This is hardly surprising...
From IMDb today...
Fox Yanks Boxing Show, Hands It to Fox Sports
After taking a pounding in the ratings with its boxing reality series The Next Great Champ, Fox has yanked the series and handed it to its corporate sibling, Fox Sports Net. The cable channel plans to begin airing the show on Oct. 10, when it will present a "marathon" of the four original programs. In a statement, Fox Entertainment President Gail Berman said: "The Next Great Champ is a compelling, well-produced series. Unfortunately, despite its loyal core audience, the underlying boxing theme of the series has proved too narrow for us. In the end, it belongs on an outlet better suited to serve the boxing fan, and it's great that we can keep it in the family on FSN." NBC plans to launch a similar reality series called The Contender in January.
I assume it isn't because Oscar's name has lost some luster. I figure it's probably that, like Tough Enough, this has a fairly limited audience, and Fox is putting it where it's most likely to be seen.
NBC should be worried about The Contender even with Stallone and George Foreman at the helm.
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Downloading the No Mercy PPV now. Thoughts later maybe, after I get home from work.
Fox Yanks Boxing Show, Hands It to Fox Sports
After taking a pounding in the ratings with its boxing reality series The Next Great Champ, Fox has yanked the series and handed it to its corporate sibling, Fox Sports Net. The cable channel plans to begin airing the show on Oct. 10, when it will present a "marathon" of the four original programs. In a statement, Fox Entertainment President Gail Berman said: "The Next Great Champ is a compelling, well-produced series. Unfortunately, despite its loyal core audience, the underlying boxing theme of the series has proved too narrow for us. In the end, it belongs on an outlet better suited to serve the boxing fan, and it's great that we can keep it in the family on FSN." NBC plans to launch a similar reality series called The Contender in January.
I assume it isn't because Oscar's name has lost some luster. I figure it's probably that, like Tough Enough, this has a fairly limited audience, and Fox is putting it where it's most likely to be seen.
NBC should be worried about The Contender even with Stallone and George Foreman at the helm.
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Downloading the No Mercy PPV now. Thoughts later maybe, after I get home from work.
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3:20 PM
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