Could CBS's Ghosts have killed another show?
Summary Although CBS’s Ghosts is deservedly loved by critics and viewers alike, the hit sitcom’s success may have contributed to another rival show’s swift demise. It is always tough when two competing TV shows or movies stumble on the same central conceit. In 2015, both Scream Queens and MTV’s Scream took a stab at reigniting the self-aware teen slasher craze of the ‘90s.
Ghosts And Shining Vale Had Similar Premises Both Sitcoms Centered On Women Who Spoke To Ghosts Close However, a series that debuted less than a year later ended up exploring a jarringly similar premise. CBS’s Ghosts debuted on October 7, 2021, while the Starz series Shining Vale arrived on March 6, 2022. Both Ghosts and Shining Vale starred heroines who spoke to ghosts, but their peculiar similarities didn’t end there.
Ghosts Was More Popular With Audiences Than Shining Vale 2021’s Hit Sitcom Beat Shining Vale Among Viewers Since Cox’s character is a frustrated author in a failing marriage who resents her children, Shining Vale arguably has as much in common with The Shining as Ghosts. However, it is important to note that Shining Vale is a comedy, albeit a darker one than CBS’s largely family-friendly sitcom.
Ghosts’ Source Material Justified Its Critical Success Ghosts Proved As Popular As Its British Predecessor While Shining Vale did manage to earn a thoroughly respectable 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this can’t compare to the staggering 97% Rotten Tomatoes rating that CBS’s Ghosts boasts. Critics love Ghosts just like viewers, and this wasn’t a major shock since the show benefited from the UK version of the series testing out its premise for years.
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