I have to admit this one came as a bit of a surprise. Anecdotal research from panelists showed relatively low levels of awareness for WE's High School Confidential and only fair levels of planned viewing. Clearly, we must have missed something. The premiere ended up with 1.3 million viewers, an all-time high mark for the tier 2 cable network, according to Nielsen. I DVRd the episode but haven't watched it yet. I didn't realize until this morning that they were only running eight episodes, no doubt their testing the waters before making a larger commitment. If the numbers hold up around 1.0 million viewers, there's little doubt the show will be back. I first posted about HS Confidential over the summer. The concept that the reality series was something of an epic following a group of upper middle class teen girls through four year of high school seemed interesting...interesting enough that more than a million people tuned in for the premiere. Now the real challenge, can they hold on to their audience and possibly even grow it? I'll let you know my thoughts after I watch the first episode tonight.
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