Naturally, the news has raised some interest on the GSN Internet board. Beat the Chefs could hardly expect a rousing reception from the largely traditionalist board, but nobody dumped on it too hard. I personally thought the show was surprisingly entertaining, but it was obviously a bad fit for GSN's audience. I natter on some more on the board...
Okay, my reaction to the changes. The cooking show was always a stretch for GSN. Not a quizzer, not a word game, not a stunt show. Basically, it was a refugee from Food Network. I thought Beat the Chefs was pretty good myself, but it doesn't surprise me that GSN's audience didn't, er, warm to it. This is a warning for the entire reality slate that has been kicking around in development at the network.
The revolution of rising expectations proceeds. GSN clearly wants the lead-out from American Bible Challenge to perform better. You get 900K viewer numbers, you get greedy for more. 300K+ used to look pretty good. It doesn't any more. And don't get me started on those 100K and 200K numbers.
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