Cooper’s Guide did not experience much change in viewership this past weekend, with its fifth episode “How to Survive Your Roommate’s Girlfriend” maintaining the 0.8 rating the show received the previous week but with an increase from 1.74 to 1.87 million viewers. These are still not ideal numbers for a show wedged in the time slot between powerhouses The Simpsons and Family Guy on FOX, which had ratings of 1.4 and 1.3 this past weekend, respectively.  Cooper’s Guide and fellow FOX newcomer Borderlands continue to disappoint and seem like likely candidates to not be renewed for second seasons.

One thing that I noticed about the show since the last TRF 594 class is its awfully long title.  Professor Jones mentioned that TV shows will often keep their titles concise so that they are not cut off in TV guides and newspapers, and Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life is definitely a title that would not fit.  While it is certainly descriptive, perhaps the producers could have sent the same message about what the show is about with more brevity.