“Returning Happiness to the People,” one of Prayuth’s two TV shows, is no longer delivering the high ratings it supposedly used to.
According to The Nation, the show was one of the highest rated when it launched two years ago but has fallen to the lowest possible ratings since then. The National Council for Peace and Order studied the show and concluded that even fans of Prayuth had become tired of his ideas and chose to turn off their TVs once and for all.
The show, which apparently had a monologue format for its first two years, was recently revamped. More recently, it has featured a trio of female hosts interviewing the junta leader on a variety of topics. Though it sounds fascinating, we’ve never personally seen it.
Professor Uajit Wirojtrairat thinks the show could do many things to increase its popularity. He named the formats, airing times, long length and boringness as points the junta leader might want to address.
In addition to the show’s ratings, Prayuth is also unhappy that the government’s social media pages boast only a paltry 20,000 likes. Even internet start-up sensations like Sexy Pancake, a transgender Facebook idol who passed on yesterday, has a half-million likes.
