The ratings for the season eight premiere weren’t terrible at all, but the numbers are a huge decline from season seven’s premiere episode.
Season seven’s premiere episode brought in a whopping 3.83 million viewers, while season eight’s premiere brought in 2.97 million viewers.
While it’s still unclear if NeNe’s absence played a role in the drop, rumor has it the producers were so concerned with the direction of the show that they begged NeNe to return in a guest role towards the end of the season.
Regardless, Kenya riled some fans up when she tweeted the following:
It didn’t take long for people to call Kenya out and accuse her of inflating the ratings:
In Kenya’s defense, she most likely got the 3.7 million figure by adding up the total number of viewers from the initial airing of the premiere, plus the repeat.
UB you’re giving Kenya way too much credit. She lied point black period because she’s pressed NeNe took half of the ratings with her.
They sure are. Kenya lied because she’s in her feelings about the ratings. So is Kandi. They hate the fact that Nene has such a big impact on the show.
How is UB giving Kenya too much credit? They just stated the obvious and that’s the fact that she didn’t lie because she added the ratings from the repeat.
Kenya’s lying a-s is pressed. She knows people see now she can’t hold the show. And neither can Kandi.
You got all that from this? Weird.
She knew what she was doing.
Promoting the show? Um yes.
She tried and failed.
Kenya lied because lying is all she knows. If it ain’t fake boyfriends, she’s lying about owning a home, or she’s lying about ratings. It is what it is.
She didn’t lie. As UB stated in the post, she just added up the ratings from the repeat. Even networks do this. Calm down.
Kenya lies, that’s what she does. We should be more surprised if that heffa ever figures out how to tell the truth. Lol!
How did Kenya lie? When you add on the ratings from the repeat, 3.7 million watched in total. TV networks do this all the time in their press releases.
Kenya knows that’s not how you calculate the numbers. Damn, why do you always defend this woman’s lies? If this was Nene who did that you’d be running up and down this thread clowning her.
Actually Kenya just repeated what the Bravo press release said:
BRAVO MEDIA BREAKS RATINGS RECORDS AND EARNS HIGHEST-RATED SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
“Watch What Happens Live” Delivers Highest Rated Episode of the Year with Over 2.8 Million Total Viewers
NEW YORK – November 13, 2015 – Bravo Media shatters ratings records earning the highest-rated Sunday night of the year among all key demos fueled by the season premieres of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” “Untying the Knot” and a super-sized episode of “Watch What Happens Live,” according to Nielsen Live+3 data. The 75-minute season eight debut of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” garnered 3.7 million total viewers, 2.4 million P25-54 and over 2.2 million P18-49, ranking #1 in the 8pm hour among all ad-supported cable networks. Immediately following at a special time,
“Watch What Happens Live,” hosted by Andy Cohen with guests Kandi Burruss and Vivica A. Fox, garnered 2.8 million total viewers, 1.8 million P25-54 and 1.7 million P18-49, making it the highest-rated episode of the year among all key demos. Additionally, the season two premiere of “Untying the Knot” also scored its highest-rated episode of the series among all key demos with over 1.7 million total viewers, 1.1 million P25-54 and 954,000 P18-49.
*************************** So yes, networks do add the numbers from the initial airing and the repeat.
Did she really think no one would call her out?
Now this is pathetic. She’s really bothered by those ratings huh? LOL.
Why should she be? The ratings are solid.
People can be so dramatic.
Only when we’re talking about Kenya. *giggles*
Kenya is so wack and thirsty.