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Andy Cohenis expressing his support for Bravo’s choice to pass onQueer Eyereboot.
During his appearance onJeff LewisLiveonSiriusXM, theWatch What Happens Livehost opened up about the cable network turning down the revival of the famous reality show — and why he was in full support of the decision.
“I don’t think it would have been a huge show on Bravo,” he said on Monday. “I don’t … I don’t think people are watching linear television in the way they are watching Netflix.”
“And I think it premiered on Netflix and people loved it,” he continued. “It was going to be super expensive;Queer Eyewas a super expensive show to make. And I think Bravo probably made the right move not doing that show.”
“I don’t think it would have been a hit,” he added.
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The originalQueer Eyeshow, initially titledQueer Eye for the Straight Guy, first premiered in 2003 on Bravo. The reality series starringTed Allen,Kyan Douglas,Thom Filicia,Carson Kressley, andJai Rodriguezwent on to become a successful show and even scored an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program in 2004. However, the final episode aired in October 2007 after the network ended the production in June 2006.
In March, the production announced viaTwitterthat the show’s 7th season is currently in the making and will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana.
While discussing the subject on Monday, Cohen, 54, also dished on the shows he regretted Bravo had canceled.
“I think shows get canceled for a reason, like theReal Housewives of Miami,” he explained. “The new version is really good — and the next season we’re shooting now is really great. But I don’t regret canceling it at the time.”
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“The ratings went down that whole season, the ratings went down for that reunion,” he noted. “You know what show I regretted they canceled? And I was a fierce proponent for keeping it on —The Real Housewives of DC.”
“If you look at that cast, that was an integrated cast, it was racially diverse at a time when our shows weren’t enough, and I really liked that show,” Cohen shared, before calling out one of its featured families for allegedly leading to the show’s demise throughtheir many controversies.
“I thought there was a lot that could have come [of it],” he said. “But I think theSalahi’skind of tanked it.”
source: people.com
