Will 'The Moment of Truth' Signal the Demise of 'Survivor'?'

oscardahl · 05-29-2008, 01:12 PM

The Moment of Truth kicked off its second season Tuesday, helping FOX win the night in the ratings. If you bear with me for a second, I'll tell you why this is good news for Survivor. The Moment of Truth, which debuted to monster numbers in its first season earlier this year, is expected to be one of the higher rated series of the summer. Also, FOX, at their recent upfronts for the 2008-2009 season, placed The Moment of Truth on their Fall schedule on Thursdays at 8pm. When pressed about The Moment of Truth's fall scheduling, in regards to Survivor, which will be a time slot competitor, FOX entertainment chairman Peter Liguori said:"Look, it's eroding. It's an older show. Its eventually going to give up and we're trying to accelerate that." With FOX taking direct aim at CBS's long-running reality series, the question was this: Would The Moment of Truth retain its Winter/Spring audience, or would it regress without its incomparable American Idol lead-in? Thankfully for Survivor, it looks like it's the former.

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JohnSmith14 · 05-30-2008, 04:19 AM

Survivor is a lot better.

spnf214 · 05-30-2008, 08:51 AM

I should hope are society has not gotten bad enough that this show can be competitve in mainstream broadcasting

oscardahl · 06-01-2008, 09:10 PM

Let's hope not.

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05-29-2008, 01:12 PM	#1
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	The Moment of Truth kicked off its second season Tuesday, helping FOX win the night in the ratings. If you bear with me for a second, I'll tell you why this is good news for Survivor. The Moment of Truth, which debuted to monster numbers in its first season earlier this year, is expected to be one of the higher rated series of the summer. Also, FOX, at their recent upfronts for the 2008-2009 season, placed The Moment of Truth on their Fall schedule on Thursdays at 8pm. When pressed about The Moment of Truth's fall scheduling, in regards to Survivor, which will be a time slot competitor, FOX entertainment chairman Peter Liguori said:"Look, it's eroding. It's an older show. Its eventually going to give up and we're trying to accelerate that." With FOX taking direct aim at CBS's long-running reality series, the question was this: Would The Moment of Truth retain its Winter/Spring audience, or would it regress without its incomparable American Idol lead-in? Thankfully for Survivor, it looks like it's the former. To read the rest, click here.

05-30-2008, 04:19 AM	#2
JohnSmith14 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 69	Survivor is a lot better.

05-30-2008, 08:51 AM	#3
spnf214 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 58	I should hope are society has not gotten bad enough that this show can be competitve in mainstream broadcasting

06-01-2008, 09:10 PM	#4
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	Let's hope not.