(Photo: ABC/Christopher Willard)
If you see Leslie Jones in the grocery store, it probably won’t be connected to an ABC television show. The network has reportedly opted to stop producing the Supermarket Sweep TV show.
A game show, the Supermarket Sweep TV series is hosted by Jones and is the latest iteration of the competition series that debuted in 1965. A fast-paced competition, the show follows teams of two friends or relations. Clad in iconic colorful sweatshirts, the teams compete against one another in back-to-back games using their grocery shopping skills and knowledge of food store merchandise. Teams compete for the chance to play in the “Super Sweep,” a race against the clock to find five products in order to win a big cash prize.
Airing on Sunday nights, the second season of Supermarket Sweep averaged a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.32 million viewers in the live+same day ratings. Compared to season one, that’s down by 45% in the demo and down by 27% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback through 3:00 AM). In the live+7 day ratings, season two averaged a 0.60 demo with 2.78 million viewers.
Supermarket Sweep was not part of ABC’s announcement about the upcoming 2022-23 broadcast television season and Deadline reports that the network has indefinitely shelved the game show. It could return at some point (in its current incarnation or some other) but, there are no plans to do so.
What do you think? Have you been tuning in for the Supermarket Sweep TV series on ABC? Are you glad to sorry to hear that the series has ended and that there are no plans for a third season?
Love Leslie and the show was fun to watch
Bring it back
Bring it back . I love this show . This upsets me.
Bring it back! I love the show.
I love Leslie, and supermarket
Sweep. I even ordered the sweat shirts. Please bring it back.
I’m sad. I like the show. I hope it will return soon. There isn’t much on tv worth watching
Best show and great host! Very sad to see it go! I wanted to try out to be a contestant! I watch repeats of the old and new version
Maybe there will be a season 3 on lifetime with David Ruppret as the host and have shop till you drop and shopping spree
Can we please keep this show aired. It’s family oriented and fun to watch. Give it a chance.
You KNOW this is the best series ever!
Bring it back!
Sorry this show will not be returning which was good all around. The food was even donated to shelters. I guess ABC is not ready for a Leslie Jones. Their loss.
This is some bs ! This show revival was really good how can you guys do this to us the only show I actually enjoyed in modern times ! Bring it back
I liked the show and it’s the only game show on ABC i watched..they suck!
Supermarket sweepstakes TV show with the best TV show on ABC other than football and took it away I might as well take all the other shows away cuz they’re garbage
Oh no!
Sundays just won’t be the same without that soft-spoken, demure little angel Leslie!
Supermarket Sweep is way better hosted with David Ruprecht than that loud mouthed Leslie Jones, Supermarket Sweep is better for the channel Buzzr and not ABC !!!
since buzzr owns the rights to the show, i can see buzzr reviving the show the way they want to make it and have it look more like the orignal with some more modern touches here and there.
Why is it that everything that there’s a show that everyone likes to watch they cancel it for something boring ironed that show.