Gossip Girl Ratings Slide; What Can Be Done?
As One Tree Hill (2.5 million viewers, 1.2 share) managed to maintain its premiere rating Monday, Gossip Girl (2.1 million, 1.1) faltered in the 9 p.m. slot.
The ratings were down 21 percent from the season premiere, which was down even more significantly than that from the previous season's first episode.
To a point, we could not care less as long as the show remains on the air, and there has been zero indication from the CW that Gossip Girl is in jeopardy.
But on the flip side, a drop in ratings that were never super-high to begin with is somewhat alarming for a show that gets the amount of buzz GG does.
We love it like no other, but because we want to help Gossip Girl ensure a long, bright future, we can't help but wonder if improvements are needed.
That said, we're curious for your opinions on the following questions:
- Do you think the show has gone downhill? If so, why?
- What, if anything, can and should be done to fix it?
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July 31st, 2010 5:33 AM
gossip girl started going downhill but the season final looked promising and you never know whats going to be around the corner.
June 27th, 2010 1:43 AM
bring back dan and serena!! i mean thats the whole reason i watched it the first season and why i stopped after they broke up. i mean bring them back. have blair go back to nate for the time being making chuck jealous so they can play their games, and just stop with the whole jenny being rebellious. thats so annoying. but first priority, BRING BACK DARENA!!! i still have hope for this show, please don't cancel it and please make it what it used to be.
March 19th, 2010 2:00 AM
ive watched gossip girl since day 1. i loved it. it was my religion.
i cant even get passed first 30 mins of the show anymore. it sucks. and everyone i know, feels the same.
they build up such great storylines that end in an epic fail.
they shouldve had more seasons in highschool and cut it up.
March 17th, 2010 1:27 AM
So last episode seems to be alright. I can sense a revival. I noticed Gossip Girl saying her classic catch phrases. But the show is on probation on my list. Lets see if it gets better. Atleast I'm a bit hopeful now.
March 16th, 2010 7:28 PM
It's not the popularity of the show that is declining, it's the increase in the other ways people can watch the show. I never see it on tv but I watch it religously of surfthechannel and buy the box sets!
March 16th, 2010 5:23 AM
I don't think that people here are trying to tell writers what to do. They are professionals, that's true... But professionals make mistakes too. So, if we find a site for ourselves to write about stuff that we don't like and exchange opinions about what CAN BE DONE, there's nothing bad about it. Agree?
OK, some of us are Serenate fans, some are Chair fans etc. I don't think that bringing couples together must be bad. They just could have done more about Chuck's and Blair's relationship... push them further. Bring the bad boy back... That's all.
March 15th, 2010 3:54 PM
Be careful what you wish for. You all just HAD TO HAVE Chuck and Blair together....and we tried to warn you, it's a show-killer. Yet you cried, whined, begged. Now you've got them, the most-boring couple on the show.
Oh, dear TV fans, please just watch your show and stop dictating to the writers what to show on screen. They are the professionals. Putting couples together never works, it's been proven over decades of series. The romantic tension must remain. But this "immediate gratitude" generation just won't wait. And it killed their show. Too bad.
March 15th, 2010 1:50 AM
tonight is the new episode... let's hope they get better... couldn't agree more with you "gossip girl"...
March 14th, 2010 4:32 AM
i still love gossip girl, but it needs more fun in it! what happened to all the scandal and all the unpredictable parts?
the first season was good because of the whole Serena/Nate having sex and then S comes back from boarding school with this huge secret and Blair and Chuck getting together it was really good
the second season was good because of the Blair/Chuck games and Bart dying and graduation and Georgina being all good to help Blair with Poppy
the third season isnt as good because while there's Chuck/Blair, everyone is seperated and its not the same! the Serena/Nate thing is good but gossip girl needs the good stuff back!
1.fix dan's messed up love life
2.bring back all the good Chuck/Blair moments
3.do something about B being Queen
4.bring back the bad boy in Chuck!!
5.make Vanessa talk to Dan about his feelings
6.make Jenny work for Queen at Constance
7.more Bass/van der Woodsen/Humphrey family moments
8.do something with Nate! he's too good!!
9.bring back the 'mysterious' Serena, which made everything interesting
10.what happened to the B/S friendship and the C/N friendship?
11.Chuck's mum coming back has to be more interesting - its not scandalous enough!
make gossip girl interesting again!
March 10th, 2010 7:25 AM
I loved seasons 1 and 2.
But season 3's just so boring in my opinion, and I'm not looking forward to any future episodes, unlike before. I dunno what's wrong with the show, it's just that I'm not finding their ideas of dirt and controversies exciting anymore. Serena with a married congressman, Nate to the rescue, Chuck's "mother" making a reappearance, Jenny drug dealing... To me it all seems so "meh" for some reason. :-/