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Encyclopedia > Trading Spouses
Trading Spouses

The Trading Spouses Logo
Genre Reality TV
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
No. of episodes 60
Production
Executive producer(s) Chris Cowan
Jean-Michel Michenaud
Running time 44 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel FOX Network
Original run July 1, 2004 – Present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Trading Spouses (often advertised as Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy) was a FOX Network reality show in which two families, usually of different social classes, swap wives or husbands for a week. Each family is awarded $50,000, with the stipulation that the guest mother decides how her host family must spend the money. The title of the show is a play on the title of the television program Trading Spaces. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the animal, see Fox. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the animal, see Fox. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Trading Spaces is an hour-long television reality program on the cable channel The Learning Channel. ...


The show shares a very similar format to the Channel 4 United Kingdom (and subsequent ABC remake) program Wife Swap. In 2004, ABC showcased their upcoming Wife Swap show including projections of its popularity. Weeks before the show's debut, FOX introduced Trading Spouses.[1] The producers of Wife Swap claimed FOX stole their concept,[2] while FOX argued that TV shows have always borrowed from one another and that FOX simply beat ABC to delivery.[citation needed] It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Wife Swap is a reality television program, produced by UK independent TV production company RDF Media. ...


Audio clips from contestant Marguerite Perrin appear often on the radio show Loveline. Perrin on Trading Spouses. ... Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew, in a guest appearance on Dawsons Creek Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in the United States, Canada and Mexico, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners. ...


Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show featured a sketch called "Trading Spouses" nearly a year before the Fox show aired. Despite the similarities, the sketch appears to be based on the home-decorating show Trading Spaces and Dave Chappelle's stand-up comedy. Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States and, as of October 19, 2006, in Poland[1], of January 15, 2007 in Germany[2], of April 30, 2007 in the Netherlands[3] and in Italy of May 1. ... Chappelles Show is an American comedy television series starring comedian Dave Chappelle. ... Trading Spaces is an hour-long television reality program on the cable channel The Learning Channel. ... David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973 in Washington, D.C.)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, satirist and actor. ...


The show has completed airing its third season on May 3, 2007. On May 17, 2007, the series was renewed.[1] May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...


References

  1. ^ "Spouse swap a fit for Fox: Net snipes at Alphabet with Trading Spouses" article from Variety
  2. ^ "Wife Swap sues Trading Spouses" article from post-gazette.com

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  Results from FactBites:
 
BuddyTV - Trading Spouses: Fall Preview (291 words)
Trading Spouses is proof that FOX cares very little about the intelligence of their audience and continues to bank on shock value and watching-a-car-wreck mentality to find viewers.
Trading Spouses on FOX follows a one-week swap of a husband or wife from families of different backgrounds and documents their interaction as they learn to live with their new family.
At the end of the week, the "traded" spouse gets a $50,000 allowance where he or she decides on how the money is spent for the family.
Trading Spouses (475 words)
"Trading Spouses," in the first part of a two-part premiere Tuesday, arranged an exchange between Tammy Nakamura, the pampered wife of a cosmetic surgeon, and Mela Biggins, a working-class surgical technician.
It doesn't take long to see that the net result of the trade is a posh life for Mela and an opportunity for Tammy to deliver patronizing lectures on the dangers of a high-carb diet.
For "Trading Spouses" to be successful, it must tell stories in which the trade makes an impact on the families.
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