In an already saturated market of poker shows, Face the Ace officially threw its hat into the ring at the beginning of August. Unfortunately, Face the Ace has failed to gather a significant amount of viewers during its first two weeks on NBC.
Face the Ace is an hour-long show that runs from 9:00 to 10:00 pm ET on Saturday night. Its debut aired on August 3rd and was met with less than desirable ratings in comparison with other network shows in the same time slot. Out of the 4 major networks (ABC, FOX, NBC, and CBS), Face the Ace finished with the lowest ratings at .04 which equates to 1.59 million viewers. FOX took top honors here with an episode of America’s Most Wanted which had a 1.5 rating, or 4.43 million viewers.
The second week was even worse for Face the Ace ratings-wise since it managed just a 0.3 rating, or 1.46 million viewers. With its 0.3 rating, the show was last among all shows that ran on Saturday night, and it even finished behind reruns of Finding Nemo and 48 Hours Mystery.
As part of a pre-determined plan by NBC, Face the Ace will be moved to a different time slot, and possibly a different network. Program guides indicate that some upcoming episodes will be shown on CNBC while other episodes may run on Saturday afternoons on NBC.
Face the Ace is a reality poker show which sees a contestant attempt to survive 3 rounds of heads-up play against professional poker players. Winning the first rounds pays a contestant $40,000, winning the second round pays out $200,000, and a third round win will pay out $1 million. At the end of round 1 and round 2, contestants can quit the game and walk away with their winnings.
