Victorian era dating show, The Courtship, doth flops

[get these nets]

‘The Courtship’ Moves From NBC to USA Network

Sean Gleason/NBC
Reality dating series “The Courtship” has pulled from NBC’s lineup following poor initial ratings and will move to USA Network where it will air behind the new season of “Temptation Island,” Variety has learned.

“The Courtship” will begin airing tonight, Wednesday, at 11 p.m. on USA Network behind “Temptation Island.” The show will not be picking up where it left off on NBC, instead restarting with the series premiere tonight. Next week, Episodes 2 and 3 will air, followed by Episode 4 the following Wednesday.

Originally picked up at Peacock, “The Courtship” was moved over to broadcast, set on Sunday at 8 p.m. on NBC, while also still streaming on Peacock, aiming for a bigger audience with a multi-platform rollout.





“We are always looking to discover a fresh take on a beloved format,” Jenny Groom, EVP of entertainment unscripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, recently told Variety. “Much like how ‘The Voice’ took the singing competition to the next level, ‘The Courtship’ elevates the experience by reimagining modern dating and experimenting with dating in Regency times.”






Unfortunately, “The Courtship” did not end up performing in Nielsen returns how NBC had hoped, drawing a 0.2 rating in the advertiser-coveted adults aged 18-49 demographic and 920,000 viewers for its March 6 series premiere, as well as falling to a 0.1 and 590,000 viewers for its second turn.

The show is executive produced by Anthony Dominici, Sharon Levy, Shyam Balse, DJ Nurre, Michael Heyerman for Endemol Shine North America and Susy Price for Shine TV. It hails from Endemol Shine North America in association with Shine TV.

NBC’s schedule will change to the below due to the Sunday show’s move to the NBCUniversal-owned cable channel. Episodes of “The Courtship” are still set for next-day launch on Peacock.

For Sunday 3/20 only:

7-8 AGT Extreme (recap / repeat)

8-9 Weakest Link (original)

9-11 “An Audience with Adele” special

Starting 3/27:

7-9 American Song Contest (Repeat)

9-10 Weakest Link (original)

10-11 Transplant

Vulture first reported the news “The Courtship” was moving from NBC to USA Network

 

[Seoul Gleou]

you don't say, old chap

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

What in the bloody hell is this?

 

[Wiseborn]

looks like women want to see hoes fukking.

 

[invalid]

Honest question and I’m not being funny but do the American audience want to see a black woman as the lead on a dating show? Can you sustain a show on a major network with just a black woman audience?

 

[JLova]

Honest question and I’m not being funny but do the American audience want to see a black woman as the lead on a dating show? Can you sustain a show on a major network with just a black woman audience?

Only if she's making a fool of herself and exhibiting negative black stereotypes.

 

[Marlow Stanfield]

What in the bloody hell is this?

The Bachelorette/Bridgerton mash-up from the depths of a liquor/cocaine/hookers binge of some hollywood exec.

 

[get these nets]

Honest question and I’m not being funny but do the American audience want to see a black woman as the lead on a dating show? Can you sustain a show on a major network with just a black woman audience?

In the recent past it's worked and gotten ratings at least once.

There was a Black woman whose face I kept seeing on the news. Turns out she was the Bachelorette on the powerhouse dating show for a season.

I still see her on tv in different things, so I'm guessing her season got good ratings.

 

[paperbag]

In the recent past it's worked and gotten ratings at least once.

There was a Black woman whose face I kept seeing on the news. Turns out she was the Bachelorette on the powerhouse dating show for a season. I still see her on tv in different things, so I'm guessing her season got good ratings.

Yeah but that was after the show format already had an established audience from 15 seasons of bachelor/Bachelorette.

 

[get these nets]

Yeah but that was after the show format already had an established audience from 15 seasons of bachelor/Bachelorette.

The thinking was (probably) that the format was stale, and that this Victorian era gimmick could breathe new life into it. Also, cash in on the attention/popularity of the Black woman who married into the British Royal family.+ popular period piece tv show.

 

[Sukairain]

Who the fukk wants to watch a Victorian dating show nobody wants to see that Pride & Prejudice shyt

 

[Ahadi]

After Bridgerton all these women wana romanticize that era.

But they don’t realize there’s no feminism no babble, or opinions or it was “off with your head”

 

[paperbag]

The thinking was (probably) that the format was stale, and that this Victorian era gimmick could breathe new life into it. Also, cash in on the attention/popularity of the Black woman who married into the British Royal family.+ popular period piece tv show.

Oh I'm sure that's what they were going for, but they should have chose a white girl for marketing purposes or a passing mulatto/ octoroon/quadroon if they wanted a "black" girl.

And her name is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, formerly Her Royal Highness, House Windsor. Mother of 7th and 8th in the line of succesion to the British throne.

 

[get these nets]

Oh I'm sure that's what they were going for, but they should have chose a white girl for marketing purposes or a passing mulatto/ octoroon/quadroon if they wanted a "black" girl.

And her name is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, formerly Her Royal Highness, House Windsor. Mother of 7th and 8th in the line of succesion to the British thrown

Only Brit royalty I acknowledge is Ricky Walters

Aka Slick Rick, the Duke of Bronx via London via Windrush, formerly The Ruler, Come Your Highness-They Await You

 

[Koba St]

Whoever came up with this should be fired