Andy Cohen, Martyn Lawrence-Bullard and Joan Collins
on WWHL November 27th, 2012
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Flipping Out wrapped up its sixth season Tuesday night, and although when it premiered we wrote that as it had “consistently averaged over 1m viewers which basically guarantees a renewal, that providing Season 6 manages greater than that, look for a 7th season in 2013“, however now that this season has aired, we’re not so sure a renewal is as easy as that.

While the finale scored the second highest ratings of the season, 1,253,000 (18-49 demo 0.50), this season has limped along with the lowest 18 to 49 year old demo audience of its six seasons. Combining those ratings declines with Jenni Pulos now married and seemingly having legal spats with Jeff Lewis, and I’m not sure that Jeff & Zola (with Andrew) are enough to keep a seventh season sustained. The season average did exceed 1m viewers per episode; 1,141,333 to be exact, but just 601,583 of those were aged 18 to 49 and that’s a decline of almost 1/3 of viewers in that age group versus 2011′s season five. Read more