Howard Stern's E! Show...will it continue
 

once he moves to satellite (new eps)? I haven't read anything saying either way.

In theory, the satellite deal should not affect the E! show. However, I heard Stern talking about politicians trying to sweat E! into dropping the show.

Howard was talking the other day about how he and the E! people were going over the designs for the new studio. So, yeah, it's continuing.

Too bad. I would rather have it on a network willing to show nudity.

Yeah, cause every politician is out to get Howard.

That is just his excuse to call in his show every day, which he has been doing for the past ten years or so.

When something is about to fail or end, Stern will blame it on some conspiracy instead of bad ratings etc. When Son of the Beach got cancelled, he said it was because the head of FX had it in for him, the his CBS show was cancelled, he blamed it on the head of CBS. If/when the E! show goes, he'll blame it on anything other than him failing.

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I'd like it to move to a real channel too so they can show all the good stuff.

Threadcrap much...? -ohbfrank-

Stern's E! show has been that network's highest rated show for years, so if it is taken off you can bet it'll have to do with something other than him failing.

Technically if it's on late enough at night they CAN show nudity, right? They just choose not to for the sponsors? Am I wrong?

i think it should stay on E. Putting him on HBO would mean he's on pay TV and pay radio.

Cheapasses like me need something free ;)

Hell yeah,that would be awesome.No more blurred out T&A.

do they still blur out girl on girl kissing? Or was that the CBS show?

Ah, the typical ignorant basher.

Yeah, the ratings are the ultimate reason. But why are the ratings down? Gee, that would be because of these conservative asshats that keep censoring Stern and threatening the radio stations with fines, and making his show worse. You obviously don't listen to him, because he's said many a time that he thinks his show sucks compared to what it used to be.

Ridiculous. When Stern is on sattellite and his ratings are still down, he will simply invent another bogeyman to blame it on. Mark my words. It's part of his schtick.

It is not ignorant, it is the truth.

Stern's show has been downhill since at least 1995 or 1996, way before the recent FCC crackdown. He has been mailing the show in for years now and the whole Nipplegate gave him a nice little excuse to finally admit it. Yes, what Clear Channel did to him was wrong but contrary to what Howard likes to rant and rave about, it was not some George Bush conspiracy. Get over yourself already Howie. But that is the problem, he can't get over himself. The guy is the biggest self-involved asshole and it doesn't help matters when he has all kinds of untalented yes-men next to him (read: Robin Quivers and Gary Dell'Abate).

I can't wait until Sirius realizes that they committed a half billion to a guy who is a shadow of his former self (which was a pioneer of the art form that is talk radio) and who just doesn't have it anymore.

As for the television show, I used to watch it all the time but that fell off too once I finally stopped listening to the radio show. There is only so much contradictory babbling you can take.

EDIT: Also forgot to mention, according to Marksfriggin (the best Stern recap site ever) he was at the Sirius studio recently and mentioned something about studio size and how it would work for E! so I'm guessing he plans on keeping the show. Provided, of course, that the nasty politicians don't ruin Stern's little fantasyland.

People still watch Howard Stern? That dude is so irrelevant it boggles...

What a dumbass thing to say.

Since when was a little goofy entertainment supposed to be "relevant"?

One problem I have with him is how unmotivated he is sometimes, I guess it can happen when you get that successful - even though he is always either trying to act like he isn't as rich as he is, or talks like his lifestyle is the norm. He'll talk up some idea and not follow through with it, and sticks with the lame-ass E! channel even though they don't give him much respect - despite his giving them a show which draws a bunch of people (like me) who would filter E! out of their channel lists otherwise. I don't listen to the show because I think he is someone I should emulate or look up to, though, it just makes me laugh - often.

I think Howard seems to be pre-occupied with other things outside of the show (His new cartoon coming out next fall, other works in development). Also, I don't find him to be the "Every man" that he once seemed to be. Even though I think he tries not to, hob-knobbing with celebrities and dating a model definitely comes through on the air. He talks about stuff now that he used to make fun of people for.

But I think the real problem with the show these days is the cast of characters around him. Robin, Fred, Baba-Boey & Jackie/Artie have and always will be pivotal parts of the show. But deutche-bags like Ronnie the Limo Driver, Sal the Stock-broker, Ralph and Benji add nothing to the show when they are on the air. They're unlikeable, unfunny attention whores, and I usually change the channel when they're on.

Still, I've tried listening to guys like Don & Mike and Opie & Anthony, and they can't touch the Stern show, even in its current state.

Personally, I'm offended that you include Opie & Anthony in with (and after for that matter) the two hacks that are Don & Mike. Infinity tried to syndicate them and they BOMBED. O&A, on the other hand, did very well for themselves in a number of markets before their untimely cancellation.

Ralph, Benji, etc aren't funny but the worst was Crazy Cabbie. He contributed nothing but was a major part of the show for long stretches of the time. It was ponderous.

What I want to know is what happens to the show when Sirius goes down for the count.

Hoo-Hoo I invented cancelled shows Robin.

Must have been the CBS show.They never blur that out on E!.

They used to.

I never understood that. A kiss censored? :confused:

I wonder, with Sirius' vastly smaller audience, will the A-List celebs still come?

Does he really get truly A-List celebs? I haven't heard any big names on there in a while. Granted, the last show I heard was with Jose Canseco a couple months back.

From time to time he got a few big names like Julia Roberts, Arnold, etc but it seemed only when they had something really shitty to shill.

He does get a number of other name guests though. Which I think will continue when he goes to Sirius. Much like him mailing in the show, not much will change.

I never understood it either. Then again I'm not a network exec.

I think E! was run for a time by a woman who was offended by certain words and actions on the Stern show, especially related to homosexuals (meaning mostly lesbians, though I think they bleeped "****" when she was there) - Howard sort of insinuated that she was a lesbian and didn't like his exploitation of the hotness of two girls kissing, etc.

FYI - Son of the Beach was the highest rated F/X show when it was canned. It was one of the highest rated shows on cable.

As for staying on E!, I hope not. I've said it before - the show belongs on Showtime or HBO.

SOTB was a great show and at the top of FX's ratings so it's definitely questionable why it was cut.

And if Stern's show went to Show or HBO, I'd make sure to tune in everynight.

He's going to satellite... He's should make the jump to a cable station (HBO style... Nudity, Language, etc.)...

That's just what I think, but I honestly haven't listened to him in over two years.

It's my understanding that Beetlejuice refuses to go on-air for any broadcast with less than a 20% market penetration.

:) Well Crafted! Although, I'm pretty sure a guy who thinks he's 187 years old would have a hard time figuring 20% of anything.

I agree with that. I don't get a chance to listen anywhere near what I did some years ago, but it seems like every time I turn the show on now it's Richard Christy or Sal on air. It's too bad because Artie was an incredible replacement for the stale Jokeman.

O&A got bored with the cursing and overt sex a few months after starting on XM...it was just an excuse for lazy radio...they still enjoy the lack of censorship, but the show has to be about SOMETHING other than 'Fuck' and dildo's.

It was quicker than that. From the first week they said that they didn't want to curse just to curse and they don't. Their show is about entertaining the audience and they do a very good job at it. Ten times the hilarity and one tenth of the bitterness of Howie. Plus, you don't have to buy a crane to lug around one of those monstrous Sirius Fisher-Price receivers.

But then again Howie invented radio, tell 'em Fred!

E!'s show's rating are going to go through the roof when Howard is on radio. All the people that don't want to pay for Sirus are going to have to watch E! to get their fix of Howard. I admit, I'll probably watch E! much more since I don't think Sirus is worth them monthly fee just for Hward.

so what is going on with the e! show? i'm only getting the 11PM showing, with the 1130 showing replaced by E! news. is this the same for anyone else, its annoying?