In its latest week (11/28/09), FOX's The Wanda Sykes Show continued to hold steady with adults 18-49 with a 0.9 rating between 11p-12a, the same as it has averaged for most of its run. That episode also had a 0.8 rating for adults 18-34, and an average of 2.3 million viewers.
It's still doing much better than the averages for Spike Ferensten, however, it's not up much over Spike's last show on 10/31/09 when it had a 0.8 rating.
I love Wanda, but after the 2nd show I couldn’t bring myself to watch it ever again. She is a funny lady that is just not shinning in this format.
I always thought Spike Feresten was great and highly underrated. I didn’t have very high hopes for Wanda, and she managed to surpass them, but not by enough to be watchable in my opinion. I think it’s telling that a months-old Spike Feresten rerun (which had been in reruns for around half-a-year) was only a decimal of a ratings point under new Sykes episodes.
Would be interested in total viewers for Feresten though, as I can’t imagine him coming anywhere near what Wanda is pulling in that category.
She won’t last long.
She’s been funny enough in the past, but everything out of her mouth these days is full of liberal vitriol and racist crap. Best of luck, but that’s not entertainment.