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More proof that kids should not be on reality TVOriginal at Deseret News
• Fri, May 29
E! Online UT I've pointed this out consistently since reality shows came into vogue, with shows ranging from "Super Nanny" to "Wife Swap" to "Kid Nation" to "Brat Camp." Children shouldn't be subjected to the kind of scrutiny that goes with TV exposure these days. ...
TV notes
Original at Baltimore Sun
• Fri, May 29
United States Wife Swap: Brandi, who lives with her husband and three sons on the Louisiana bayou, trades homes with Monique, a ballerina whose husband and son are also dancers. (8 pm, WMAR-Channel 2) Nature's Most Amazing Events: The BBC and Discovery Channel, ...
Nature's 'Events'; Jay's non-exit exit
Original at SouthCoastToday.com
• Thu, May 28
MA From the swamp to high society on "Wife Swap" (8 pm, ABC, r) ... Wayne Brady hosts "Don't Forget the Lyrics" (8 pm, Fox, TV-PG) ... Wrestling on "Friday Night SmackDown!" (8 pm, MyNetwork). Robin Williams and Wynton Marsalis appear on "Late Show with ...
Jon & Kate Premiere - What The TwitterVerse Thinks
Original at Babble Australia
• Tue, May 26
Australia These are no particular order: I really like that one, I would watch that Wife Swap episode. Michelle Duggar might be afraid to leave her kids in Kate's hands though. I agree, the kids are the most important, especially at their young ages. ...
We Cast Reality TV With Politicians
Original at PopEater Music Blog
• Fri, May 22
NY AP / Getty Images Larry Craig: 'Trading Spaces: Bathroom Makeover' - Because having stall doors in your home bathroom is so out of style. Bill Clinton: 'Wife Swap' - Do we really need to explain?
Hot Box: TV worth talking about
Original at Toronto Star
• Fri, May 22
Canada Wife Swap: It's official: The wife of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will appear on NBC's I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here. Patti Blagojevich says she hopes her appearance on the reality series will help show she isn't the profanity-spewing ...
On TV this weekend, May 22-24
Original at Tampabay.com
• Thu, May 21
FL Wife Swap, 8 pm, ABC One family makes their 11-year-old sit in a booster seat. You know him — he's the one who is always getting beat up at school. SEASON FINALE Head Case, 10 pm, Starz Imagine having Jerry Seinfeld as a client when you're a celebrity ...
ABC gambles on comedy Wednesday
Original at C21Media
• Wed, May 20
AceShowbiz UK Reality shows Dancing With the Stars, America's Funniest Home Videos, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Wife Swap and 20/20 also remain on the schedule, as does The Bachelor, which airs on Mondays in the 20.00 slot after Dancing With the Stars completes ...
Is Ugly Betty Doomed?
Original at seattlepi.com
• Tue, May 19
Wife Swap, which previously followed Supernanny on Fridays, has yet to find a new home, though the network confirmed that it has been renewed for another season. McPherson said Flash Forward, a new supernatural drama starring Joseph Fiennes and Sonya ...
Eight New Shows from ABC Come Fall
Original at Hartford Courant
• Tue, May 19
• 34 related articles
United States Gone for good, ABC executives promise: "According to Jim." But also returning to the network are the previously announced "The Bachelor," "Brothers & Sisters," "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice," "Supernanny," "Ugly Betty" "Wife Swap," "20/20" and ...
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Coming soon... Celebrity Wife Swap (Rhona Cameron and Stan Boardman)
Original at TV Scoop
• Tue, May 19
UK I thought that the Wife Swap had died down a bit and that people had grown a little bit tired of all the screaming at each other and the wince-inducing culture clashes the show provided in spades. The one aspect of Wife Swap that still gets people ...
On TV this week, May 18-22
Original at Tampabay.com
• Fri, May 15
FL Wife Swap, 8 pm, ABC One family makes their 11-year-old sit in a booster seat. You know him — he's the one who is always getting beat up at school. Outbreak, 8 pm, AMC A deadly infectious disease is spread by an animal to humans and wreaks havoc on a ... A lot at stake at TV upfronts Variety
ABC teams with RDF for 'Family'
Original at Variety
• Tue, May 12
CA But the producers believe "Family" makes a good fit with ABC's feel-good lineup of reality shows such as "Home Edition," "Dancing With the Stars" and RDF's "Wife Swap." "They're the homerun network for this show," Goldman said. ...
Not frightened by Friday
Original at Variety
• Fri, May 8
CA ABC also is expected to bring scripted fare back to Fridays this fall, holding reality staples "Wife Swap" and "Supernanny" back for midseason. Among other Friday possibilities: NBC could return to its old female strategy, bringing new dramas ...
Economical Strategies for this Mother's Day
Original at Winston-Salem Journal
• Thu, May 7
NC On the televised Wife Swap reality television show, two moms trade places for two weeks. On a recent episode, one very rigid mother swapped with a mom who owned a skateboard shop and park. The rigid mom was taken to the skate park with her new "family" ...
WIFE SWAP
Original at the futon critic
• Fri, May 1
Schults/Smith" Young parents who celebrate Halloween year-round swap lives with older parents who believe in strict, traditional values, on "Wife Swap," FRIDAY, MAY 1 (8:00-9:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. Each week two very contradictory ...
Season finale previews: 'Wife Swap' and 'Supernanny'
Original at BuddyTV
• Wed, Apr 29
WA There will be two seasons to watch for on Friday, as domestic-themed ABC reality series Wife Swap and Supernanny close their respective seasons with great episodes. Wife Swap and Supernanny, which were both recently renewed by ABC, will air their ...
Soap opera stars invade Ghost Whisperer
Original at SheKnows.com
• Fri, Apr 24
AZ ABC has a new Wife Swap that matches meat-eaters with vegans, then it's an extended version of 20/20. Fox sends a sniper after Linc on Prison Break and Adelle creates a new best friend on Dollhouse. NBC has a double dose of Howie Do It, ...
ABC Announces Renewals
Original at TheDay
• Fri, Apr 24
CT Ditto Wife Swap, Supernanny and Makeover. Private Practice stinks. Dancing with the Stars, well, I catch the highlights on YouTube. AFV, even my kids have gotten tired of it. So, if a network announces it is renewing a slew of shows I don't watch, ...
WIFE SWAP
Original at the futon critic
• Fri, Apr 24
CA Brazenwood/Taylor" A meat-loving cowboy family with traditional values swap lives with a free-spirited vegan family who consult the stars, on "Wife Swap," FRIDAY, APRIL 24 (8:00-9:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. ...
South Jersey Woman Shows Her Stuff on TV Reality Show
Original at KYW1060.com
• Fri, Apr 17
PA by KYW's Hadas Kuznits Tonight's episode of the hit ABC reality show "Wife Swap" features a South Jersey woman from Williamstown (Gloucester County). "There was a lot of drama, even from the previews -- they didn't even show my husband or the other ...
'Wife Swap' producers considering show about transgendered mayor
Original at Reality TV World
• Mon, Apr 13
MA By Christopher Rocchio, 04/13/2009 Stu Rasmussen is currently the star of a potential pilot that production company RDF USA is filming about his challenges as a transgendered person and the problems he faces as mayor of Silverton, OR, ...
This Week on TV (4/13-4/19)
Original at TV Envy
• Sun, Apr 12
Wife Swap (ABC, 8pm): “A wife from a family that lives in a log cabin with no electricity swaps with a mom from a wealthy, status-obsessed family.” Five bags of laundry will be coming along with her. Prison Break (FOX, 9pm): Series return. ...
Crafton Mom Switches Places On 'Wife Swap' Tonight
Original at Pittsburgh Channel.com
• Fri, Apr 3
PA An Allegheny County family will be featured on Friday's episode of the ABC reality-TV series "Wife Swap." Pamela Stewart, of Crafton, swapped places with a mother from Washington state. According to a news release, the super-structured Stewart family ... WIFE SWAP The Futon Critic
ABC Hit TV Series Wife Swap Films in Winslow, NJ
Original at Vineland Daily Journal
• Thu, Apr 2
NJ That's before earlier this year, when the RDF Media Group, producers of ABC's Hit TV Series Wife Swap called her hair salon in search of a very high maintenance client. “And boy did they ever get one!” said Mrs. Terranova, “I'm proud to announce the ...
WIFE SWAP
Original at the futon critic
• Fri, Mar 20
CA Henstein/Toulou" A hard-working real estate couple who never take a day off swap with a fun-loving family of jokesters, on "Wife Swap," FRIDAY, MARCH 20 (8:00-9:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. Each week two very contradictory families from ...
Wife Swap: Spoiled Milk
Original at Reality TV Magazine
• Fri, Feb 27
AZ This week on ABC’s Wife Swap, the yoga happy Petersen family will swap with the Vaughn’s, who own a dairy farm. Susan Petersen has one son, and spoils him rotten, and Beth Vaughn has four children who all work hard helping on the farm. ...
Wife Swap: Fantasy and Family Time
Original at Reality TV Magazine
• Fri, Feb 13
AZ ABC’s Wife Swap features another odd couple tonight. The Linkins live in Virginia, and love fantasy. Grace Linkins spends her days dressing up as elves or queens, or playing online for hours, even though she’s past 50. The Bonetts, from Florida, ...
Wife Swap: Keeping Up With the Joneses
Original at Reality TV Magazine
• Fri, Feb 6
AZ - ABC’s Wife Swap features a the achieving Jones family from Colorado switching with the homeschooling Martinson family in California. ... Greeley family on 'Wife Swap' this evening Greeley Tribune all 2 news articles
Episode Title: (#511) "Long/Stephens-Fowler"
Original at the futon critic
• Fri, Jan 30
Reality TV Magazine CA - Wife Swap" is an RDF USA production. It was created by Stephen Lambert and is executive-produced by Mike Gamson, Stef Wagstaffe and Michael Davies of ... Wife Swap: Paintball Wife Swaps With Environmental Wife Reality TV Magazine all 2 news articles
Family Eats First Cooked Meal In a Year
Original at The Daily Ramblings
• Sun, Jan 4
By Sang The Haigwood family in Iowa switched to an all raw food diet to help with their daughter’s ADD. When they appeared on ABC’s Wife Swap, the new wife decides to treat them to their first cooked meal in a year. You need to upgrade your Flash Player Download the latest [...]
What's On Tonight: Frosty, Stargate Atlantis, Family Entertainment Awards
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Dec 12
By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAt 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20.CBS has Frosty The Snowman at 8, then Frosty Returns and The Flight Before Christmas.NBC has the special Greatest Holiday Mo...
Wife Swap Rocker Mommy Swaps With Mom of 9!
Original at Reality TV Magazine
• Fri, Nov 21
By Lisa_Stauber WIfe Swap features a mother of one lovely girl who spends her life helping her husband breakout as a rockstar swapping places with a mother of nine children. Pete Berwick makes a living delivering singing chicken telegrams while Denise ...
What's On Tonight: Horror Movies, Ghost Hunters Live, Numb3rs
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Oct 31
By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAMC, TCM, and FX are showing horror movies all night.Cartoon Network has a Goosebumps marathon all night.Travel Channel has a Ghost Adventures marathon all night.At 7, Sci-Fi has Ghost Hu...
A Rastafarian Mom Swaps With A Money-Minded Mom On Wife Swap
Original at Reality TV Magazine
• Fri, Oct 31
• 25 related articles
AZ - Oct 31, 2008 On this week’s episode of Wife Swap, a Rastafarian mom swaps lives with a money-minded mom. Jana Vallone barely keeps double figures in her bank account, ... Wifeswap Dreadlocks vs. Discipline Reality TV Magazine all 2 news articles
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What to TiVo: Friday
Original at BuzzSugar
• Thu, Oct 30
By BuzzSugar Fox is new with Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and Don't Forget the Lyrics!NBC is new with Deal or No Deal, Crusoe, and Lipstick JungleCBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, has a repeat of NCIS, and is new with Numb3rsABC is new with Wife Swap, Supernanny, and 20/20The CW is new with Everybody H...
Wife Swap Lobsters and Living Large! | Reality TV Magazine
Original at Reality TV Magazine
• Fri, Oct 17
Wife Swap features Maine lobstermen who live in a log cabin and never go shopping. The West Coast Thompson’s spent hundreds a week buying clothes and getting plastic surgery. “Remember to look good, always!” Michelle Thompson says as ...
‘Better or Worse’ for CW
Original at Television Week
• Sun, Oct 12
The CW is looking to the producers of “The Bachelor” and “Wife Swap” to put a new twist on relationship-based reality shows. In its first greenlight of an unscripted series since former reality chief Jennifer Bresnan left for CBS, The CW has ordered six episodes of the wedding-themed seri...
Opinion: Tonight on the Tube: The Ex List, Sanctuary, Life & Numb3rs
Original at TVaholic.com
• Fri, Oct 3
By Jason the TVaholic Tonight, ABC has the fifth season premiere of Wife Swap and the fifth season premiere of Supernanny, The CW has the fourth season premiere of Everybody Hates Chris and the third season premiere of The Game, CBS has the fourth season premiere of Ghost Whisperer, the series premiere of The E...
Aussie couple tied up, robbed in Fiji - Ninemsn
Original at Ninemsn
• Sun, May 11
Aussie couple tied up, robbed in Fiji Australia - Husband dead after 'Wife Swap' appearanceA father of two whose marriage collapsed after he and his bisexual wife appeared on reality TV show Wife Swap has ...
ABC Announces Alternative Series Pick-Ups
Original at Your Entertainment Now
• Thu, Feb 28
By Russ T.C. Supernanny Nick Powell is the creator and executive producer of both the American and British versions of the show. Nick Emmerson and Holly Wofford are executive producers of the American version. “Supernanny” is produced by Ricochet, Ltd. Wife Swap
'Idol' Rolls On
Original at Television Week
• Thu, Feb 21
A two-hour “American Idol,” growing 13% from last week, gave Fox a Wednesday win with an 11.1 in the 18- to 49-year-old demo, according to preliminary Nielsen stats. “Idol” beat up on the competition, giving Fox the nightly win with an 11.1, 44% better than the rest of the nets’ averages combi...
Wife Swap visits Pawtucket tonight - Providence Journal
Original at Providence Journal
• Tue, Feb 12
Wife Swap visits Pawtucket tonight RI - Feb 12, 2008 Well, that’s how ABC promotes tonight’s Wife Swap show, which features a Pawtucket family, the Childs. However, Columbia Childs, 13, puts the dramatic ...
Burlesque Dancer to Show Off Mothering Moves in ‘Wife Swap' - Kitsap Sun (Subscription)
Original at Kitsap Sun (Subscription)
• Tue, Jan 29
Burlesque Dancer to Show Off Mothering Moves in ‘Wife Swap' United States - On Wednesday, she'll also be a reality television star. McDonald — known as Ravenna Black on stage — her husband and two sons will appear on the ABC ...
Supernanny Swap
Original at Hartford Courant
• Wed, Jan 2
By Hartford Courant That's the impression you'd get from the unwelcome return of "Wife Swap" and "Supernanny" to ABC Monday. A Quaker feminist from Indiana switched with a pageant-loopy mom from New York state for a switch that led to an ugly confrontation ...
TV Season Premier Dates and Times - Spring 2007
Original at sytycd (WordPress)
• Thu, Dec 20
By sytycd Medium (NBC) The O.C. (Fox) Scrubs (NBC) 30 Rock (NBC) ER (NBC) Trading Spouses (Fox) MADtv (Fox) Reba (CW) The Simpsons (Fox) American Dad (Fox) Wife Swap (ABC) House (Fox) 24 (Fox) American Idol (Fox) Monk (USA) Psych (USA) Heroes (NBC) Bones (Fox) February 1st February 7th February 21st
**"Lost" returns January 31 in "Grey's Anatomy's" slot**
Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer
• Fri, Dec 14
By Melanie McFarland MONDAY (JAN) MONDAY (FEB) MONDAY (MAR) 8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" 9:30 p.m. "Samantha Who?" 10:00 p.m. "The Bachelor" TUESDAY TUESDAY (MAR) WEDNESDAY 8:00 p.m. "Wife Swap" 9:00 p.m. "Supernanny" 10:00 p.m. "Cashmere Mafia" ("MEN IN TREES" beginning Feb 27) THURSDAY (JAN)
My appearance on ABC's Wife Swap
Original at activerain.com
• Mon, Aug 13
By Steve Caddel (Corona Realty) Wife Swap" is an RDF USA production. It was created by Stephen Lambert and is executive-produced by Wendy Roth and Stephen Lambert of RDF Media ("Faking It" and "Junkyard Wars") and Michael Davies of Embassy Row ("Who Wants to be a Millionaire"). Cristin Cricco,
Casting Call: Wife Swap Casting Season Four
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, Jun 28
By Mark Yawitz Wife Swap airs on Disney-owned ABC television on Mondays at 8 pm -- the family hour! There is another show that copies ours. We focus on having fun, learning, and teaching. They focus on conflict. I just want to make sure our show doesn't get confused with theirs!
Browne & Robinson Families On Wife Swap
Original at Reality TV Magazine
• Thu, Apr 26
By Joe Reality Wife Swap" is an RDF USA production. It was created by Stephen Lambert and is executive-produced by Stef Wagstaffe and Stephen Lambert of RDF Media ("Faking It" and "Junkyard Wars") and Michael Davies of Embassy Row ("Who Wants to be a Millionaire"). Mitchell Rosenbaum, Stephanie Schwam...