On The Air: Chrisley Knows Best (2014)

 What has happened to Georgia real estate mogul Todd Chrisley and his wife, Julie, should spell the end of their USA network reality series, Chrisley Knows Best, which wraps its current slate of episodes next month.

For those not in the know, the Chrisleys are currently in prison for bank fraud, among other charges, and their sentences should be a cautionary tale for another wealthy family in the news, whom we don't need to name, but facing the same charges.

Anyway, Todd Chrisley jumped on the reality TV bandwagon nearly a decade ago because he saw this as a means of getting his name out there nationally, instead of just being a regional brand. Because shows like these are cheap and easy to produce, they're still out there, although one suspects that if the Chrisleys lose their appeal of their sentences, this series bites the dust.

The commercials get shoved down the viewers' collective throats, but they also show us that the Chrisleys overstayed their welcome. Prison is meant to humble the wealthy, and if the Chrisleys lose their appeals, their counterparts, based alternately in NY & Florida, will suffer the same fate. Just sayin'.

Rating, based on the commercials: C.