If the CW is to be believed, despite finishing second to last among the overall 18-34 demographic, its Tuesday line-up of 90210 and the premiere of Privileged still managed dominate that night among its target demographic: females 18 to 34 years old.  According to the network's press release, 90210 ranked as Tuesday's number one show for females 18-34, and Privileged retained the “vast majority” of its 90210 lead-in.

Concurrently, there are mixed reviews on the premiere of Privileged.  The positive ones emphasized good acting on the part of its main star JoAnna Garcia (Reba), who plays Megan Smith, the Yale graduate who appears to be living a fairy tale after being scooted off on a private jet to post Palm Beach after she was fired and her New York apartment caught on, well, fire.  On the other hand, the negative reviews, as expected, ganged up on Privileged's close resemblance to Gossip Girl, “a show that still garners more headlines than viewers,” and CW's “second rate” attempt to duplicate it's only relative hit.

For her part, Privileged executive producer Rina Mamoun said the show is actually closer to Gilmore Girls than Gossip Girl.

“It's very much 'What if the Gilmore girls were teaching the gossip girls?'  That's how I sort of like to blend the two.  I think it is sort of — what I loved about the Gilmore Girls was the tone and the upbeat, and there was this tremendous sense of heart and this fantastic mother-daughter relationship that I think made it very accessible, not just for the teenagers, but for families to watch it together.

“And I think that's really what we're sort of hoping to do on this show, is kind of tap into that vein again and play up all of the fun that they get to have on Gossip Girl with the sort of money and privilege and wealth.”


-Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Meevee, CW
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