I enjoyed both Extreme ...
Question: I enjoyed both
Extreme Makeover and
The Swan. Why are they no longer on the air?
Answer: The trend in reality moved away from these sorts of physical makeover shows, although ABC has ordered four special editions of
Makeover to air in the future. (When
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition exploded in the ratings, ABC went with the numbers.) As for
The Swan — and I don't mean to be insulting — but even the bottom-feeders in Fox's reality division must have realized they couldn't milk this ghastly freak show more than twice. (Second time around, the curiosity factor had ebbed, thankfully.)
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