Self-help author Tony Robbins has moved from infomercials to primetime. Are his series’ ratings positive enough for the TV show to stick around?
In Breakthrough with Tony Robbins, the host helps families overcome tough life challenges so that they can heal, “break through,” and reach their full potential. Last night’s installment centers around Frank and Kristen Alioto, a California couple. At their wedding reception, he broke his neck in a swimming accident and was left a paraplegic.
While Robbins was able to help them, the ratings for the premiere were anything but positive. The first episode attracted a meager 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 3.13 million viewers (per the overnights). Those numbers put the program in fourth place for the timeslot in both categories. What’s more, viewership fell between the first and second half hours, a sign that those viewers probably won’t be back next week.
NBC commissioned six episodes of this series. With numbers like these, they surely won’t be ordering any more and it’s looking unlikely that the network will even end up airing all that they already have.
What do you think? Is Breakthrough with Tony Robbins worth watching or would you just cancel it now? Cancel or keep it?
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keep it !
these real-life stories are so much more valuable than the scripted entertainment we normally watch.
who doesn’t want to see inspiring stories of real people overcoming huge challenges in their lives ?
Definitely KEEP IT!!!
I was inspired by this couple’s story and how Tony helped them to see that their lives could be wonderful and full. I cried during this show, and I felt joy at their triumphs.
Having something so positive on TV is refreshing and is a much needed change from all the negative and shallow shows that are the “norm” for TV. Awesome show! Again…KEEP IT!
just saw last half last night for first time, thought it was GREAT! Keep it!
Yes, keep Tony’s new show…it is inspiring and will be helpful to a lot of people.
I thought it was GREAT!
Keep it
I happened on the show and thought it was very good, worth my time and inspiring. I will be watching next week.
If they want it as a sumeor feel good show, it might do okay, but I can’t say that I will be stopping everything to watch it.
Breakthrough with Tony Robbins was not very inspiring and actually kind of boring. I watched the first ten minutes and then switched to something else. I suggest that it be cancelled.
I just found out about it from watching the TODAY show on Tuesday July 26th. I don’t think he has had much PR on the series. Maybe that would help with the ratings, YA THINK. We need more of that type of programming instead of the junk that is on cable/hd that we need to pay for.
Looking forward to Tony’s TV show. We need more of this type of programming instead of a lot of the nonsense that is being shown of late.
Keep the show, there is nothing good on TV but Negativity…. Negative news over ..and over, negative programs… nothing good. The people are so used to Negative TV and Negative Shows that some of them may have a heart attack if they watch a positive show like Breakthough with Tony. The Society was programed on Negative News, this is what sells on TV. It is sad but I can think of Hundreds of shows and programs that need to be cancelled becasue it does not improve anyone’s life…..???? We live in a Negative World but few great People like Tony… Read more »
Definitely keep it!!! Last night’s story was so moving and inspirational!! I think at a time when our country is going through so many difficulties and such turmoil it is easy for all of us to fall into a rut of feeling sorry for ourselves because we lost a job or whatever (I’ve lost my job twice in the past year in addition to losing my life savings in a ponzi scheme and now my apt). Watching an inspirational show like this is what this country and it’s people need right now!
Keep it! It was awesome!
KEEP IT!!
I watched this program last night and although it was not the most exciting program , it was very touching in how he showed these two people how to use the cards they were dealt. I don’t believe these two people would have ever moved out of their comfort zone and this compelled them to do so. I believe their lives will be richer because of this. I would defintely like to see this program again.