And that’s the end of the latest season of the game show, “The Debt Ceiling.”
This season’s cast couldn’t get the ratings traction of prior ones, not because they aren’t equally good dramatic actors, but because the audience has seen the game sooooo many times before, they know how it always ends, and there is just better TV to watch elsewhere. Unfortunately, this season had to compete with the finales of both Succession and Ted Lasso.
Hats off to the characters playing journalists who did their best, as always, to build maximum fear and a fever-pitched climax. I, for one, feel like The Debt Ceiling show has jumped the shark and the producers should probably just cancel it, as it is increasingly pointless and embarrassing for everyone involved. Hollywood gossip is, the production will take a break, make some personnel changes, then try to stage a comeback in 2025, but I probably won’t watch.