Comments on: VH1's Highly Rated Shows Are Nearly All On Sunday & Monday

By: angela

angela — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:51:00 +0000

they usually only have new shows on Sunday and Monday, sometimes Thursday. It’s pretty much the same with MTV although they have the RW/RR franchise on Wednesday’s at 10:00pm. It’s always seemed strange to me because they’re putting up their best shows against each other. OTH they rerun their shows so often that it’s really not appointment viewing. Right now Daisy of Love (dating show — sleazy daters try to win Brett Michaels rejects heart), Charm School (Ricki Lake tries to make female dating show rejects into proper young ladies with $100,000 for winner), Brooke Knows Best (Brooke Hogan of wrestling father fame), Gotti’s way just finished, New York goes to work — don’t ask.

Are these compiled numbers? What is considered a hit. If you notice Grease the movie from 30 years ago is up there. MTV and VH-1 usually only invest in one movie at a time and show it over and over, maybe that’s why it has that many viewers?

Thanks for these numbers. I’ve actually been boycotting New York goes to work and Gotti’s way because i don’t want to encourage them, not that VH-1 has called me up to complain.

By: Jo Nathan

Jo Nathan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:12:04 +0000

Can you put up the Numbers for LOGO, and Here! i would really be interested in seeing them. they’re probably really small because of the audiences they target, especially the latter one.

By: RJ

RJ — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:45:57 +0000

Didn’t even notice, oops. Thanks Bill!

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:29:47 +0000

RJ, TLC was last week’s, click the link in the post.

By: RJ

RJ — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:29:09 +0000

How about TLC? All we ever hear about is Jon and Kate Plus 8. It would be nice to see how their other shows are doing.

By: pete5125

pete5125 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:57:28 +0000

What is Spike TV, other than Married W/Children morning reruns what do they air in any frequency to get a viewer, their schedule is different every week and I like most of the shows they own,(Star Trek DS9, Voyager, TNG, 7Days, Shield, Married W/C,etc.) even the movies etc. but I can never figure out their schedule

By: richard less

richard less — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:26:12 +0000

Rich Cronin, et. al. really want to know…

By: ThundaPC

ThundaPC — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:02:48 +0000

Spike TV is a good network.

By: LEM

LEM — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:20:38 +0000

Yeah, new episodes of the ‘______ of Love’ shows and its various spin offs come on, on Sundays and Mondays. Daisy of Love on Sunday, Charm School Gottis Way and New York Goes to Work on Monday. So like Mega64 said, the question isn’t really “Why do most people watch on Sunday and Monday?” but more of why does VH1 schedule its big shows on Sunday and Monday of all days, lol.

Anyways, I love all of the VH1 reality shows…alot better than what MTV shows.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:58:38 +0000

Spike TV is a horrible piece of work. I say A&E. MTV is also starting whole new summer programing starting at noon this week, would like to see that too.

By: ThundaPC

ThundaPC — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:22:51 +0000

I second a request for Spike TV, especially with Ultimate Fighter wrapping up its season this Saturday.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:48:13 +0000

Can you do one for Cartoon Network?

By: rob

rob — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:41:51 +0000

Dont they show videos every morning ?

By: Mega64

Mega64 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:34:12 +0000

The Flavor of Love family (i.e. The various “of Love” shows and spin-offs Charm School and I Love Money) have a pretty solid fanbase. For example, if you’re going to watch Daisy of Love, you’re probably also going to watch Charm School 3 and New York Goes to Work. There’s a lot of overlap in contestants with these shows, and not just in the spin-offs either, so that’s why these shows keep getting solid ratings. The fans are more loyal than you’d think considering the shows are nothing but trashy entertainment, but then again I watch and enjoy them as well. Pretty fun stuff to watch, though this current cycle is weak. But there will be more shows premiering in the fall or so, so hopefully those will be better.

So the question isn’t really “Why do most people watch on Sunday and Monday?” and more “Why does VH1 schedule its big shows on Sunday and Monday?”

By: TomSD

TomSD — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:30:16 +0000

Where would VH1 be if Flavor Flave hadn’t been tin The Sureal Life 3?

By: David

David — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:50:42 +0000

I agree about A&E next week. I used to like the reality shows on VH1 but I grew tired of all the spin off reality shows and now I rarely watch VH1.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:38:53 +0000

Flow. A marathon has flow, VH1 has no rhyme or reason the rest of the time.

By: Ash

Ash — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:41:59 +0000

Thank you so much for this posting! I was real curious about Brook knows best, since they used the real life storyline about the split of Hulk Hogan and his crazy wife. It was a really good episode that week. Any idea if Kathy Griffin’s My life on the D list is doing well? It’s a really great show. Thanks again

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:22:00 +0000

tooltip, it’s never too late!

By: tooltip86

tooltip86 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:21:33 +0000

It’s too late for a next week request? I was thinking about A&E.

By: Cullen

Cullen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:43:15 +0000

A request for next week: Spike TV

By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:12:14 +0000

Sunday and Monday is when all their reality programing premiers. The rest of the week are repeats of those programs mixed in with years old repeats of specials and every once in a while movies, moslt Grease which they show 10 times a year. Surprised it still does so good for them.

By: Number Cruncher

Number Cruncher — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:09:02 +0000

It’s because that’s when the new episodes of their 3 highly touted reality shows of this season air (Daisy of Love, Charm School 3 and New York Goes to Work). They show a morning airing (11 or 11:30 am), the primetime airing (9 or 10 pm) and then a repeat an hour after the primetime airing. I will be the first to admit that this is the weakest cycle of shows that VH1 has aired thus far and the ratings obviously reflect that although I had no idea how well Daisy of Love had been performing in the repeats.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:05:46 +0000

Mostly it is because they air their most popular shows on Sunday and Monday and then rebroadcast them throughout the week. Like the broadcast networks, right now is “off season” for VH1 (though that might be changing soon, I haven’t scanned its summer lineup). But in the spring when they were reaching the 2 millions with I Love Money, For the Love of Ray J and Rock of Love, those were all Sunday and Monday shows as well.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:02:02 +0000

bill its because vh1′s heavy hitter shows are those days there promoted heavaly

By: RJ

RJ — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:01:28 +0000

VH1 has ALWAYS shown these types of shows on Sundays and Mondays. I have seen most of them, and I can not remember one of them airing on a different day. I do find it odd though that VH1 airs their originals at 11am on Sundays and then say they are “NEW” at 9pm on Sunday nights. New York Goes to Work is one of my favorites, followed by Charm School 3, and then Daisy of Love.

Thanks for posting these numbers!

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:59:19 +0000

Number, so any idea why all the highest rated shows were on Sunday or Monday?

By: Number Cruncher

Number Cruncher — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:57:58 +0000

Thank you so much. This post is very much appreciated.