Insider: Paris Hilton Blames Network for Bad Ratings

By Rob Shuter Posted Jun 6th 2011 03:40PM

Paris Hilton's new reality show on Oxygen debuted to disastrous ratings last week, but rather than accept some blame, insiders tell me Paris is pointing her finger at the network.

"Paris is furious that the show didn't premiere at the time it was supposed to," an insider tells me when speaking about 'The World According to Paris.' "She worked her tail off doing promotion and publicity for the show and then because of a technical mistake, the show aired at a completely different time in a lot of markets."

A representative from the network denies that there were any glitches in her premiere episode.

"The show premiered at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1 as was promoted," an Oxygen spokesperson told me in a statement. "There were no technical mistakes. We look forward to a very exciting run of the series."

This week's episode brings together Paris and Charlie Sheen's ex, Brooke Mueller, whose ongoing substance abuse struggles will be addressed. The rep said this week's episode with feature Brooke's "cry for help."

Her busy week of promotion also included a rough interview on 'The View,' where Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg grilled the socialite on the frivolity of her show. She reportedly flipped out backstage and got into a shouting match with a producer. In short, it was a disaster and she canceled events because of it.

"Paris' second season on that MTV show where she found a new friend was a disaster and she hasn't been able to sell a magazine cover since the Kardashians arrived," a TV insider tells me. "If the numbers remain less then the 400,000 that tuned in last week she could get pulled off the air."

By comparison, the March debut of singer Aubrey O'Day's show drew 724,000, and 1.7 million viewers tuned in for the premiere of the most recent installment of 'The Bad Girls Club.'

"This could be the last nail in the coffin," a senior marketing manager tells me. "She has been replaced by Teen Moms and Snooki. She would have been better off not doing a new reality show at all then doing one that proves no one cares."

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Monday 06 June

By Sherry

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This is exactly why nobody cares to watch her - she's so fake and she's never taken responsibility for ANYTHING that happens in her life. I think everyone is totally over her.

By fiona

Is Paris Burning...???

By junior

If her last name wasn't Hilton, she would just be another nobody in our country. She is so ugly inside and out, I don't know how anyone watched anything she was in.

By Mike

Kim Kardashian, take note!

By Ms O

You're so spot on!
Paris, NO ONE GIVES A FLIP ABOUT YOU OR YOUR SHOW! Give it up already, your fifteen minutes of fame is WAY OVER! Just another No_Good_Logan!

By themeeker

HEY PARIS, MAYBE YOUR SHOW SUCKS. I wouldn't know because I will never watch it.

But can I just say: bwwwwwaahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

By ambariton

If Baby Jessica who fell down a well cant maintain her fame then why the heck should Paris?.. Maybe baby Jessica should have her own show. Baby Jessica! Baby Jessica! lol

Tuesday 07 June

By hello

Over her? very few were ever fans to begin with. Nothing to get over. Their has however been thousands ``under`` her. lol

By shylady

Boo-Hoo!!! No one watched. Good for them, maybe now Paris Hilton will get the message NO ONE CARES!!!!

By angerISFORlosers

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yea, i would say i cant wait until the kardashians end up like her, with nobody caring to watch them anymore, cuz it will happen....but when it does there will just be some other annoying, spoiled, rich brat getting all the attention

By John

Her 15 minutes of fame lasted well over a decade. She had a good run. Now pull up your panties, Paris, and go home before you begin to wilt in front the the crowds.

By joan

So right John.
Paris grow up and realize no one gives a tinkers damn about you. Money does not buy talent and that you have none of solive with it and your mommy should realize it too....

By Mary

Sure blame someone or something else, sounds just like Lindsay Lowhan. Nobody cares about your do nothing and get rich life. Go away and take Lilo with you.

By juan

Paris...WHO?

By robert simpson

Just great....I quess it's time for another sex tape.

By sandee

Ahhahaha....so true, except no one wants to see that either!

By Enough Already

Fortunately, viewers have grown tired of these celebrities that are famous for really having no real talent except for getting their pictures on magazines for their lifestyles. Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end!

By delacourte

Now if we could only get rid of the Jersey Shore gang,the Real Housewives and those God-awful bachelors and bachlorettes,maybe TV writers would be able to create shows starring actual actors!

By Jim

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Hopefully people will get tired of the no talent we have in the White House as well.

By Ann

Amen to that. Most of these non-talents, no personalities, are existing on their family's name.

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