‘Vanderpump Rules’ Producers Have Mixed Reaction to Huge #Scandoval Ratings: ‘There’s a Human Cost, Not Just a Joyous Celebration’
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor About an hour after Bravo released the ratings for the Season 10 finale of “Vanderpump Rules” on Tuesday, producers Lisa Vanderpump and Alex Baskin were in Hollywood campaigning for Emmy consideration at an FYC event.
The finale scored big, ending on a series-high with a combined audience of 4.1 million viewers on Bravo, on-demand and the Peacock platform within three days of its May 17 airing.
No doubt interest in the show skyrocketed because of #Scandoval, the drama stemming from Tom Sandoval cheating on his girlfriend of a decade, Ariana Madix, with her best friend, Raquel Leviss. “There’s the producer part of you that loves some of the drama,” Vanderpump told me. “I would be lying if I didn’t say that you love the fact that the story keeps going.
But you also have to understand I’m so emotionally invested in these young people.” Baskin said he “smiled” when he first learned of the ratings, but added, “It’s hard.
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