Last week, the FOX network debuted a new reality TV series called Buried Treasure. Will this one be a goldmine for the network like American Idol or dead weight that will be quickly cancelled?
Buried Treasure follows twin brothers and appraisers Leigh and Leslie Keno as they visit people’s homes. Appearing as appraisers on the PBS series Antique Roadshow, the “treasure hunters” help people discover that some of the items in their homes may be worth a lot more than they know. For example, the old cabinet that was your grandmother’s might be worth enough to wipe out your credit card debt or pay for your kid’s college education. Viewers also get to see how these discoveries affect the owner’s lives.
The TV show debuted last Wednesday to a very disappointing 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 3.67 million viewers. It ranked fourth in its timeslot, well behind CBS’ Big Brother, NBC’s Minute to Win It, and a repeat of ABC’s The Middle. Buried Treasure is currently the lowest-rated FOX series of the summer schedule.
By running Buried Treasure in the middle of summer, FOX obviously doesn’t have a lot of faith in the show and, based on the ratings, it doesn’t look like they were off base. Still, they aren’t pulling the series and are instead adding encores to the schedule for added exposure. This Wednesday’s original installment will be followed by a repeat of the premiere. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely to help.
Coming from ITV Studios, only four episodes of Buried Treasure have been produced. It seems likely that FOX will air them all but there’s simply no reason for the network to order any more.
But, what do you think? Is Buried Treasure worth watching? Would you renew it for another season or should it be quickly cancelled instead?
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I love this show and would like to invite the Keno brothers to my home. How do I apply?
I just heard about this new show..and can’t wait to see it. Don’t cut it before people have actually had time to see it. I wanna know, how can I get you to my house? Sign me up!!!
OMG… cancel this show? I LOVE THIS SHOW! Why is it all the great shows get cancelled and garbages shows that involve Housewives with too much time on their hands and characters named Snookie never go off the air. Sheesh.
Cancel the show – it is way TOO sappy for my liking. Put some interest in how they find out if it is real or not. It should be a happy show not the depressing, sappy and sad show that my husband and I find it to be.
We love the show! Our entire family watches it together! Love the stories behind the people!
Please Keep the Show.. We love it!!!!
I love this show…please keep it. Very informative and entertaining
I LOVE the show and want to submit an application if they do more then four shows.
If you take the Keno Brothers off the Air .. I promise you that I will never look at Fox Channel Ever again .. And I have a numerous group of people that will do the same .. (New York, California, Chicago IL, PA, CT , FL,) to name a few ..
KEEP THIS SHOW!!! Don’t you folks understand that it’s shows just like this that truly CHANGE PEOPLE’S LIVES??? With the economy in the pits, no jobs for those who really want and need to work, and all the simply horrible natural disasters that seem to have become common place… ORDINARY PEOPLE NEED MORE SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE, NOT THE CANCELLATION OF THE ONLY ONE. Sometimes there is no other place for hope in the lives of ordinary people, EXCEPT maybe in Grandma’s chest of drawers, or some other piece of the past that we have had all of our lives.… Read more »
I COULD NOT AGREE MORE with Vi!!!! LOVED the show…It’s interesting, uplifting, very classy!!!!!!! We need MORE shows like this! PLEAS KEEP IT ON!!!!!
I liked the show a lot. Many people have items that they have no idea of the value. It also showed the emotional struggle in letting go. I say keep in on. I think that it needs to be promoted as I only came upon the show by accident.
Do Keep! The Kenos are great–personable,informative and thorough. Some very interesting topics; the one on comic books, not to be missed.
We really, enjoyed the show and look forward to seeing it again.
I can’t believe FOX is thinking of cancelling this show! This is a GREAT show. How many people would love to go on the Antiques Roadshow but just won’t take that huge painting or that bulky cabinet? The Keno twins are SO entertaining! Plus the fact that they were not afraid to tackle and try to help a hoarder who ended up having an ancient aritfact in her piles! Please keep this show. American Pickers is a good show, but they don’t handle the unknown Audubons or Rembrants. This is a great opportunity to educate the American people while entertaining… Read more »
I am so glad to see the Kenos again. They are such pros in the antiques field and are so classy, but still fun. The show is very interesting. Give it a reasonable chance for viewers to find it. Keep, keep, keep.