High Society (2010 TV series)
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| High Society | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Series |
| Created by | Andrew Glassman Tinsley Mortimer Mike Aho |
| Starring | Tinsley Mortimer |
| Opening theme | All the Right Moves by OneRepublic |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Andrew Glassman Mike Aho |
| Cinematography | Horea Laptes (Paris) Danny Stocker (Paris) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20 mins |
| Production companies | Glassman Media IMG Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | The CW |
| Release | March 10 – April 28, 2010 |
High Society is reality show following the lives of Tinsley Mortimer, a Manhattan socialite, and her friends. It was originally scheduled to air every Wednesday at 9 pm after America's Next Top Model but due to low ratings the network decided to push it back half hour to air after Fly Girls. The series premiered on March 10, 2010 on The CW, with 1.26 million viewers.[1] The second episode of High Society improved over its premiere 22% in women 18-34 (1.1/3) and 13% in women 18-49 (0.9/2). The series averaged 0.8 million viewers. It was the lowest-rated primetime series on an American broadcast network for the 2009-10 television season.[2]
Starring
- Tinsley Mortimer, a famous New York City socialite, attends many charity functions, during filming the series Tinsley, has been going through a widely publicized divorce from her husband (a descendant of a Standard Oil president), she was dating a German prince at time filming wrapped.
- Dabney Mercer, Tinsley's younger sister, her loyal companion and shoulder to cry on, she was living with Jules Kirby during filming at Empire hotel, until Kirby got evicted.
- Paul Johnson Calderon, a 20-something fame hungry socialite from the Upper West Side, during filming he was in the middle of a feud with fellow castmate and former friend Jules Kirby. Paul is the only male cast member of the series.
- Alexandra Osipow, Tinsley's loyal, lawyer friend, married to a Wall Street man.
- Jules Kirby, daughter of a successful lawyer, was living with Dabney at Empire hotel before being evicted for bad, abusive behavior at the staff.
- Deborah Denise Trachtenberg (Devorah Rose), editor-and-chief at Social Life magazine, was the series main antagonist.
- Dale Mercer mother of Tinsley and Dabney, divorced from daughters' father, joins a dating club for older women during filming.
Episodes
Season 1
The first season of High Society consisted of 8 episodes. It premiered on March 10, 2010 and finished Season 1 on April 28, 2010.
| No. | Title | Original airdate | Production code | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "She's Flying Solo" | March 10, 2010 | 101 | 1.26 [1] |
| 2 | "Prince Un-Charming" | March 17, 2010 | 102 | 1.20 [1] |
| 3 | "Plus One" | March 24, 2010 | 103 | 0.79[3] |
| 4 | "Page Sixed" | March 31, 2010 | 104 | 0.75[4] |
| 5 | "The War Is On" | April 7, 2010 | 105 | 1.04[5] |
| 6 | "The Uninvited" | April 14, 2010 | 106 | 0.77[6] |
| 7 | "Retail Therapy" | April 21, 2010 | 107 | 0.87 |
| 8 | "Last Call" | April 28, 2010 | 108 | 0.80[7] |
Season 2
A second season of High Society was rumored for a 2011 airdate. The second season would've been located in the Hamptons starring Tinsley Mortimer and a whole new cast.[8] However, the show was officially cancelled on May 20, 2010.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Seidman, Robert (March 11, 2010). "TV Ratings: American Idol Down, But Still Dominates; Modern Family Rebounds". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "Final 2009-10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership". TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (March 25, 2010). "TV Ratings: Human Target Drops 13% vs Survivor; Idol Rises; "Fly Girls" Crashes on Takeoff". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (April 1, 2010). "TV Ratings: Human Target Up; American Idol Down; "Minute" Repeat Is Strong for NBC". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (April 8, 2010). "TV Ratings: Human Target Down a Touch; Idol Wins Again; CBS Comedies, "CSI: NY" See Series Lows". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "Wednesday Broadcast Finals: The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town Adjusted Up; Ugly Betty Down". The Programming Insider. Mediaweek. April 15, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ "Wednesday Broadcast Finals: Modern Family, American Idol, Top Model Adjusted Up; High Society Down". Tv By The Numbers. April 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ Hilton, Perez (April 19, 2010). "Why???? High Society Returns Next Season!". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ 'High Society' Canceled, Says Report TV Squad July 13, 2010
