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Originally posted by NotFromHere
So TM, did you watch the entire series or did you cut out before the end? I kind of lost interest when that guy killed himself, but I picked up interest again after a couple of weeks.
NBC's "The Contender" may not have been a smash hit, but it had a solid base of about 6 million viewers per week, and it has rabid support among fans. Still, in mid-May, host and producer Sylvester Stallone said he didn't think the show would be returning for a second season. He cited the show's time slot — 8 p.m. on Sundays, opposite ABC's powerhouse "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" — as one reason that it didn't take off.
Executive producers Sugar Ray Leonard, Stallone, and Mark Burnett are reportedly talking to ESPN about taking the series to the cable network for a second season. And NBC has said they haven't officially turned down the show yet.
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I watched the whole thing and really enjoyed it. It made boxing interesting again.
There are so many weight classes out there, they should definitely do the show again, but they should put it in a different time slot. The Mrs. wanted to watch Extreme Makeover HE and I wanted to watch the Contender. Sometimes she got her way, sometimes I got mine, and sometimes I went into my office and turned on the small TV I have in there.
