Ring My Bell was technically a Saturday morning series, reflected in the release dates for each episode. Although launched by Channel 4 as part of their "Friday night line-up", the schedule time for Ring My Bell saw it placed into a post-midnight slot.
The annual report for Channel 4 in 1991 praised Laurie Pike and stated that she'd be involved in further shows for the channel, yet also tacitly admitted that Ring My Bell was something of a failed experiment and would be dropped.
The report praised not only Manhattan Cable (1991) and presenter Laurie Pike, but also the producers, and acknowledged that "further innovations in reporting the underbelly of American media life" would ensue. However, this was after stating that the channel's association with Pike and the producers "yielded one brave late-night attempt to make phone-ins work televisually".
The report praised not only Manhattan Cable (1991) and presenter Laurie Pike, but also the producers, and acknowledged that "further innovations in reporting the underbelly of American media life" would ensue. However, this was after stating that the channel's association with Pike and the producers "yielded one brave late-night attempt to make phone-ins work televisually".
The decision to drop the series appeared to have been made while the programme was still airing, with Laurie Pike noting in Episode #1.7 (1991), "There's no more Ring My Bells, at least for now..."