Hollywood’s so sure that all America wants to see is… Youth! Beauty! Liberalism! Edginess! Nihilism! Snark! Irony!
Well, then, how do they explain this…
Monday’s Cable Ratings: History’s “Pawn Stars” Dominates Labor Day
Here are the highlights of 32 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:
The Closer (7.174 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T9)
Rizzoli & Isles (6.688 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T9)
Pawn Stars (10:00) (6.086 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T1)
Pawn Stars (10:30) (6.020 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T1)
American Pickers (4.782 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T4)
This tight-knit, patriotic family that runs a small business is NUMBER ONE in that oh-so cherished 18-49 demographic. And this is why reality television is filling a very important void narrative television won’t. Working class heroes not presented as buffoons; men and women who love their country, risk their capital, and keep this world turning.
Shows like “Pawn Stars,” “American Chopper,” “Dirty Jobs,” “Swamp Loggers,” and “Deadliest Catch” are the best things to happen to our popular culture in a generation. Best of all, time and again they prove the Cultural Marxists liars who try to tell us this kind of down home Americana doesn’t sell.
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