Perhaps FOX should have quit when it was ahead with The Simple Life. Or at least not have attempted to air the program outside its previous successful Tuesday timeslot.
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According to preliminary Nielsen ratings, FOX's ninth (and final?) The Simple Life episode drew only 7.7 million viewers and a 3.7/9 rating/share in the Adults 18-49 demographic -- figures that placed it well behind the 18 million viewers and 7.7/19 Adults 18-49 numbers that NBC's Fear Factor drew in winning the hour.
Despite having its Simple Life lead-in plan backfire, FOX's My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance managed to still perform well for the network, drawing 13.3 million viewers and a 6.2/14 in Adults 18-49.