Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is a Golden Globe- and Peabody Award-winning American comedy-drama television series. It stars America Ferrera,[1] Vanessa Williams, and Eric Mabius. It premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States. The series follows the life of Betty Suarez (Ferrera), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic New York City fashion magazine "Mode". Betty's status as a "fish out of water" drives much of the plot. Ugly Betty ended on April 14, 2010 after low ratings during season 4.[2]
| Ugly Betty | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Fernando Gaitán |
| Developed by | Silvio Horta |
| Starring | America Ferrera Eric Mabius Rebecca Romijn Tony Plana Ana Ortiz Ashley Jensen Becki Newton Mark Indelicato Alan Dale Vanessa Williams Michael Urie |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Beal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 85 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta, Ben Silverman |
| Production locations | New York City, New York, ("Pilot") USA Los Angeles, California, USA (rest of the series) |
| Running time | 60 min (approx. 42 min without commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 28, 2006 – April 14, 2010 |
| Related | |
| Remake of Betty la Fea | |
Seasons
changeUSA TV ratings
Based on average total viewers per episode of Ugly Betty on ABC:
| Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
18-49 (Rank)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday 8:00 P.M. | September 28, 2006 | May 17, 2007 | 2006-2007 | #22 | 11.3 | 3.7/10 (#40)[4] |
| 2 | Thursday 8:00 P.M. | September 27, 2007 | May 22, 2008 | 2007-2008 | #53 | 9.4[5] | 3.6 |
| 3 | Thursday 8:00 P.M. | September 25, 2008 | May 21, 2009 | 2008-2009 | #64[6] | 8.0[6] | 2.8[6] |
| 4 | Friday 9:00 P.M. (2009) Wednesday 10:00 P.M. (2010) |
October 16, 2009[7] | April 14, 2010 | 2009-2010 | #82 | 5.5[8] | 1.5 |
In popular culture
changeSince the show's debut, the main characters have become the latest fixures in the lexicon of pop media culture. They have already had parodies, news media stories and art-imitating-life situations, as well as recognition from the United States Congress itself.
References
change- ↑ Ratner-Arias, Sigal. "America Ferrera, from ugly to Viking bombshell". Retrieved 2010-03-23.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Ugly Betty" Canceled By ABC, USA Today, January 27, 2010
- ↑ "TV Ratings ... on BroadcastingCable".
- ↑ "2006-07 primetime wrap". Hollywood Reporter. May 25, 2007. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
- ↑ "Televisionista: TV Ratings: 2007-2008 Season Top-200".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Disney ABC Press".
- ↑ "UBS04Post".
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Andreeva, Nellie (28 May 2010). "Full Series Rankings For The 2009-10 Broadcast Season".
Other websites
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- Bettysuarez.com Betty's "personal site"
- Ugly Betty on IMDb
- Ugly Betty at TV.com
- Bettyalamode.com Archived 2020-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Ugly Betty Fansite
- Ugly Betty Italia Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine The first Italian site about Ugly Betty
- Ugly Betty UK A UK Ugly Betty Blog