Two separate Hollywood sources have confirmed the surf reality show, which counts showbiz heavyweights Erik Logan and Dana White as its executive producers, and which BIPOC surfer Zeke Lau eventually wins, is set for the chopping block.
Word on the street, the studio, Burbank, Hollywood, whatever, is The Ultimate Surfer ain’t gotta get through its eight episodes, after ratings dived almost ten percent following an already underwhelming premiere.
You’ll remember, two days ago, viewers lunged for the remote control as the opening credits rolled for The Ultimate Surfer following Bachelor in Paradise.
Under the clever headline, ‘The Ultimate Surfer’ Premiere Wipes Out in TV Ratings,” The Wrap declared, “The Ultimate Surfer didn’t catch much of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’s’ ratings wave with Monday’s premiere, which received a 0.3 among adults 18-49 and just 1.46 million total viewers. In the two hours leading up to ‘Ultimate Surfer’s’ debut, ABC averaged a 0.9 demo rating and 3.22 million overall viewers.”
And, now, with the second episode one hundred thousand or so viewers down on ep one, two separate Hollywood sources have confirmed the surf reality show, which counts showbiz heavyweights Erik Logan and Dana White as its executive producers, and which BIPOC surfer Zeke Lau eventually wins, is set for the chopping block.
“Truly awful,” said one, referring to the ratings and not the show which I regard as a marvellous triumph and a more than tolerable way to waste one hour in the middle of a southern Californian late-summer heat wave.
Non-Americans can watch the second episode, Chicks on Heat, via VPN set to North America and on the ABC website, click here.
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First off SPOILER ALERT! I didn’t know who won! Second, I love, love, love this show. It is awesome and I am so sorry it’s canceled. This show was the best of reality TV with true athletes competing and it was AMAZING. I was on the edge of my seat watching them compete!
big mistake not to cast any african-americans . they have a right to the waves to
Jonah fights back!
Mademoiselle abbreviated, only used by people of my age these days, NASA very good with acronyms but CERN I would say is top. Merci!
So the American viewing public is actually intelligent & astute!
I like it.
I loved this show. I wish all wsl ct contests were this well produced and used this male female back biting surf off format.
1.46 million is 1.45 million more than usually watch surfing. winning.
Stick a fucking fork in me Jerry, I’m done!
Less Herpes. More Burpees
Paul Fisher instead of Joe Turpel. Problem solved. High-test rating of any show ever in the history of bad surf themed television guarantee. But it wouldn’t hurt to get Chris Ward in there as Dogsnuts pointed out.
It could be entertaining if they put these surfers at Shipsterns, there would be some violence for sure…
Ooohhh, when does that one premiere???
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I think it would have got better ratings if the “surfing” part was removed all together.
ultimate surfer will gat a place along side other shows cancelled after 2 episodes such as…
The Hasselhoffs (December 5, 2010)
A&E reality series starring David Hasselhoff and his two daughters was canceled after only two episodes aired.
Who’s Your Daddy? (January 3, 2005)
Fox reality series that involved an adopted woman trying to identify her biological father amongst a group of impostors.
Heil Honey I’m Home! (September 30, 1990)
Comedy on British satellite channel Galaxy that spoofed American sitcoms of the 1950s and 1960s by featuring caricatures of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun who live in matrimonial bliss until they become neighbours to a Jewish couple.
Those shows sound awesome. There has been a void in my life since the Jeremy Kyle show got canceled!
you could probably be interested in
The Will (January 8, 2005)
CBS reality show in which family members and friends competed to be named the beneficiary of a will.
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Under the California red skies, NonJohn has prayed to Poseidon to unleash his most powerful Sirens and Scylia on any and all reality pool surfers and supporting staff.
the people have spoken and appears they would prefer re-runs of judge judy
No more kook cringe write ups about this abortion, is one of the upsides to this.
Chas should write an Obituary.
And put it in an urn and ship it to ELo.
Dear E-Lo,
Here, you urn’d it.
Sin-sear-ly,
Charles
we owned a dog once. it got hit by a car. a kindly farmer who was driving past stopped and put it out of its misery.
I may not make it into heaven, but ALL pets will!
You mean sorta kinda hot girls pruding out at the possibility of playing spin the bottle doesn’t captivate? Or Joe Turpel’s “oh lawdy” face when his commentary partner says she likes to check out backsides? How about pretty good surfers falling on every wave? I made it about an episode and a half until the creeping self disappointment forced me to eject