Bridezillas

"Bridezillas" is a reality television show produced by September Films. It follows the lives of engaged women, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion. The show began production in 2001 and first aired on the United Kingdom's ITV and New York City's MetroTV in 2003. The FOX Network aired a one-hour "Bridezillas" special culled from Season One in January 2004. In the summer of 2004, the show began airing on , which has since aired four seasons. Since the second season, it has been the highest rated original program on the WE Network. [ [http://www.rainbow-media.com/rainbow/media/release_release.jsp?nodeid=5600 WE GO BRIDAL Block Gains Record Growth, Reaching Over 2.5 Million Total Viewers] ]

In the first season, the majority of the subjects were young, white, wealthy residents of New York. In subsequent seasons, the show has included a more diverse range of subjects, including: older, African-American, and working class couples; couples from California, Texas, and Wisconsin; and same-sex couples.

While the first season was in production, the show was tentatively titled "Manhattan Brides". It was only after taping was finished that the name was changed to "Bridezillas" and the footage was edited to emphasize the bad behavior of the subjects. One bride, Julia Swinton-Williamson, sued the producers for misleading her about the nature of the project. [ [http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2004/06/18/bridezilla/index.html Salon.com: Bridezilla Bites Back!] ]

ee also

*2005 in television

External links

* [http://www.wetv.com/shows/bridezillas/ Official site at the WE Network]
* [http://nymag.com/metrotv/bridezillas/ First season site at MetroTV]
* [http://dvdalien.com/product.asp?upc=796019791298 A DVD description of Bridezillas: The Complete 1st Season]
* [http://bridestelevision.com/tv/profile/summary.php?id=5 Bridezillas - BridesTelevision.com]

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