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The twelfth season of Vanderpump Guidelines premiered on Bravo earlier this month.
And in the event you weren’t conscious the present nonetheless existed — effectively, you’re not alone.
Sure, both Bravo’s advertising division actually dropped the ball, or curiosity within the all-new Vanderpump solid is way, a lot decrease than anticipated.
Regardless of the case, the rebooted collection premiered to shockingly low rankings.
And after simply three episodes, there’s already discuss that the present won’t be renewed for Season 13.
‘Vanderpump’ premiere obtained lowest rankings in franchise historical past
In accordance with a brand new report from Star journal, the present’s December 2 season premiere drew in simply 290,000 viewers, making it the least-watched episode in Vanderpump historical past.
The scenario bought even worse the next week, when Vanderpump Season 12 Episode 2 dropped to fewer than 1 / 4 million viewers.
The numbers for the third episode, which aired on Tuesday night time, aren’t in but — however barring a Christmas miracle, they’re most likely not gonna be something to lift your glass about.
At this level, the present is such an unmitigated catastrophe that it may not be permitted to complete out the season, though the entire thing has already been filmed.
“The numbers for premiere week rankings are nonetheless coming in,” an insider advised Star, including, “And it’s nonetheless early, however based mostly on early numbers, the shortage of viewers response, engagement, and general curiosity, it’s seemingly at this level that the reboot won’t come again.”
A second supply provided an unconvincing rebuttal, noting that govt producer (and sole returning solid member) Lisa Vanderpump has been “very beneficiant together with her time selling this present.”
(Frankly, that appears like a Bravo insider’s manner of paying a praise to Lisa as a method of side-stepping the rankings concern.)
A 3rd supply says that the present has even greater issues than its rankings, as Bravo execs imagine that it’s merely less than the community’s typical requirements of high quality.
“Bravo execs are combating the reboot. Initially, they don’t discover the present to be nearly as good, that’s the most important concern,” that informant tells the US Solar.
For her half, Lisa has already been fast to dismiss the issues in regards to the present’s cancellation.
“Screw the naysayers!” Lisa advised Web page Six this week at her Vanderpump Canine Basis Gala in Beverly Hills.
“I’m very excited in regards to the new solid. Hopefully this time subsequent yr they’ll be a ache in my ass, as a result of that’s when you already know the present’s successful!”
Evidently, unlikely that the present will nonetheless exist this time subsequent yr. However its namesake restaurateur seems unconcerned.
After all, Lisa is independently rich and has already starred in and/or produced a number of profitable actuality exhibits (to say nothing of the numerous eating places she’s opened).
The younger solid of the rebooted Vanderpump Guidelines may not be so fast to shrug this case off.
