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 "She has been replaced by Teen Moms and Snooki.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 Ingie

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"nothing"

By Mike Rath

I wouldn't watch her if she was "performing" in my driveway..

By YellowRose3218

Paris is all about paris.
Shes never helped anyone but herself.
Paris thinks life is all about having fun, at others expense.
To her, looking good, and men are all she knows.
I have a feeling, shes nothing more than a cross to bare for her family.
My parents would disown me, if I acted anything like she does.

By Angel

Paris Hilton's reality show has low ratings because of Paris Hilton. End of story.

By C. L. Clements

I think it is time for Ms. Hilton to just get over herself!!!! She is old news and no one is interested. People have gotten over her. The younger generation considers her a has been or don't know who she is; and, her past followers have grown up and matured and left her way behind. They are no longer interested. Now Ms. Paris needs to do the same thing. Grow Up and Get A Life!!!!!

By me

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three words...get over it.

By pjmqone05

This poor soul is going to have a baby for attention next mark my words

By LAR

LOL -Please make it go away.

By bluuizzz

Puleazzze! Bad ratings because of the network? Who cares about her show or her..she isn't relevant anymore, she is so yesterday..step aside paris and let the new generation of hotties captivate us...gawd , your 30 something years old already, get a life gurl!

By Calvin Hungerford

I'm so sick of seeing her in the public eye, that I would never watch a show that she was on.

By Ann

A perfect example of a waste of air space. Absolutely no talent, no personality, does nothing but whine, has nothing to say, an absolute pimple on the horizon. The only surprise for me that she once had a few fans.

By steveb

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HEE MEN MAK YAI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By robjh1

Paris dear people are just waking up now and realizing you have no talent. We are tired of your "that's hot" lines and silly behavior. Grow up girl!

By Linda

I watched the first show and it was terrible - like everyone was reading from a script. I gave it a shot Paris - bad show.

By Ron

She was the flavor of the month for way too long. The Kardashians and the Jersey Shore group won't be far behind. America gets tired (thankfully) of no-talent "celebs" after a while. Get a life, America, stop sticking you head in the sand with this frivolous media crap and do something to put this country back to work.

By RAS

well said!!!!!!!

By Andrea Rajeski

Who cares. Who does she think she is, I could care less. Get a real life.

By tro

she is yesterdays news!

By vegas10s

The only ones who care is the media. If they'd stop promoting/recording her image, she'd go away. No one would care to ask about her.

MEDIA, can you read this?????????????????????????????????????

By Rob

Oxygen?..she is using valuable oxygen and providing nothing of substanance to society other than keeping the boutiques, drug dealers, liquour stores, and night clubs in business. Please go away and take Lindsay Lohan with you..

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