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Buzz with Mike and Juliet - A Celebrity Tragedy, Reality Show Talent, and Road Trip Trends
After a Memorial Day break, Yahoo! Buzz pays another visit to "The Mike and Juliet Show" to talk about the heartrending accident with Mike Tyson's daughter, the return of Susan Boyle, and a Search road trip trend.
Buzzing with Mike and Juliet
Check out the latest Yahoo! Buzz on "The Mike and Juliet Show," as Gaard Swanson talks about the continued Web persistence of Miss California and Elizabeth Edwards, and "Idol" chatter about who could win.
Filed under: TV, Reality TV, American Idol, Fox, Politics, Music, Beauty Pageants
Adios to The O.C.
Not long ago, "The O.C." was one of TV's hottest shows. With its beautiful cast, over-the-top storylines, and brilliant dialogue ("Welcome to the O.C., bitch!"), it looked as if Fox's show would last forever. Alas, "forever" isn't as long as it used to be. In just a few weeks, "The O.C." will be washed out to sea, canceled due to low ratings.
What triggered the downfall? Some say Mischa Barton's departure was the beginning of the end. Others would argue that Ryan's "fight club" storyline was simply way too stupid (even for Fox). Whatever the reason, viewers stopped caring and the show's searches dropped dramatically.
But don't cry for the beautiful people—the cast will continue to find work in Tinseltown. Rachel Bilson's buzz already eclipses that of Ms. Barton and searches on Adam Brody remain disturbingly high. So, perhaps its good "The O.C." is being put out of its misery. It saves the actors the indignity of starring in a show nobody watches, and allows us more time to devote to our "90210" DVDs. Donna Martin graduates, bitch!
A Bumper Crop
January is time for starting over, and television networks are reworking their schedules to welcome back old friends and shuffle in the new shows.
VH1 continues to mine the boundless ore of "celebreality." Its latest additions to the lineup include yet another edition of Celebrity Fit Club (+1,863%) and a new show starring reality vet Flavor Flav (+4,591%). There's nothing like a former rap star trainwreck. If you were enraptured by StrangeLove, you're sure to enjoy his new Flavor of Love.
Fox is ready to rumble with all comers thanks to its one-two punch of 24 (+1,694%) and American Idol (+47%). These two stalwarts of the Fox sked are already gaining momentum in Buzz, and once they hit the air, we're sure they'll reclaim their rightful spots in our top 20 TV shows.
Early Buzz returns are also in on A&E's latest reality romp. It might not be as successful as Dog the Bounty Hunter (+493%), but Rollergirls slammed home a 189% gain in yesterday's searches. And we're behind any show that serves to boost flagging interest in the long-forgotten sport of roller derby (+154%). Roll on, sweet roller girls.
Filed under: TV, Reality TV, Networks, American Idol, Fox
top movers
| Rank | Subject | 1-Day Move |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford 400 | Breakout! |
| 2 | Indonesia Ferry | Breakout! |
| 3 | Jordan Chandler | 3481% |
| 4 | Evan Chandler | 2322% |
| 5 | American Music Awards | 1841% |
| 6 | John F. Kennedy | 1529% |
| 7 | Turkey Stuffing Recipes | 1361% |
| 8 | Liam Hemsworth | 1172% |
| 9 | Lou Dobbs | 1142% |
| 10 | Hendrick Motorsports | 888% |
top leaders
| Rank | Subject | Move | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Friday | +340 | 1290 |
| 2 | NFL | +489 | 670 |
| 3 | Jennifer Lopez | +451 | 515 |
| 4 | New Moon | -67 | 250 |
| 5 | American Music Awards | +236 | 249 |
| 6 | UFC | -36 | 239 |
| 7 | Miley Cyrus | +66 | 169 |
| 8 | Hulu | -11 | 154 |
what's the buzz?
A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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