GENE SIMMONS On CBC's 'The Hour'; Video Available
June 26, 2007KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was the featured guest on "The Hour" last night (Monday, June 25). The program, which airs on CBC in Canada, is hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. The 14-minute interview is available for viewing at this location.
Variety reported earlier in the month that A&E has said yes to a third season of Gene's reality-TV show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", upping its order to 24 half-hour episodes from last season's 20 installments.
According to Variety, the decision was an easy one: "Jewels" is A&E's second-highest-rated series ever in the 18-to-49 and 25-to-54 adult demographics, behind only "Dog the Bounty Hunter". "Jewels" did even better in its second season than in its first, leaping by 15 percent in total viewers to a 1.5 million average and climbing by 11 percent in adults 18 to 49 and by 8 percent in adults 25 to 54.
A&E's relationship with Mr. Simmons started with a one-shot "Biography" hour of the rock legend and KISS bassist/vocalist. That "Biography" episode scored so well in the Nielsens that A&E negotiated with Mr. Simmons and "Jewels" executive producer Leslie Grief to create a 13-episode weekly half-hour series that would delve into the rock star's life with his common-law partner, former Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed, and their teenage son and daughter.
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