Supernova came in not with a bang, but with a whimper.
According to Nielsen overnights, the second-season premiere of CBS's Rock Star, where one lucky singer lands the frontperson spot in a rock band, placed third in its time slot. Time-slot competitor So You Think you Can Dance earned first place while NBC's America's Got Talent scored second in a close race.
Rock Star: Supernova's 90-minute premiere earned an average 2.2 in adults 18-49, slipping 8 percent from season one's 60-minute premiere, which nabbed a 2.4 in the demographic.
At 8 p.m., the first hour of So You Think you Can Dance took top honors with a 3.0 rating, followed by a repeat of America's Got Talent and Rock star, each with a 2.1.
At 9 p.m., the second half of Dance moved up to a 4.2, a new Talent perked up with 4.0, and Rock Star petered out with a 2.0.
Last summer, Rock Star: INXS featured the Australian band searching for a replacement singer for the late Michael Hutchence. The show received middling ratings, averaging a 2.5. This season of Rock Star features Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and ex-members of Metallica and Guns N' Roses searching for a lead singer for their new "'supergroup," Supernova. Also last summer, Lee starred in Tommy Lee Goes To College on NBC, which received barely passing grades.
Comments (6)
I heard today that Supernova's getting sued by a punk band from Cali with the same name.. only they had it first. I love this new Rockstar show and its only just begun... the performers have been fun to watch, fun to make fun of (and thats what we all like isn't it?) and the whole show is just rockin'... for the above couch potater, if only I had infinity hands so I could give Supernova infinity THUMBS UP!!!
rockstar inxs was way beyond better than supernova. i've already seen the new inxs in concert. the show was hot. supernova's okay entertainment, but i don't see how anything worth the price of a concert ticket could possibly come out of it!
all of these "talent" shows suck
This was the most horrific piece of festering stinkyness that I've ever seen. Even having Jason Newsted (from Metallica / Voivod) as one of the panelists couldn't help instill any REAL credibility to this horrible contest. The song selection was terrible, the contestants appear to be nothing more the American Idol outcasts!<br />
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Seriously, do America a favor, and SCRAP this show immediately before it gets any worse. Or better yet, FIRE the producers, FIRE the contestants, and start over by letting the PANELISTS AUDITION contestants from the first round much like American Idol.<br />
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Even having Brooke Burke in a shiny trash bag wasn't enough to keep my attention.<br />
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I wish I had two more hand so I could give this<br />
4 THUMBS DOWN!!!
I don't think the masses are quite ready for Tommy Lee and his gang during prime time; this is not the same as INXS. Tommy has a reputation as many things and I think people judge him on that and not his musical ability, which is a shame because he truly is a gifted drummer.
I thought the show was very good. Especially the performances