looks like SPAM! What's the point? Are you attention starved?



  28. 28

    Don't you think it's racist to compare these two women? I'm just sayin'!



  29. 29

    Yea, what a stupid thing to say!!! LMAO



  30. 30

    I watched about 30 seconds and changed the channel. I don't like the concept and how it's like The Office(don't like that show either). 30 Rock is better, she should go on that show or back to SNL this show will be canceled soon and Amy Poehler is funny though but this show is a bad idea.



  31. 31

    Re: **LondonHockeyGurL** – Perezberry dough boy!!!!!



  32. 32

    I saw it and liked it and I see potential for it to be a really funny show.



  33. 33

    Re: Sensitivity – lol good one



  34. 34

    Yea, didn't look too interesting. I mean seriously, how funny is the Parks and Recreation Department in your city???



  35. 35

    it was alot like the office, i thought it was hilarious!



  36. 36

    I loved it!! I thought it was great :)



  37. 37

    What are you talking about? Tina Fey's show got shitty ratings.

  38. KDick says – reply to this


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    I watched it and thought it was funny! And the ugly Indian statue in the opening credits is from my hometown, lol.



  39. 39

    Pretty stupid concept for a show if you ask me



  40. 40

    I just watched it on my TIVO. It wasn't great but it wasn't that bad either. I laughed pretty hard when she fell into the pit. Can't wait to see what kind of a park that hole becomes. I'll give it a few more episodes before I decide if it's a keeper.



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    Re: SWEETPIECE! – #21.
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    THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST, SWEET! WELL, LG DOESN'T "SETTLE" AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, SUCH DOES LG VALUE…LG!!! PROBABLY BEST TO KEEP THE HANDS ABOVE THE TABLE. BUT THAT'S LG'S CHOICE, DEAR.
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    LG IS EXPECTING LOVELY WEATHER AND SOME FIERCE CAMARADERIE THIS WEEKEND–WHICH COULD ONLY BE IMPROVED UPON BY THE PRESENCE OF…THE SWEET!
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    MUAH!
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    Re: petiteCobaye – #27,
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    NOT THAT LG IS RESPONDING TO YOU DIRECTLY BUT SPAM IS FOR WALMART SHOPPERS, DEARLING.
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  43. 43

    Third? It was sandwiched between two new episodes of The Office, and it was in the same block as 30 Rock. Third sounds great to me. It's from the same people who made the office, and it's pretty obvious given how similar her character is to Michael Scott so far, but not nearly as funny as it probably can be in the future. Give it a chance. The Office was great last night!



  44. 44

    This shit was pretty funny to me. This Amy girl is a fuckin hoot…Lots of talent..Her.. Tracy Ullman and that sister on SNL that does Kathy Lee are the only chicks that really tickle the shit out of me !!! 2cent



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    Re: LG Hearts The Posse! – 41 You've never struck me as the settling type! That is why I adore you! Lot's of oxox! Always, SP



  46. 46

    she has cankles…



  47. 47

    How did your new network show do Mario? Oh, that's right, you don't have one and your 4th rate basic cable show flopped. The ratings for this new show were identical to 30 Rock, so try again.



  48. 48

    It was really hard to watch. I turned it off after 10 minutes. Really bad.



  49. 49

    Perez…Perez…Perez. You obviously dont really know anything about the ratings. Tina Fey's 30 Rock took a full season and a half to catch on and still underperforms aside the office. And if you had taken the time to research it, instead of just deciding to throw up some Amy Poehler bashing to fill a spot on your website, you would know that Parks and Recreation actually tied CBS for first in the hugely important 18-49 demo. That means it was actually pretty successful. You dont need the most viewers to have a successful show.

  50. tasha says – reply to this


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    Hate to point this out perez that though 30 Rock is hailed by the critics and wins awards it too brings in next to no viewers.



  51. 51

    I really like Amy Poehler, but the show just looked boring - I didn't get the whole "parks" concept.



  52. 52

    Give her a CHANCE! "The Office's" rating sucked ass when it first came out– :(



  53. 53

    it's not that she's "no tina fey"….its that the show is exactly like the office…you can only have one mockumentary at a time—not to mention they had the two shows on back to back…itd probably do better if it were reformatted–or at least on a different night



  54. 54

    the office was amazing last night,



  55. 55

    Re: LG Hearts The Posse! – HaHa very funny. Ok, I get it, this is your Shtick - let your freak flag fly I suppose…



  56. 56

    i forgot it was even on…damn. well mabye it just needs a better time slot…
    amy poehler is kinda hot in a weird way to…



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    Re: petiteCobaye – #55.
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    OH GOODY, WITH YOUR BLESSING TOO?
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    MUAH!
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  58. 58

    i thought it was hilarious!
    the office premiered that way. critics didn't like it…
    i guess some people are just hard to please or don't understand any sort of irony the writers write into the story.

    as for the thick ankles…
    she obviously filmed this RIGHT after having her baby. you can even tell in the stomach area.
    she was really really skinny before…she probably hasn't lost all of the weight



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    Re: LG Hearts The Posse! – Yes, LG Hearts The Posse!
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    . With my Blessing!
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    …..Muhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (I don't even know what I just did there - fun and games!)



  60. 60

    Don't be so quick to judge..30 Rock did not have good ratings when it began (it still kinda doesn't) but it went on to win many awards..amy and her show are getting emmy buzz already



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    Re: SWEETPIECE! – re: ALL POSTS
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  62. 62

    whattt.. that shit was funny
    love amy– and tina :)



  63. 63

    It was just like the office. Her character was sort of dumb like Steve Carell's. I was so dissappointed.

  64. beezy says – reply to this


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    i LOVED IT. its a special kind of humor. i love how its narrated and everytime someone left the room, they would talk shit on each other. its real. and its funny. im going to keep watching



  65. 65

    I *love* Rashida Jones, but this was the worst sitcom I've suffered through in years. I say bring back Kath & Kim - at least Selma Blair is funny.



  66. 66

    I watched the show and didn't really care for it but I love Amy and will give it another couple weeks before I make up my mind. It's set up like "The Office" where the actors are followed by cameras and they talk to the people filming. It took me a while to accept "The Office" so I'm hoping Amy's show will hang in there. Heaven forbid we actually have something on TV that's not a stupid reality show.



  67. 67

    I live in Indiana and we thought it was a scream!



  68. 68

    it was terrible. sort of an office rip off. lame. back to SNL

  69. Laxer says – reply to this


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    Not a fair comment….30 Rock has never been a ratings winner, in fact, it probably did worse than Amy's in its initial season. I am not a real fan of what I have seen…way too much like The Office. All those creative people and tons of dollars and this is the best they could do?



  70. 70

    actually perez those numbers is not bad. i mean the show face stiff competition to survivor and bones. plus the show casts "are not so famous" except for amy poehler and rashida jones.
    plus the show share is not that bad



  71. 71

    i watched it.
    it was pretty funny.



  72. 72

    ah, man! i loved it. It was hilarious. I think amy poehler's awesome. i like em both but amy definitley makes me laugh harder.

    i hope this show does better cause it's so good.



  73. 73

    everyone's saying "office rip-off" or "too much like the office"

    um, duh! it was made by the same people and even though it's the same concept it's a good idea.

    it's kinda like the people who made spinal tap… all fake documentaries, but all still funny



  74. 74

    I think Amy Poehler is great and hilarious but Parks and Recreation is shot too much like The Office. i wish she was in something better. :( wauh wauh who knows mabye it'll get funnier



  75. 75

    Amy has never been funny…she's been riding on coattails as far as i can tell, and she is fucking ugly as hell. I feel sorry for her husband.



  76. 76

    Amy Poehler's fucking hilarious, Perez. You're wrong on this one.



  77. 77

    Not that I'm a huge fan of this show either, or Amy Poehler for that matter. It's a bit redundant to air this show the same night as The Office when, let's be honest, they're the same fucking show. However, Perez…30 Rock received terrible ratings in the beginning (and they're still not all that impressive). Fey has a lot of pull at NBC, I'm not sure how who or whom she had to blow and for how long to earn such high esteem from her peers, but she's still on the air and further still…she's being commended for churning out dogshit week after week. Women who think they're funny simply aren't.