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A lot of hyperbole gets thrown around on the Internet. Things aren’t just good or bad, they’re “OMG YOU GUYS THE BEST” or “THE WORST EVER INCLUDING THE HOLOCAUST AND AIDS.” With sites — like, for example, Warming Glow — trying hard to attract as many eyeballs as possible, big splashy statements like that get tossed about as a way to pull people in, and sometimes it ends up diluting things that are actually noteworthy for being at one of the far ends of the spectrum. (NOTE: I am as guilty of this as anyone.)

All that said, the headline of this post is completely legit. Of all the shows that have ever debuted in-season, “The L.A. Complex” got the worst ratings of all time.

The CW’s new midseason effort, the imported sexy soap “The L.A. Complex,” set a new benchmark Tuesday night: According to network research analysts, “The L.A. Complex” is the lowest-rated in-season broadcast drama debut on record (tracking back to the start of the current ratings measurement system).

Despite relatively upbeat reviews, “Complex” opened to only 646,000 viewers and a 0.3 rating in the adult demo. By comparison, Ringer averaged 40 percent higher in the 9 p.m. slot. Yes, “L.A. Complex” numbers actually made “Ringer” look good. “Complex” also shed half its “90210″ (1.2 million, 0.6) lead in. [EW]

So, yeah. This show is a goner. Sing it, Whitney.

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I present to you, the Deadline descriptions of two upcoming shows:

The CW has picked up two episodes of “Perez Hilton Superfan,” an unscripted series featuring the celebrity blogger getting close and personal with a different superstar each week. The series of specials was originally commissioned by U.K.’s ITV2 in November with a four-episode order, which premiered in December. The two specials acquired by the CW showcase Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. With the acquisition, “Superfan” joins Kinetic’s two unscripted U.S. broadcast series, recent ABC entry “You Deserve It” and NBC’s “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers.” (Via)

George Lopez is returning to the family sitcom genre. I’ve learned that Lopez, star, co-creator and executive producer of multi-camera sitcom “George Lopez,” which ran on ABC for six seasons and 120 episodes, has closed a deal in principal with Lionsgate TV subsidiary Debmar-Mercury to co-create and star in a new multi-camera comedy about a Latino family. (Via)

There are 11 things that annoy me about the two block quotes above. See if you can name them all. (I’m making you guys do the work because I like to channel Perez Hilton, who rather than providing any insightful or clever commentary with his totally unearned, yet massive amount of power, instead draws penises on Miley Cyrus’s face and ends every sentence with “!!!!!!!!!lolz!!!” You could say I’m as lazy as a sombrero-wearing Mexican who wants to take a siesta after coming home from his job cutting grass all day, while his 77 kids jump the border, which, coincidentally, is the rumored plot of George Lopez’s new show.)

You might have thought that 2001 was the year that television hit bottom. It did introduce “Survivor” (which would launch the reality-competition genre) and “Fear Factor,” a show that involved people doing dangerous and/or disgusting things for cash prizes. Or maybe you thought it was 2002, when “The Bachelor” popularized the idea of essentially building a show around men and women trying to have sex in exchange for fleeting, low-level fame. Maybe you thought it was 2008, when Howie Mandel launched a game show, “Deal or No Deal,” with no comprehensible rules. Or maybe you thought it was 2010, when some dumbass had the bright idea to give professional douchebag, Guy Fieri, a game show (“Minute to Win It”) involving people tasked with doing retarded things in under 60 seconds in exchange for money.

While all those were dark, dark days in the history of network television, none may be darker than 2012, the year that CW introduced to primetime television a gameshow competition involving . . . musical chairs.

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Wow, with natural beauties like this on “America’s Next Top Model,” I can’t believe that none of the show’s winners have gone on to become world-famous supermodels.

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The CW has canceled “H8R,” the Mario Lopez-hosted confrontation show that put down “haters” — average, non-famous people — in order to defend human garbage like Kim Kardashian, Scott Disick (pictured), Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, and “Bachelor” star Jake Pavelka.

Perhaps if “H8R” had forced its celebrities to confront and acknowledge WHY people hate them, if it had brought wealthy fame whores like Snooki down a peg, it might have been a success. But it didn’t do that. The show existed to fluff the celebrities and put down the little plebes who didn’t achieve fame through a reality show. The message was clear: celebrities should ONLY be adored for the mere fact that they’re FAMOUS, and SCREW YOU if you have the temerity to express a negative opinion of them.

It wasn’t merely a bad show, it was idiotically tone-deaf — a crass, stupid, insulting middle finger at a nation of people already struggling to get by and angry at the wealthy elite. The people responsible for “H8R” should be dragged out onto Wall Street and kicked in the ribs by an angry mob until their bones turn to jelly.