Rachael Ray Can’t Be Feeling Bubbly
Via Slashfood comes news Rachael Ray’s ABC talk show is on the chopping block. Ray’s not happy. From the NY Post:
A rep for Ray fumed that she’s not alone in her falling numbers: Oprah, who discovered the bubbly chef, was down 15 percent from February 2007 as were “Live with Regis and Kelly,” “The Tyra Banks Show” and “The Martha Stewart Show.”
In 2007, Ray’s syndicated show averaged a 2.2 Nielsen rating and has already dipped to 2.0 this year. An insider said, “Anything below a 2.0 is asking for trouble.”
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A rep for Ray pointed out that the average age for Winfrey’s viewers is 54.6, and said, “Our show is renewed through 2010 – so canceling is not an option.”
If Ray is axed, a possible replacement is already in the works: King World is producing a chat show for Marie Osmond, which would be ready by 2010.
Ray’s also dealing with a whole bunch of stuff, including revived tabloid rumors about her marriage hanging on the precipice and questions about whether she went under the knife.
Update: I should have noted earlier, but Oprah didn’t “discover” Ray in any way, shape, or form.
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