‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ breaks yet another franchise record in ratings
CREDIT: Bravo
This past Sunday’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” which continued NeNe Leakes’ explosive argument with Kim Zolciak in Miami, gave the show its best ratings ever: 3.43 million viewers.
Locally, the show drew 228,000 viewers, one of the top 20 shows for the week in primetime, just behind WSB-TV’s “The Bachelor.”
“Real Housewives” is now averaging more viewers than it did season two, at about 2.9 million per week, and remains the top franchise among the six “Housewives” that have aired so far. The season started a bit slow in terms of viewers while airing on Monday but since its move to Sunday, the show has far exceeded its season two numbers.
There are so many franchises, Bravo is airing two at once. “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” season finale on Jan. 20 drew 2.76 million viewers, thanks to a fracas between the two sisters.
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” will air its season finale this Sunday at 10 p.m., followed by two weeks of “reunion” footage shot at the Georgia Aquarium.
In other ratings news, BET’s “The Game,” shot in Atlanta, drew 5.9 million viewers in its second outing, with 337,000 viewers in Atlanta. That’s down about 23 percent from its monstrous 7.7 million debut but still an impressive figure for BET. I’m checking to see how the show did last night. The new “Let’s Stay Together,” also shot in Atlanta, held about 59 percent of “The Game” audience, which is considered mediocre retention.
And oddly, “Top Chef: All Stars” on Bravo is lagging behind recent seasons of the show in ratings despite the “all star” designation. The show drew 2.3 million on January 19 for “Restaurant Wars,” with local chef Richard Blais winning the $10,000 prize for best chef performance.
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60
January 28th, 2011
1:04 pm
ITS TELEVISION PEOPLE!! GET OVER IT! MOST OF THE VIEWERS KNOW THAT THE LADIES DO NOT REALLY REPRESENT ATLANTA HOUSEWIVES. GET OVER IT. ENJOY THE AMUSEMENT. SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO DO THAT. AS LONG AS YOU KEEP THE NEGATIVE IN ITS PLACE.
Slim
January 28th, 2011
1:05 pm
I feel for Cynthia. She married a “red-eyed” crazy Jamaican. Good luck, girl!
What Black Elite/Talented 10th???!!!
January 28th, 2011
1:06 pm
??????????????????? Show me black elites and I’ll show you how ignorant they are…….Talented 10th is/was just another form of apartheid within the black community on par with the Color complex!
Signed
5th generation of highly educated black family and we never wanted to join! Internal Medicine Doctor, lawyer, surgeon, airline pilot-one of the first black commercial pilots and accoutant-entrepreneur!
WTF
January 28th, 2011
1:35 pm
talent 10 must be the snobs of the black community
carlaroqs
January 28th, 2011
2:29 pm
nah, the snobs are not the real people. the Blacks in the ATL who have old money? you would never know them, same as with Whites with money. the pretenders are the snobs. why even go there? everyone has to live together. the true problems with the ATL can be found in “the vent”.
Oh Please
January 28th, 2011
3:07 pm
@ Talented 10th, real success is not measured by what family you happened to be born into or what club or organization you are a part of. In my opinion, a true successful person is who comes from nothing and builds their own wealth and success from their OWN DRIVE, DETERMINATION, KNOWLEGDE, AND PRESERVERANCE without relying on the family name or their family’s socioeconomic status. I’m not knocking those who are born into wealth, but I most certainly do not put them above those who are not. People who feel it is necessary to make it known that they are part of “elite” organizations are superficial. You brag about being part of those organizations to make yourself feel good because you are not strong enough to stand on your own.
Talented 10th
January 28th, 2011
3:58 pm
@ Oh Please; not even close, my dear. Who said I was a member of any of the organizations I mentioned? Well, I am/was (lol!), but that’s not the point.
I’m simply trying to educate the masses on the fact that we Blacks DO have our own social tiers within our community and they are NOT represented on RHOA. These tiers are evident in ALL RACES WORLDWIDE and have been around for thousands of years, so please don’t launch a fight against me on the subject.
Now, back to OUR organizations: if you didn’t know they existed, now you do. Aspire to be a part of them as oppose to ripping them up and down-playing their importance. Most of these groups have been in existence for 100 or more years. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to be “elite” in the way you carry and present yourself in society, DAILY. NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. It’s also about having standards.
Lord knows the Diddys, Tupacs and NWAs of the world have glorified being a gangsta, an ignorant thug and/or baby daddy (not a “husband”) to many of our youth. If being a snob is the opposite of that, then I’ll gladly wear that label.
Ponder this: where would our race be today if the “gansta rap” of the past 2 decades was replaced with lyrics about being a doctor or belonging to old-line, elite social organizations? Keep your heads AND STANDARDS high, people.
Oh Please
January 28th, 2011
4:28 pm
@ Talented 10th the intention of my post was not to rip down the organizations. As far as you know, I may be a part of a few of them, but I don’t feel it necessary to state my position. I was merely stating that NOT being a part of the “elite organizations” does not make one less successful or important. There are several very influential, famous and wealthy people who are not members by choice. My comment was not directed at you. I was referring to those who always feel the need to make their membership known. It was only intended for you if you fall into this category. I am not dogging the organizations it’s some of the members who make the organizations look bad and this is found in all organizations. There will always be people who misrepresent the purpose of an organization for their own shine; feeling the need to down others to make themselves look good.
Winner
January 28th, 2011
5:20 pm
Dang, you guys fight a lot on here.
tee
January 28th, 2011
5:27 pm
love the show. dont down it because you live in alanta and you cant hang with the big baller girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!kim stop letting nene punk you she jealous cause she dont have here own big poppa and she aint on tardy 4 a party!
o.k
tee
January 28th, 2011
5:28 pm
sound like a bunch of haters to me!!
Just me
January 28th, 2011
5:37 pm
Thing is no matter who we are, we all know people who act very similar to the women and men on this show. And it is stereotyping to an extent, and they are making money off of it. So are many of the comedians, and of course, the rappers, hip hoppers, and gangsta thugs. It is true that Grady is inner city, but it is also the trauma center for the area. They see a broad spectrum of life. And it isn’t my only experience…it was just an example. I have only watched three episodes of this show over the past two years, most recently last week. I actually turned the sound down when Nene went off on her tangent…All of my neighbors are black, and I didn’t want them to think I was having a party;) As for “DrJ”, I have known some like him too. Heck I may even know Him…but I bet I didn’t like him. Not because of his color, but his attitude. Good people are good people, no matter what color, race, or religion they are. And I find nice people everywhere I am.
Traffic Headache
January 28th, 2011
6:33 pm
There but for the grace of Newton R. Minow go I.
adelaine
January 28th, 2011
6:48 pm
Give a group of woman drinks and camera its gonna b some drama. RHWOBH is just as firery as RHOA. Get over it! The show is enternaining when life is so serious work children bad economy its ok to escape n reality tv world n have something to talk about. I’m a business woman working around all square serious people n being a single mom if I want to kick back watch kim bad singing or neenee go off on someone its cool or maybe I want to c the beverly hills girls go at it no matter what they doing it. We love u housewives. All of u
Bertha
January 28th, 2011
8:41 pm
What difference does it make if you are the talented tenth or the un-talented tenth? Character and integrity will take you further than an ivey league or state sponsored school.
Billy Ray Valentine
January 28th, 2011
9:39 pm
I’m really just kidding y’all!!!! Keep “keepin’ it real,” Dr. J!!!
Atl Resident
January 28th, 2011
9:53 pm
Ummm….again who the hell even cares about watching this BS?
realtalk
January 28th, 2011
10:05 pm
KimZ – Who is trashier than you?
JustMe – Don’t try to disguise the fact that you are racist…own it like the other bigots on this board. You are what you are. Intelligent, rational people do not make conclusions about another group based on limited interaction and what they see on TV.
Chaz – Don’t take it so personally…they are not you and so do not represent you.
Scarlett – This is a message board; messages are usually blunt and not scholarly pieces. Also, when addressing bigots, such as yourself, there is a presumption of ignorance and an unacquired GED.
Billy Ray – please step back into your trailer and close the door. Your ignorance is not needed in the real world.
to Chaz
January 29th, 2011
1:30 am
Please lady don’t take it so seriously…anyone with an ounce of sense knows they donnot represent all african-american women! white women are just as shallow as we or any women can be for that matter. I watch all of the crazy wives show for pure distraction…i have a busy life i watch ot for PURE ENTETAINMENT!!!!…so should you…lighten up
marcie
January 29th, 2011
7:34 am
I love @ Dr. J, thx so much!!!!! follow me on twitter born81ways m in dentistry and Im african american and guess what Im not anything like NE NE
marcie
January 29th, 2011
7:35 am
@realtalk love you too thx
WTF
January 29th, 2011
8:03 am
real talk….. put down the pipe
JoAnn
January 29th, 2011
8:58 am
Lets not forget this is just a TV show, everything is edited. This does not represent how Atlanta women truly behave. These women have NO class, they are not Southern Bells by any means. All of them are loud and obnoxous. But, it can be addictive watching how awful they are, its makes us feel like our lives are wonderful. That is the secret it.
4xtra
January 29th, 2011
10:08 am
Dr J You make a good point but you have your nose in air you uppity negro……yea you heard me. Ivy league education does not qualify you to be god. I wish people would stop thinking just because you went to an Ivy “skool” you are now eligible to have the powers to part the red sea. Stop worshipping yourself, your killing me.
But any way what it all boils down to this all that “reality TV”
is really an easy way out for someone to be famous for acting inappropriately and have no true acting talents what so ever.
(Jersey shore?)
Its all very simple if you do not like the characters or whatever on these shows SHUT YOUR TV OFF. (the average person watches 3-4 hour of TV a day any way…go to the gym or walk your dog instead.) I find it pretty amazing that people are quietly obsessed with these shows but many people are so bored with their lives that the get a guilty pleasure watching these shows to confirm that they enjoy watching people going through drama.
Thats why I call these shows “player hater TV 2.0″
On these shows Think about it, all they do is argue and fuss about some pretty petty matters and for what ever reason many people worship these “untalented” individuals. In regards to Housewives of Atlanta
Its really nothing more than an “upscale Jerry Springer show”.
NeNe is upscale Ghetto for real and Kim? She is nothing more than dressed up White trash.
Is this REALLY entertainment? That is for you to decide.
Rx
January 29th, 2011
10:47 am
Do you think these people teach their children that a trick is something magic? The two of them show that lack of class has no race boundaries. Whatever became of teaching children their ABC’s. No wonder NeNe’s little Johnny are not able to read and write. And here people are, wasting time on whether we shouldn’t use the “N” word. Ninju pleeze! Why not bring back Amos and Andy?
Vickie
January 29th, 2011
11:14 am
There is always a truth in a lie. The truth is that there are a culture of people that act like Ne-Ne. They are black, white, latino etc… The lie is the title “Real Housewives of Atlanta”. None of the ladies are housewives, they are ex-housewives. Phaedra and Khandi are the only ones with a career.
The ladies do not represent Atlanta, they only represent entertainers getting paid to act!
Rell
January 29th, 2011
11:46 am
Ghetto TV. Atlanta deserves better,
CJ
January 29th, 2011
1:07 pm
such trash!
todd
January 29th, 2011
1:27 pm
I think this show is nothing but scum trying to get famous especially nene if I were Kim I would slap the HELL out of that black trash one time and shut her up for good.
ms 951
January 29th, 2011
2:48 pm
The only one on the show that has any real sense of friendship is Kandi. The other’s seem to call each other a “bitch” at the drop of hat. “With friends like these, who needs enemies.” However, if I was being paid $30,000 a episode or whatever they are paid everyone knows reality TV loves a “mad/messy black women” so this is entertainment.
Bert
January 29th, 2011
3:58 pm
I tried to watch the show a couple of weeks ago, but couldn’t stomach it. The “Real Housewives” series plays on stereotypes that everyone in this country has…that women from New Jersey are married to mafia bosses and are always loud, that women from Beverly Hills are all blonde with fake boobs, and that all women from Atlanta are black and loud. It’s the Bravo network that plays on these stereotypes.
Dee
January 29th, 2011
8:20 pm
Kim NEWS FLASHH!! Nobody want’s what you have because you don’t OWN what you have (LOL) Get over yourself..As soon as your sugar daddy of the month is done with you have walk away with NO Bentley, NO Townhouse , NO college tuition for your girls. What you have is debts you can’t pay and no class. The smoking, drinking, cursing and sleeping around is so unbecoming of a mother of two daughters with one on the way. LOOK AT YOURSELF
Rita
January 30th, 2011
8:17 am
I think that that the way some of the women act on the show is disgusting. People say that there is a lot of labeling of black people, these women actually put names to that label. It is a shame because I know so many black people who have a lot more class than them. On the other hand you have Kim who I believe is a wanna be black person. How is it that her parents have no accent but Kim tries to talk with a black accent?. I guess that some people will act any way for money. I would never let my kids watch that show and think that it is okay to act like that. Even if is just a show, some of these women are absolute trash. Honestly Jesse how can you even embarrass yourself by saying these women are the real deal.
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Patsy
January 30th, 2011
10:51 am
I grew up in the south and didn’t know that people like this existed until this reality show began. As my Mother always said ‘A fools name, like their face, can always been see in a public place’. NeNe you should be ashamed to act this way…and acting is what you are doing…anything to make a dollar to ’support’ your kids in the fairy tale land where you have raised them. Kim your parents should be ashamed to tell people that you are their daughter but then….they go on tv too.
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SUSAN
January 30th, 2011
1:40 pm
The saying “most men live quiet lives of desperation” holds true as human beings are always pursuing something of material value instead of internal self value and hide behind their real emotions by not being their authentic self. These women are being who they are(in most situations) with no apologies which is more than most people can say as most people always try to say the “right thing” or act the “right way” so that others will like or accept them. That is real insecurity and not being one’s authentic self but most people are too insecure to be an individual and are always seeking their acceptance and self love through others approval. Be yourself as many people are judgemental and hypocritical because of their own insecurities, arrogance or elevated opinion of themselves. LOVE STRONG!
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RHOA Fan
January 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
What in the world does this article have to do with all the negativity, hatred, bigotry (ignorance) and jealousy on this blog? The Housewives shows are just entertainment…if you prefer another genre of entertainment find something else to watch. Geez! Whether you watch it or not – the ladies are still getting paid while you are angry about their behavior and their represenation of HotLanta.
A
January 31st, 2011
4:56 am
CORRECTION: The January 20, 2011 finale of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ took in 4.2 million viewers.
Rodney Ho
January 31st, 2011
8:51 am
@A The 4.2 million for “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Jan. 20 included the repeat afterwards. The original airing drew 2.76 million viewers. The repeat airing right afterwards drew 1.4 million–thus, the 4.2 million you may have seen.
mamaj
January 31st, 2011
4:21 pm
Stop hiding behind the RHOA show, to show your prejudices and bigotry toward Black people. For every Black person that you see as demeaning their race, you can find the exact number in the white race, also. The ladies on the show DO NOT represent anyone but themselves on the show, but I would hazard to guess that the majority of them on the show are so far removed from the parts they play on it, simply because it is scripted. Once upon a time, the worst show on TV for me was Jerry Springer, but recently I started watching it. There are times when it is hilarious’ there are times when it becomes just downright buffoonery–that is when I change the channel. If everything on TV was about life being perfect,we’d all be up in arms–that’s why we have so many channels and choices…and that is a very good thing.
lisa
January 31st, 2011
5:25 pm
I’m a black woman and ATL may have the highest viewership/ratings BUT I LOVE THE BEVERLY HILLS HOUSEWIVES; right now its my favorite out of the franchise……these chicks really do have money and twice the problems……at the end of the day no laws are being broken from a show standpoint so if the network is willing to pay them then by all means have at it and get paid; as a viewer you have the choice to not watch it…..obviously through these shows other opportunities open up for some of them…NeNe is going to be on the next Apprentice; lol….that is going to be hilarious!!!!
kudos to RHOA Fan
January 31st, 2011
5:50 pm
Couldn’t have said it better… Thank you!
Adam
February 1st, 2011
1:48 am
I don’t know why everbody’s hyperventilating over “how Alanta women are being portrayed.”
Relax…anybody with half a brain knows that those six women were selected because they were fun to watch and brought the drama. Yes, we all know real housewives are prim and proper and are so above it all.
But don’t hate. That show is fun to watch. I literally laugh out loud when watchin it, and that doesn’t happen often when watching TV.