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Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica 
TitlecardFormat Reality television Starring Nick Lachey
Jessica SimpsonCountry of origin United States No. of episodes 41 Production Running time 23 minutes Broadcast Original channel MTV Original run August 19, 2003 – March 30, 2005 Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica is a reality television show that was produced and aired by MTV. It followed the marriage of then husband and wife Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. The show first aired in August 2003 and ran three seasons, with 41 episodes in total. The last season started on January 26, 2005, and the last episode aired on March 30, 2005.
Simpson and Lachey were married on October 26, 2002 and filed for divorce on December 16, 2005. On June 30, 2006 Jessica and Nick's divorce was finalized.
Part of the show's gimmick involved displaying Simpson's naiveté personality, playing on the popular stereotype of "dumb blondes." Perhaps the most famous example comes from the first episode, in which Simpson, confronted with a can of Chicken of the Sea tuna, asked Nick "Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says [sic] 'Chicken... by the Sea'."
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Origin and effects
Jessica Simpson's famous "Chicken or fish?" moment in the first episode of Newlyweds.
The show was originally intended for Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, but the couple decided not to continue with the project after the start of pre-production. It was shelved until 2002, when Jessica's father and manager, Joe Simpson, contacted MTV about producing a show starring his daughter and her new husband.
When Simpson was originally asked why she chose to do such a show for MTV, she replied that it was good promotion for her new album In This Skin. The reality show, which coincided with the release of the album, at first did not help Simpson's album sales, as it debuted at #10 on the Billboard Charts and quickly fell down.
Season 1 DVD coverHowever, over the span of the first season, Simpson's popularity began growing, as many of her "dumb blonde" antics gave her much publicity. By the close of 2003, Simpson and Lachey had both become household names. Simpson's label decided to release the second single "With You" to see how it would do on radio now that Simpson had become an A-Lister.
The single began climbing steadily up the charts, and Columbia Records took note of Jessica Simpson's sky rocketing popularity and decided to re-release In This Skin in early 2004. In This Skin reached #2 on the Billboard Charts, due in part to her show. "With You" had a Newlyweds themed video, which helped the single become one of the biggest hits of her career. unfortunatley Nick and Jessica went their separate ways, divorcing in early 2006
Cast
Episode list
Season 1
Ep # Title Airdate 101 "Chicken of the Sea" August 19, 2003 102 "The Dancers" August 26, 2003 103 "Newlyweds Go Camping" September 2, 2003 104 "Newlyweds Go Golfing" September 9, 2003 105 "The Platypus" September 16, 2003 106 "Buffalo Wings" September 23, 2003 107 "Newlyweds Decorate" September 30, 2003 108 "The Video Shoot" October 7, 2003 109 "Newlyweds Birthday" October 14, 2003 110 "Jessica Cooks Dinner" October 14, 2003 Season 2
Ep # Title Airdate 201 "The Anniversary" January 24, 2004 202 "Nick's 30th B-Day" January 28, 2004 203 "The Newlyweds Shop" February 4, 2004 204 "The French Language" February 11, 2004 205 "The Duet" February 18, 2004 206 "A Newlyweds Christmas" February 25, 2004 207 "Jessica's 'Dessert'" March 3, 2004 208 "Puppy Madness" March 10, 2004 209 "The Newlyweds Vacation" March 17, 2004 210 "Valentine's Day" March 24, 2004 Season 2.5
Ep # Title Airdate 211 "CaCee Moves In" June 16, 2004 212 "Mismatched Threesome" June 23, 2004 213 "Celebrity Issues" June 30, 2004 214 "Eye Surgery" July 7, 2004 215 "Newlyweds Baby" July 14, 2004 216 "The Kentucky Derby" July 21, 2004 217 "Nick and Joe" July 28, 2004 218 "The Traveling Newlyweds" August 4, 2004 219 "Nick's Lawn" August 11, 2004 220 "The Newlyweds" August 18, 2004 Specials
Ep # Title Airdate S01 "Happy Birthday Jessica, Love Nick" 2004 Season 3
Ep # Title Airdate 301 "Newlyweds Two Year Anniversary" January 26, 2005 302 "Jess Gets a Root Canal" February 2, 2005 303 "Training Daisy" February 9, 2005 304 "The Dukes of Hazzard" February 16, 2005 305 "New Year's Eve" February 23, 2005 306 "The Orange Bowl" March 2, 2005 307 "Boys Weekend in Cabo" March 9, 2005 308 "Newlyweds Together Again" March 16, 2005 309 "The Valentine's Day Budget" March 23, 2005 310 "Newlyweds Series Finale" March 30, 2005 External links
Categories:- 2003 American television series debuts
- 2005 American television series endings
- 2000s American television series
- American reality television series
- Dating and relationship reality television series
- English-language television series
- MTV television series
- Jessica Simpson
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