90210 season 2
90210 | |
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Season 2 | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | The CW |
Original release | September 8, 2009 – May 18, 2010 |
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The second season of 90210, an American television series, premiered in the U.S. on September 8, 2009 and ended on May 18, 2010. The season picks up at the end of summer after the events of last season's dramatic prom party. Rob Estes, Shenae Grimes, Tristan Wilds, AnnaLynne McCord, Ryan Eggold, Jessica Stroup, Michael Steger, Jessica Lowndes, and Lori Loughlin all return as series regulars from season one,[1] while Dustin Milligan was released from his contract for "creative reasons".[2]
New executive producer Rebecca Sinclair said she felt the show needed a "complete overhaul". She hired new writing staff and had new sets built.[3] She was also quoted as saying, "If Gossip Girl is about youth in New York, I want to [make 90210] about youth in L.A. and Beverly Hills."[2] Sinclair also revealed that she wanted to rely less on cast members from the original Beverly Hills, 90210, though Jennie Garth and Ann Gillespie did return for a limited time.[4][5]
The first episode was seen by 2.56 million viewers, the most watched episode of the show since January 2009.[6]
Cast
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Special Guest Stars
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Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions)[7] |
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25 | 1 | "To New Beginnings!" | Stuart Gillard | Rebecca Sinclair | September 8, 2009 | 2.56 |
26 | 2 | "To Sext or Not to Sext" | Tony Wharmby | Jennie Snyder Urman | September 15, 2009 | 2.31 |
27 | 3 | "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat" | Janice Cooke | Mark Driscoll | September 22, 2009 | 2.00 |
28 | 4 | "The Porn King" | James L. Conway | Maria Maggenti & Jordan Budde | September 29, 2009 | 2.21 |
29 | 5 | "Environmental Hazards" | Jamie Babbit | Padma L. Atluri & Jennie Snyder Urman | October 6, 2009 | 2.09 |
30 | 6 | "Wild Alaskan Salmon" | Liz Friedlander | Mark Driscoll | October 13, 2009 | 2.25 |
31 | 7 | "Unmasked" | J. Miller Tobin | Jennie Snyder Urman | October 20, 2009 | 2.25 |
32 | 8 | "Women's Intuition" | Stuart Gillard | Rebecca Sinclair | November 3, 2009 | 1.92 |
33 | 9 | "A Trip to the Moon" | Rick Rosenthal | Paul Sciarotta & Jennie Snyder Urman | November 10, 2009 | 2.06 |
34 | 10 | "To Thine Own Self Be True" | Mike Listo | Ben Dougan | November 17, 2009 | 2.10 |
35 | 11 | "And Away They Go!" | Harry Sinclair | Rebecca Sinclair & Natalie Krinsky | December 1, 2009 | 2.15 |
36 | 12 | "Winter Wonderland" | David Warren | Jennie Snyder Urman | December 8, 2009 | 1.91 |
37 | 13 | "Rats and Heroes" | Stuart Gillard | Mark Driscoll & Padma L. Atluri | March 9, 2010 | 1.70 |
38 | 14 | "Girl Fight!" | Fred Gerber | Rebecca Sinclair & Jennie Snyder Urman | March 16, 2010 | 1.84 |
39 | 15 | "What's Past Is Prologue" | Norman Buckley | Daniel Arkin | March 23, 2010 | 1.51 |
40 | 16 | "Clark Raving Mad" | Stuart Gillard | Tod Himmel | March 30, 2010 | 1.48 |
41 | 17 | "Sweaty Palms and Weak Knees" | Krishna Rao | Ben Dougan | April 6, 2010 | 1.33 |
42 | 18 | "Another, Another Chance" | Millicent Shelton | Scott Weinger | April 13, 2010 | 1.45 |
43 | 19 | "Multiple Choices" | Liz Friedlander | Paul Sciarrotta | April 27, 2010 | 1.54 |
44 | 20 | "Meet the Parent" | Stuart Gillard | Jessica Chaffin | May 4, 2010 | 1.43 |
45 | 21 | "Javianna" | James L. Conway | Jennie Snyder Urman | May 11, 2010 | 1.45 |
46 | 22 | "Confessions" | Rebecca Sinclair | Rebecca Sinclair | May 18, 2010 | 1.61 |
Production
With the reveal of The CW's 2009-10 schedule, it was announced the series would be returning to its original Tuesday 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central, as a lead-in to Melrose Place.[1] 90210 is produced by CBS Television Studios with executive producer Rebecca Sinclair.[1]
When Sinclair took over the series, she said she felt the show needed a "complete overhaul" and hired new writing staff, a new producing director, a new DP, built new sets and new wardrobe for all the cast.[3] With the takeover, Sinclair also introduced a new inter title and opening credits, the cast list now appears after the sequence has finished.[8] The premiere was written by Sinclair and directed by Stuart Gillard.[8]
Cast
If Gossip Girl is about youth in New York, I want to [make 90210] about youth in L.A. and Beverly Hills.
—Rebecca Sinclair on a new direction for the series.[2]
New executive producer Rebecca Sinclair said that second season will rely much less on original characters Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling and Shannen Doherty to boost ratings.[2] As part of the changes, the season also promotes Matt Lanter as Liam Court from a recurring character from the 16th episode to a regular character, while character Ethan Ward (Dustin Milligan) was released from his contract due to the producers feeling his character had reached its conclusion.[2]
Trevor Donovan was cast as a charming, tennis prodigy and movie star son who is also Adrianna's first boyfriend.[9] Former Law & Order actress Elisabeth Röhm signed on for at least one episode, as a socialite that locked horns with Naomi.[10] Rumer Willis guest starred for several episodes as Gia, a "punky, cute lesbian who isn't afraid to speak her mind."[11] On July 20, 2009, E! Online reported that actor John Schneider had been cast as Liam's plastic surgeon stepfather.[12]
Jennie Garth signed up to return as her character Kelly Taylor.[4] Ann Gillespie also signed on for a multiple episode arc for the character to mend the broken relationship with her daughters.[5]
Gillian Zinser was cast as Ivy Sullivan, a "tomboy surfer chick"[13] and Kelly Lynch was cast as her mother, Laurel Cooper, a former hippie who believes in "free love, the environment, the power of music, legalized marijuana and her daughter Ivy, whom she sees as her greatest triumph".[14][15] EW's Michael Ausiello announced that former Dawson's Creek actor Hal Ozsan had been cast, in a recurring role, as a faculty adviser for school's paper.[16] TV Guide confirmed that former Gilmore Girls actor Scott Patterson had been cast to play Jack Court, Liam's ex-con father who opens a tackle shop and would appear in multiple episodes.[17] Ryan O'Neal was later cast to play Spence Montgomery, Teddy's dysfunctional father, in a multiple episode run that started in April 2010.[18] Travis Van Winkle was cast as, Jamie, as "football/frat" student at California University for "several episodes".[19]
Story
The second season focuses on the West Beverly Hills High group as they begin their junior year and go through dramatic changes and surprises that will change their lives. Adrianna's personal life becomes as dramatic as any role she could hope to play; Annie, the good girl from Kansas, is now lost among people she used to trust; Dixon, her brother, struggles to find his own voice; Liam, the troubled New York visitor who abhors the decadent materialistic world of Beverly Hills[1] and Naomi, who is at odds with her sister and soon finds a worse enemy.[20]
Reception
Season 2 premiered to 2.44 million viewers and a 1.2 Adults 18-49 rating.[6] 90210 was the #1 in the percentage increase for the 18-49 demo between March 22 and March 28, increasing from a 0.7 Live+Same Day rating to a 1.1 rating.[21] DVR ratings for the show sometimes double its broadcast ratings.[22][23] The second season currently has an average user score of 7.4 out of 10 on Metacritic indicating "generally favorable" reviews. This is a higher average user score than the first season.[24]
DVD release
The DVD release of season two was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in Regions 1, 2 and 4. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
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August 24, 2010[25] | September 6, 2010[26] | July 21, 2011[27] |
References
- ^ a b c d Seidman, Robert (May 21, 2009). "CW 2009-10 Schedule Announced". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Ausiello, Michael (March 30, 2011). "'90210' shocker: Leading man Milligan to exit". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ^ a b Halterman, Jim (August 22, 2009). "Interview: "90210" Executive Producer Rebecca Sinclair". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ a b Diaz, Glenn (July 23, 2009). "Jennie Garth To Return to '90210' Season 2". Buddy TV. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ a b DiNunno, Gina (August 4, 2009). "90210 Alum Signs On for More Mother-Daughter Drama". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
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- ^ a b Rebecca Sinclair (writer) & Stuart Gillard (director) (2011-09-08). "To New Beginnings!". 90210. Season 2. Episode 01. The CW.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (2009-06-29). "'90210' exclusive: 'Days' hunk Trevor Donovan cast as model citizen | Ausiello | EW.com". Ausiellofiles.ew.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ M.L. House (2009-06-25). "Elisabeth Rohm to Guest Star on 90210". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ "Access Exclusive: Rumer Willis Headed To '90210'". Access Hollywood. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ John Schneider (2009-07-20). "Find Out How Smallville's Pa Kent Returns to the CW!". E! Online. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ "Exclusive: Meet 90210 's New Surfer Chick". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Genereal Spoilers". Spoilerfix.com. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ^ "Kelly Lynch Signs On to 90210". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
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- ^ "Exclusive: Gilmore Girls Star Joins 90210". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
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- ^ "'90210' season 2 adds Travis Van Winkle: Who's that boy?". Zap2it.com. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- ^ House, M.L. (March 2, 2010). "90210 Season Two Finale Spoiler: All About Naomi". tvfanatic.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (April 12, 2010). "Grey's Anatomy, Big Bang Theory, 90210 Are DVR Viewing Standouts". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ Richenthal, Matt (March 7, 2010). "CW President Teases The Vampire Diaries Spin-Off". TV Fanatic. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (April 12, 2010). "Vampire Diaries and Top Model Each Add Over 1 Million Viewers with All DVR Playback Factored In". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "90210 - Season 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
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