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The Hoff's Got Talent!

A&E has officially pulled the plug on The Hasselhoff’s reality television show, canceling after just two episodes.

“The Hasselhoffs” reality television show was centered on the former “Knight Rider” and “Baywatch” star with daughters, Hayley (18) and Taylor Ann (20), who were both trying to break into show business (More specifically, music).

According to friends, the fate of "The Hasselhoffs" had been determined on its first night when the second consecutive episode saw viewing figures drop from 718,000 to 505,000.

I was not able to view the initial, nor subsequent episode of the program, however are we beginning to notice a pattern of predictability?

A reality show premier has become similar to a movie premier, where in which the numbers (Viewership for TV, Box Office receipts for movies) must show clear signs of potential profit.

If recent history is an indication (Sarah Palin's Alaska/TLC), most reality programs typically receive high viewership for the initial episode, due to heavy promotion and marketing, only to quickly drop the following week.

The family filmed 10 episodes - with one showing their dog having therapy for tennis ball addiction. Execs had hoped it would match the success of fly-on-the-wall show The Osbournes but, according to sources, the remaining eight episodes will not be aired, until further notice.

First to admit, I have quite a fondness and think the world of David Hasselhoff (No, I'm not German). Hasselhoff never fails to present a high level of entertaining 'machismo' and often a shameless characterization of his brazen bravado (Frequently refers to himself in third person).

I grew up watching "Knight Rider" (More or less) and even occasionally enjoyed watching the show Baywatch - everyone has seen Baywatch at one point or another.

Having said, it is likely that 'The Hoff' knows something in which we are all unaware. After all, he has with stood the test of time spanning many decades of television: Knight Ridder, Baywatch, America's Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars, numerous music videos, a Roast, a drunken cheeseburger viral video, and a self-titled reality show.

By all intents and purposes, 'Hoff' has relished in a long-time music career throughout Europe (Particularly Germany - where Germans LOVE David Hasselhoff), and has a full schedule of concert tour dates.

Hello? 'The Hoff ' even has his own iPhone App - You know you've made it big when you have your own iPhone App and is active on Twitter.

One lesson to be learned from 'The Hoff' is that he does not take himself too seriously and has incredible interaction, appreciation for his fans - This could quite possibly be the secret to longevity in Hollywood stardom.

Recently I had the pleasure of being stuck in traffic right behind 'The Hoff', our vehicles were literally bumper-to-bumper for a good 40 minutes. I did not even have a chance to say "Hello" as I was on the phone in heavy negotiation...I slowed and waved upon passing his vehicle.

And, now for the good news...

The 58-year-old actor, who was once a judge on “America’s Got Talent”, will now be one of the esteemed judges on "Britain's Got Talent" - thus replacing Piers Morgan. It was announced in the spring of 2010 that Morgan would be the successor to the retiring Larry King (Larry King Live/CNN).

Go Hoff!