GENE SIMMONS To Guest On 'The Tyra Banks Show'
June 7, 2007KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is scheduled to appear on the syndicated daytime talk show "The Tyra Banks Show", on Tuesday, June 12. According to a press release, "Tyra sits down with legendary rocker Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed to discuss their reality show, 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels', which followed them as they got his and her facelifts. They are then joined by their son who makes the audience scream when he reveals the unique trait he inherited from his dad."
Variety reported earlier in the week that A&E has said yes to a third season of "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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