Biblical overkill?

Douglas Pucci reports that American Bible Challenge fell to third place in last week's GSN ratings. Steve Harvey's Family Feud and (ironically) Jeff Foxworthy's 5th Grader slipped ahead of the Bible quizzer.

A poster on the GSN board speculates that the show has gotten a little too "upbeat charismatic" for some viewers. I think this means too much hallelujah Jesus gospel music. When the network announced Kirk Franklin would turn up for the second season, I thought that things might get a tad too loud for part of the audience.

Of course, the first season blew the Nielsen doors off (by GSN standards) so some slippage may have been inevitable. The show still produces top-shelf numbers for the network, and a third season is a certainty. GSN might think about dialing the volume back and concentrating more on the gameplay and less on the hallelujah hymnal.

UPDATE: Futon Critic says American Bible Challenge garnered 767K viewers for its latest first-run on May 2. So the show keeps on doing just fine by GSN standards. But grumpy me thinks the music could still be toned down (pun intended).