‘Queer Eye’ sets ratings records
The premiere episode of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” in which five gay men with expertise in fashion, food, grooming, culture and design remake a straight man, set new ratings records for cable channel Bravo, the network said Wednesday.
Citing data from Nielsen Media Research, Bravo said the show’s Tuesday debut set records for the NBC-owned network among total viewers, households, audiences ages 18 to 49 and audiences ages 25 to 54.
Although the show has generated significant buzz, it also garnered criticism: In Tuesday’s Washington Post, TV critic Tom Shales questioned whether the show was too patronizing.
“Forced to choose between scorn and condescension, gay people could hardly be blamed for preferring the latter,” he said in his column.
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