The idea is that when a hungry bear is running after you and another guy, you don't have to outrun the bear. You just have to outrun the other guy. In other words, if your show gets better ratings than other shows on your network, you're safe from cancellation, even if your numbers don't look so good in absolute terms.
Hip Hop Squares sure hopes that principle applies to MTV2. Douglas Pucci posted the show's viewer numbers for its first four weeks. After debuting with 329K viewers on May 22, the show slumped to 242K, 193K and 212K viewers for its next three runs. Those numbers look piddly compared to a lot of shows on other cable networks. But compared to the woeful numbers MTV2 usually gets, Hip Hop Squares looks halfway decent.
So unless the numbers completely fall apart, the cancellation bear may not catch the hip hoppers. A second season might be possible. And the bear will have to find other shows to munch on.
UPDATE: The cancellation bear may enjoy a meal. MTV2 sets the "finale" of Hip Hop Squares for July 10. Doesn't look like any other eps are coming.
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