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[2004, TV Show]

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Women swap husbands, kids and homes for 10 days to gauge the effect of changes on both families and the lessons learned. Confident that the Brit hit-inspired concept would be successful, ABC, months before the show's premiere, cooked up `companion' specials that exchanged husbands, bosses and even vacations. Equally sure of the success was Fox, which launched a quickie rip-off titled `Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy.'

Network Upfronts Day 2: Surviving With the CW | The Biz | 5/14/2008 New
In one of those last-minute instances that occur in a network scheduling session, someone at the CW decided to change the title from one of its new series from How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls to Surviving the Filthy Rich. Perhaps the CW has survival on its mind. As the struggling network served drinks before unveiling its new schedule to advertisers on Tuesday (thank you!), industry types were wondering out loud if the CW would be around a year from now.That being said, the network appears to be going into 2008-09 a bit leaner and more focused. The new version of 90210 looks like "Gossip Girl West." Surviving Filthy Rich takes the decadent teen milieu to Palm Beach, Florida.One Tree Hill lives on. The marketing campaign theme could be: Horny Teens Welcome Here. We kid. When you include America’s Next Top Model and the new Stylista (a reality competition where young people compete for a job at Elle magazine and be subjected to Devil Wears Prada-type abuse), CW will have a pretty... read more
ABC to Keep on Dancing, Renews Five Unscripted Shows | Today's News: Our Take | 2/28/2008
Stars better keep those Dancing shoes shined, and wives better be wary: ABC announced its renewal of five unscripted shows, including Dancing with the Stars. Along with DWTS, the net said Thursday that it's bringing back Wife Swap, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and America's Funniest Home Videos — for its 19th season (!). Conspicuously absent from the list was that Dancing-like newbie Dance Wars, which never quite got moving. Don't worry about the mate-seekers being left out — following the upcoming season of the Bachelor (with that smokin' British leading man), the show will be swapped out next season with a new version of The Bachelorette.ABC's roster of five confirms the renewal of its veteran unscripteds, and repeats a similar move last year, when it beat its competitors to the renewal-announcement punch. — Anna Dimond read more
You and ABC's Wife Swap: A Perfect Match? | TVGuide.com's Strike Recovery Guide | 1/22/2008
The when: Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET, on ABC.Why watch?: By swapping the matriarchs of two diametrically dissimilar families, this unscripted "social experiment" teaches us the importance of loving the one you're with — and learning from the one you least expect to. Families with opposing values get in the ring together as messy moms get paired with anal-retentives and free-spirits pair with straight-lacers, all while camera crews follow every squabble. Upon arrival, the mothers must get used to living their new families' lifestyles until the tables are turned and the families start living by their new mom's rules, a situation that often brings out the worst in the adults and gobs of tears from the kids. While some of these folks might have initially fantasized about what life with a different spouse would be like, the moral that most couples learn in the end is to appreciate how much their current spouse brings to the table (not to mention that living with a bit of balance, rather... read more
Tonight's TV | Today's Top Videos | 1/16/2008
Reno 911’s Finest Are on the JobThese guys bring a whole new meaning to the phrase “to serve and protect.” The cracked-out officers of Washoe County Sheriff's Department keep us laughing non-stop (especially the sexually ambiguous Lieutenant who has a thing for wearing short-shorts). And good news for you, a whole new season of new episodes begins tonight on Comedy Central. Hey, they must be doing something right if they got a movie deal out of it. Watch it now! | More online videosDysfunctional Clown Family on Wife Swap? Sign Us UpWe’re not ashamed of watching Wife Swap because of the whole controversial “how can you switch mothers/wives for the sake of TV?” issue. But we do try to keep the fact that we dig this show under wraps—namely because of kinds of families they manage to exploit for this show make us feel kinda dirty. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t serve as mind-numbing entertainment. Take tonight’s episode—a family... read more
Mountaineers Win Big, Fox Wins Even Bigger | Today's News: Our Take | 1/4/2008
Although Wednesday's Fiesta Bowl was a blowout, a blowout is exactly what Fox execs threw over the Nielsens for the game: a 4.3 rating in adults 18-49. ABC came in second for the night with the return of Wife Swap and back-to-back episodes of Supernanny. NBC was third, with the season premiere of (the sorta-new and definitely improved) Law & Order improving on its Deal or No Deal lead-in. Also of note, CBS' second-season run of Power of 10 looked weak with an 18-49 rating of only 1.7, and as much fun as it is, the CW's Crowned only mustered a 0.9. Got something against sequins and pasted-on smiles, do ya? Well, do ya?! — Ben Katner read more

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wife swap rules
I like the show, I don't like how the wife follows the rules, but most of the time when she is changing rules, she gets a lot of flack from the family. Isn't the show about living in... read more
Posted by mshicks38 Jan 31, 2008 11:17 PM

ABC GONE TO THE DOGS
I can not believe the trash talk on WIFE SWAP, why is ABC letting men degrade woman calling them pigs and bigfoot,,,,,this is to be a Family Show. I would show the show tonight to my... read more
Posted by usedtobeabcfan Jan 9, 2008 1:58 PM

Does nobody discuss WS???
New here, and curious that there aren't any discussions on this show. Is it THAT unpopular? read more
Posted by boredwithtv Sep 26, 2006 8:00 PM

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Premiered: September 29, 2004, on ABC

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Premise: Women swap husbands, kids and homes for 10 days to gauge the effect of changes on both families and the lessons learned. Confident that the Brit hit-inspired concept would be successful, ABC, months before the show's premiere, cooked up `companion' specials that exchanged husbands, bosses and even vacations. Equally sure of the success was Fox, which launched a quickie rip-off titled `Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy.'

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