Lauren Graham Says 'Gilmore Girls' Was 'Not a Hit Show' & Thinks Its Title May Have Held It Back

Getty Lauren Graham remembers a very different reception to Gilmore Girls than the one it gets today. Lauren, who played Lorelai Gilmore, is looking back at the show's original run and explaining why she thinks some viewers might never have given it a chance. During the Tuesday (October 6) episode of Hey Dude . . . The '90s Called! hosted by Christine Taylor and David Lascher, Lauren pushed back on the idea that the series was an immediate success, per People. "What's funny to me, too, is when people talk about the show, 'that hit show.' It was not a hit show then," she said, . . .