The Simple Life, the once-popular reality TV show starring millionaire ingenues Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, is going off the air after five seasons due to low ratings, industry press reported today.

Another network could still pick up the show from the E! network, according to the Hollywood Reporter, though none has come forward.

The series placed the 26-year-old Hilton, heir to part of the Hilton Hotel chain fortune, and the 25-year-old Richie, daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, in situations the celebrity princesses would likely never encounter.

In past episodes the overpampered waifs - known for their glamorous Hollywood party life - milked farm cows, worked at a fast-food outlet and got jobs as mechanics.

The show’s first season in 2003 on the Fox network was a big hit - and coincided with a steamy Hilton sex video posted on the internet by a former boyfriend.

Filming of the fifth season was complicated by the high-profile legal problems of both stars.

Hilton spent 23 days in jail in June for violating probation by driving with a suspended licence, while Richie was sentenced Friday to four days behind bars for drunk driving.

E! is scheduled to broadcast the last episode of the series on Sunday.The Simple Life, the once-popular reality TV show starring millionaire ingenues Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, is going off the air after five seasons due to low ratings, industry press reported today.

Another network could still pick up the show from the E! network, according to the Hollywood Reporter, though none has come forward.

The series placed the 26-year-old Hilton, heir to part of the Hilton Hotel chain fortune, and the 25-year-old Richie, daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, in situations the celebrity princesses would likely never encounter.

In past episodes the overpampered waifs - known for their glamorous Hollywood party life - milked farm cows, worked at a fast-food outlet and got jobs as mechanics.

The show’s first season in 2003 on the Fox network was a big hit - and coincided with a steamy Hilton sex video posted on the internet by a former boyfriend.

Filming of the fifth season was complicated by the high-profile legal problems of both stars.

Hilton spent 23 days in jail in June for violating probation by driving with a suspended licence, while Richie was sentenced Friday to four days behind bars for drunk driving.

E! is scheduled to broadcast the last episode of the series on Sunday.The Simple Life, the once-popular reality TV show starring millionaire ingenues Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, is going off the air after five seasons due to low ratings, industry press reported today.

Another network could still pick up the show from the E! network, according to the Hollywood Reporter, though none has come forward.

The series placed the 26-year-old Hilton, heir to part of the Hilton Hotel chain fortune, and the 25-year-old Richie, daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, in situations the celebrity princesses would likely never encounter.

In past episodes the overpampered waifs - known for their glamorous Hollywood party life - milked farm cows, worked at a fast-food outlet and got jobs as mechanics.

The show’s first season in 2003 on the Fox network was a big hit - and coincided with a steamy Hilton sex video posted on the internet by a former boyfriend.

Filming of the fifth season was complicated by the high-profile legal problems of both stars.

Hilton spent 23 days in jail in June for violating probation by driving with a suspended licence, while Richie was sentenced Friday to four days behind bars for drunk driving.

E! is scheduled to broadcast the last episode of the series on Sunday.(AFP)

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