On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004–2009) User Reviews

Absolutely Dreadful

[dlermajr2003 · 1/10 · 12 May 2006]

I have seen some extremely boring talk shows in my time, but this one takes the cake. There was never anything appealing about this show to me. I had never taken naps in the afternoon until I started watching "ON AIR...." - just kidding. However it did help put me to sleep.

Ryan seacrest looks like a regular Joe. True-he has the looks that drive many women wild, but he is also pretty boring. I'd rather see Bobcat Goldthwait as the host of "American Idol." To sum up, I'm glad that "On Air w/ Ryan Seacrest" is no longer on the air. Now if they would just get rid of "The O.C.", I would the happiest man in the world.

Mind-Numblingly Bad Extended Commercial for Fox TV

[Grand · 23 May 2004]

The only good thing about this hour-long, five times a week commercial for other Fox TeeVee shows is that it is filmed at Hollywood and Highland and the audience can look through the windows and watch the traffic outside. It's certainly more interesting than Ryan Seacrest, who seems to have no existence outside of the narrow world of "American Idol" and presenting the latest losers -- day after day after day after mind-numbing day. At what point do we get to grab hold of Nielsen viewers, shake them, and scream, "These people LOST! America has spoken! We do NOT want to ever see them again!"? Occasionally some publicist will manage to land an actual celebrity on the show, someone who ISN'T appearing on some other Fox TeeVee show later in the week, but such appearances are few and far between. Anyone with a Nielsen or Arbitron gig who watches this show should be reprimanded. Sternly. They deserve it for tying up an hour of airtime for the rest of us.

not bad

[rvltn206 · 4/10 · 14 December 2006]

Actually I liked this show even though I was pushing 40 years old when it was on the air. Part of the reason is it was good. And partly there wasn't anything else worth watching on over-the-air TV.

I thought Seacrest did a great job and honestly I'm not a fan of American Idol. The guests were great for both young and not-too-young, and the giveaways for the audience were nice. It was something interesting for a disabled person like me to watch in the afternoon when nothing was on in the daytime except soaps and those boring and not so good talk shows known as Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, et cetera. They're almost trash TV.

But Seacrest's show was good. I was disappointed it didn't last long.

Ryan Seacrest has no personality

[jon_the_horror_fan · 12 June 2004]

Every joke Seacrest tells bombs. Every story he tells is boring and pointless. Every guest sucks. Ryan Seacrest is giving Mike Bullard a run for his money with the award of 'worst talk show of all time'.

The only people who watch this show are woman who find seacrest attractive. Or brainwashed fashion lemmings who wear what they are told to wear and watch what they are told to watch. He's riding the fame of American idol (which is a terrible show where the winners are forgotten after a few months because they are no talent popstars).

If I hear "seacrest out" one more time I'm going to take him out for good.