The special got poor ratings despite the fact that other networks aired reruns

Jul 8, 2014 16:13 GMT  ·  By
Miley Cyrus gets disappointing rating with her NBC special during Independence Day Weekend
   Miley Cyrus gets disappointing rating with her NBC special during Independence Day Weekend

Though she makes a killing on stage, the same can't be said for people sitting at home, in front of their TV. NBC announced that it was going to air an Miley Cyrus special on Independence Day Weekend, but not that many people tuned in to watch the twerk princess strut her stuff on stage.

Reports indicate that “Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour” got a weak overall rating of just 2 million viewers on July 6, putting in at about 0.7 in the target 18-49 demographic. That's very little indeed for a pop star and a best-selling singer and performer.

This comes as an even bigger blow when you take into consideration the fact that most of the other networks didn't put up much of a fight since they ran, for the most part, reruns. On paper, this should have given Miley a huge advantage, but it seems that people would have rather watched reruns of “Family Guy” and “American Dad” on FOX rather than see Miley in concert.

The special had bits from live concerts held by the singer in Barcelona and Lisbon, and also some backstage footage, but it didn't have enough momentum to get those rating moving in the right direction.