via NBCU press release:
THE FINALE OF BRAVO'S "THE Real Housewives of Atlanta"
POSTS HIGHEST RATED TELECAST IN "REAL HOUSEWIVES"
FRANCHISE HISTORY
With Over Two Million Viewers, Season Finale Marks Significant
Double Digit Increases Across All Key Demos
NEW YORK – November 19, 2008 – The season finale of Bravo's watercooler sensation "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" was the highest rated "Real Housewives" franchise telecast ever in all demographics, according to Nielsen Media Research. Last night's episode posted a 2.02 household coverage rating, garnering 1.68 million adults 18-49 and 2.21 million total viewers, up 51 percent among adults 18-49 (vs. 1.11 million) and up 48 percent among total viewers (vs. 1.499 million), compared to the prior week's episode. The season finale was also the No. 1 cable telecast for the day among adults 18-49 and the No. 1 cable telecast in prime among adults 18-34.
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is Bravo's highest rated freshman series since "Queer Eye." The series' first season was also the second highest rated "Real Housewives" season ever, behind only season three of "The Real Housewives of Orange County." The full season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" averaged 990,000 adults 18-49 and 1.312 million total viewers. Online, the series' site surpassed all previous "Real Housewives" seasons and series, earning 18.6 million page views and 2.34 million video streams – BravoTV.com's best ever video streams for a premiere series.
Bravo viewers get an extra dose of drama when their favorite southern gals reunite for an explosive reunion special, hosted by Bravo programming executive Andy Cohen, on Tuesday, November 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reunion special, find out what really went down in Hotlanta, as tensions mount between the ladies and accusations fly. Will NeNe and Kim patch up their friendship? Will Sheree and NeNe ever be friends and what really went on during the much talked about catfight between Lisa and Kim? For a preview of the reunion special, please visit BravoTV.com – http://video.bravotv.com/player/?id=838261 and http://video.bravotv.com/player/?id=838262.
Source: Nielsen Galaxy Explorer, Live + Same Day through 11/18/08; Omniture SiteCatalyst
watercooler? that’s funny. based on the population of the united states… the 2.2 million means that 0.73% of the country watched. i guess everyone IS talking about it. i can hear them on the street now.
First off quit hating on Kim. Yes, she could of handled things differently, but so could everyone else. NeNe should be a real friend and talk to Kim and work it out. Kim is loyal to Nene,but sneaky Sheree is working it, to cause drama. Sheree has no backbone and is no way defending Kim. Kim needs to drop Sheree she’s a trendy wanna be, whose trying to be classy but is soon to be broke. Since her ex-husbands spending his money on his Kim. Deshawn is sweet but without her husband is a nobody. And she knows it thats why she tries so hard to fit in and holds these unrealistic fundaising events. She needs to stop focusing on others and take care of her family and herself. She is Obest and looks so unhealthy. Lisa is the fakest of them all. She tries to portray her shit don’t stink, but she’s the worst. If anyone needs to keep there legs closed it’s her. She is a perfect role model for how to trap or keep a nigga. She gets knocked up. The bitch has a shit load of kids.She looks like a troll
This has been the best ever.I would like to tell DeShawn keep strong us women we are the family rock rich or poor we hold it together.Kim it’s too bad your so fake, preety gurl fake,fake,fake!NeNE gurl keep it real you’ll get further in life.Lisa your looking good for a house wife Keep your self out of all that drama your to small to take on NeNe !haha Sheree there is not a whole lot to say about Sheree She’s allways talking about NeNe being ugly, no class Hello NeNe bye that gurl a mirror please!!!And it seems to me Sheree is spending too much time on the envy she has for NeNe little does she know her ex is soon to be Kim’s new Big Pappa!
OMG, Sheree is the fakest most immature adult that graced Bravo. I understand that everything is sensationalize to get ratings, but it’s so obvious that she’s insecure and has issues of her own. I feel she’s insecure because she always has to put Ne Ne down about her looks…which I think she’s jealous because Ne Ne is a free spirit and is not afraid of confrontation. She gasses Kim up but when they are in front of the opposition, she sits quietly like she’s afraid.
Also, in Sheree’s case, you can be schooled all day about the finer things, but money doesn’t buy class…what would she be doing if she had not married a ball player???
Okay but did anyone notice on that finale Sheree wore the same type of shirt NeNe wore but in a different color on the show the previous week. That makes me think from all of the previous shows were Sheree would say NeNe has no fashion sense why would you have the same shirt.
I love this show!!! I can hardly wait until the new season..Okay, NeNe is my girl. Ghetto yes, but tells it like it is. DeShawn Snow is boring…Said it, mean it….Nice, but a complete bore. I hate her wig or weave, it needs to be toned down a bit. Okay Sheree is her own biggest fan. She looks okay. She is not as fly as she thinks but her body and her hair are on point. I love Kim. I know she is ridiculous but there is a sweet naive dumbness about her. Like I don’t care who she works with. We KNOW that she can not sing!I like Lisa. She is okay too, but my favorites are NeNe and Kim..Sheree could leave or stay, and it wouldn’t matter to me. If DeShawn left, I am not sure that anyone would even notice!
kim is a garbage, no singing, trailer trash hoe! this hoe has no skills nor talents… well unless you count fellatio a true talent!!!! she’s so dumb to not notice that sheree be playin her dumb ass! look how she pimped kim into bringing her meds to her at home! whenever it comes down to it, sheree is gonna stand by and watch nene beat kim’s ass! i just hope she flips the script and turns around and beat sheree down as well cause it’s super overdue! lisa is messy on the slick, she hides behind that big smile, but that hoe is messsssssssssssy! she gave sheree the lighter fluid by telling her about that song nene was singing. deshawn didn’t do it, that just leaves her ole messy ass! omg, when they showed sheree ex husband, you see that hoe is garbage, cause that’s all she could pull was bob whitfield’s cyclops looking butt! hopefully by season 2 dallas austin will grow the balls to tell kim chain smoking, k-a-t spelling behind that she sounds like a man!
“Watercooler sensation???” Nationally syndicated infomercials get higher ratings. Pretty sad when ratings such as those convinces someone to call the show a “sensation.”
Nene is ssooooo GGHHEETTOO, man I feel bad for sistas all around, sheree is fake but she knows how to play people/ Kim needs to realize that sheree si using her and the NFL hoe sorry wife is just that, she ain’t real.
Oh and I think Deshawn, although boring, is the only nice one, she deserves more..
I think there everyone’s posts are pretty accurate. Sheree is her own biggest fan. Anyone who has to constantly say how beautiful she is, is not beautiful at all. Her ex-husband is definitely peculiar looking and her only claim to fame is that she married and had two kids by his cross-eyed self. I believe if she never met him, she would be nothing. But the hoe does know how to dress. Deshawn is boring but she minds her own, which is good. Kim is just clueless.Period! She cant sing and will NEVER have that talent!Her only claim to fame is sleeping with rich married men.I hope she saving because the cooch will be worn out soon. And Lisa is Lisa. She was married to Keith Sweats whining ass now she has a bummed out football player.
Is this the best you could find in Atlanta??? Messy describes these woman.
Sheree has a 23 old daughter that she don’t claim………………….
Nene was a stripper……………………….
Lisa was on the pipe and lost custody of her other kids with Keith Sweatt…….
Kim is sleeping with a married man…and can’t sing one note…….
Deshawn is normal but boring….that’s not bad……
out of all the women in Atlanta they couldn’t get a more positive group of women?
I personally LOVE this show … with so much “Reality” (using the words loosely) it’s hard to really sit down and watch anything – this is the 1st show where they are not screwing each other’s men or bad mouthing their babydaddies – These are women who are different in their own rights – look different – act diffrent and have different interest -and i love it – I think the TV portion of this is getting to their heads but I would love to see tthe second season of this if it is in the works & maybe add someone to shake things up abit -
Sheree – is having her self esteem issues becasue of her pending divorce so she is trying to build herself back up even if it’s being done by tearing NENE down
NeNE i luv becasue after she started that foundation i recognize that she is in a good place in her life just by being able to BE HERSELF – Lisa – pretty much states herself right “If it making her no money she ain’t interested” sadly enough that is reflected in her attitude it is sad that her other two boys couldn’t be on the show because of her ex (keith Sweat) I think Lisa is all over the place – trying to FIND what it is she REALLY wants KIM- god bless her and that tacky weave -& chain smoking & drinking she does – she’s not happy either and she can’t sing – she needs to do what needs to be done to develop that if it is a possibility and it is because there is plenty of non-singing chicks out there w/ CD’s right now – her self esteem is low because she messes w/ married men – so she already is disrespecting herself – get it together gurl …Deshawn i truly love – I see alot of people attacking her saying she is boring out of all of them she I can truly relate to the most – She is not trying to be about DRAMA she wants to see everyone get along & be civil & her foundation is truly important because she is REALLY trying to do something about the KIDS our KIDS and because if that she can’t be hand on the hip – shaking her head – finger pointing let me tell you something kinda attitude all the time – I feel she give it to you if she need to – I want DESHAWN to STAY – she’s the most grounded at times …
NENE IS THE STAR!!!!! OF THAT SHOW HANDS DOWN AMERICA LOVES HER
SHEREE IS SO FAKE AND PLASTIC SHE IS OLD WITH A 23YR OLD DAUGHTER
KIM’S VOICE IS HORRIBLE SHE CANNOT SING ONE NOTE SHE IS A JOKE
DESHAWN IS BORING VERY MUCH SO!!!! THEY CAN TAKE HER OFF THE SHOW
SHE WILL NOT BE MISSED. LISA IS JUST TRYING TO FIT IN SOMEWHERE
REAL PEOPLE RECOGNIZE REAL PEOPLE THEY CAN CALL NENE GHETTO ALL
DAY BUT SHE POSESSES SOMETHING ALOT DON’T HAVE THAT’S REAL
NENE IS MY GIRL LOVE HER SHE IS WHY I WATCH THE SHOW
All these chic’s are a poor example of the women of Atlanta. It’s like finding the worst witness for the news reports. Sad! These type of drama diva’s are in every city. White trash with money. No manners and they are supppose to represent the “Real Housewives of Atlanta?” NOT!! True Southern women have perfect manners and are always polite. They don’t “do” drama. EVER. So don’t be thinkin’ this is what we are really like. However they are too much fun to watch. What egos! Can’t wait for the reunion show! I’ll watch it over and over. What does that say about me? Too much time on my hands? Same as the girls without the attitude or money, ha-ha! Look forward to the next “Housewives”.
Nene is the fan favorite…She keeps it Real!!! I Love her… Sheree is insecure, and Fake! Fake! Fake! She needs to find her inner voice and do some deep soul searching,(and stop referring to herself as the black Kim). She is a follower and definitely not a leader, that’s why she envies Nene..
Lisa,Lisa,Lisa… What can I say? In the beginning I liked her, now I’m not so sure. I think she’s messy as hell!!! And she’s a old couager who got lucky and trapped her a young fool!! Kim…(Golddigging Whore)… Trash!!!
Deshawn, she’s ok I didn’t like her really until the last episode, when she became REAL and true to herself and her Sweet Husband(He’s a damn good man)… She needs to workout!!!
Can’t wait for season 2!!!!
First, I want to start off by saying I really enjoyed this series of Real Housewives–Best By Far!!!!! I really like NeNe of all the women on the show because I feel there’s no fakeness about her. Her honest, outgoing free spirit makes her a beautiful person. Lisa, I started out liking her and her drive to make money, but as the show progressed I noticed that she is an undercover instigator. She pretends to want to get people together, but we all know that she was partly the cause for the blow up between NeNe and Kim. Sheree, what can I say? Sheree is so phony, self-absorbed, and insecure. She is a decent looking person, nowhere near as decent looking as she thinks. Either way her attitude let’s me know that she is the absolute ugliest person on the inside because it shines through. And finally Kim, she is okay other than the fact that she is materialistic and can not sing. I’m most concerned for her kids because Kim puts so much emphasis on the importance of a “Name Brand” in front of her girls, I hope they don’t grow up thinking thats all there is to life. Anyway I absolutely loved the show, look forward to next season!!!
NeeNee keeps it real but she is the most getto of them all and it shows, and that month, wow but shell be back she’s intertaining know wonder she was a stripper. however she need to go back to school and get her ged because i was embarrassed for all of us to watch her try and help her son with elementary math simple fractions that we all use when shopping, she would not know what 50% off means idiot ! she disgust me, im like kim i would not want to be her freind, either she need to be some where studying
Deshawn is like the dumbest but she means well, and shes getto too, the weave is to much and i think she done forgot where she came from she ate oodles of noodles in colledge, because she dident come from money but wont speak to nobody on her staff, nobody but the chef and the estate manager, she has a lot to learn these are your people Bitch how dare you
Sheree, Kim keeps telling this chick how beautiful she is, cut it out, it looks like it was born a man and had some work done, she alright but thats it, and she needs to do herself a favor and take some fashion design classes because she dont have a clue, its easy to buy them but to design them requires a whole lot more, idiot
and last but not least Kim not saying that you cant produce your own little cd if you can pay for it but baby girl you can not sing a , LOL honey dont do that to yourself, but i understand why you would not want to be bothered with nee nee she thinks its all about her and she has no problem putting other people down, it not what you say adout a person it’s how you say it. but you should examine who told her you said xyz and why the reason yall are beefing because it had to have come from one of the other 4 girls and sheree came and told you but where did she get it from feel me i mean if yall are ever going to be freinds agin
but at the end of the day i have enjoyed the show it was different but i wont be watching the next time, yall are to old for this rigguma roll, it would be a waste of my time thank you, i like quality, and this is junk.