The People's Couch is an American reality television series that premiered on October 8, 2013 on Bravo.[1] It is based on the British television series Gogglebox.[2] It started as a three-episode limited series that featured real people watching and discussing popular television shows and news from the past week.[1]
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Gogglebox (British television series) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 57 |
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| Network | Bravo |
| Release | October 8, 2013 – May 26, 2016 |
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| Celebrity Watch Party | |
Bravo later picked up the series for a full 12-episode season,[3][4] and expanded the series into one-hour episodes beginning June 3, 2014.[5] Bravo renewed The People's Couch for a second season, which premiered on October 7, 2014.[6] The third season premiered on October 6, 2015.[7] It was later renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on January 15, 2016. A celebrity edition of the show aired in 2020 under the name Celebrity Watch Party. In the UK and Australia it was renamed Celebrity Gogglebox USA.
Format
editEach episode of the series is split into separate segments, corresponding to the shows the groups watch. Not every group is featured in every segment, and each segment is often filmed on a different day of the week. The shows featured on the show range from cable to network television series and from scripted to unscripted, many of which air on Bravo, the same network as The People's Couch.[4]
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 21 | October 8, 2013 | July 8, 2014 | |
| 2 | 8 | October 7, 2014 | November 24, 2014 | |
| 3 | 8 | October 6, 2015 | November 24, 2015 | |
| 4 | 20 | January 15, 2016 | May 26, 2016 | |
Season 1 (2013–14)
editSeason 2 (2014)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 22 | 1 | "Episode 1" | October 7, 2014 | |
| 23 | 2 | "Episode 2" | October 14, 2014 | |
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Shows featured: Below Deck, Dancing with the Stars, Dance Moms, American Horror Story: Freak Show, Are You the One?, Town of the Living Dead, Homeland, Hollywood Divas. | ||||
| 24 | 3 | "Episode 3" | October 21, 2014 | |
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Shows featured: The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Wahlburgers, The Walking Dead, My Cat From Hell, Chrisley Knows Best, Monsters Inside Me, The Affair, Girlfriend Intervention. | ||||
| 25 | 4 | "Episode 4" | October 28, 2014 | |
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Shows featured: Ghost Hunters, Grimm, Constantine, Botched, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Top Chef: Boston, The Simpsons, Monsters Behind the Iron Curtain. | ||||
| 26 | 5 | "Episode 5" | November 4, 2014 | |
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Shows featured: Vanderpump Rules, The Biggest Loser, The Blacklist, Modern Family, The Real Apes of the Planet, Khloe and Kourtney Takes the Hamptons, Fake Off, Project Runway: Threads. | ||||
| 27 | 6 | "Episode 6" | November 11, 2014 | |
| 28 | 7 | "Episode 7" | November 17, 2014 | |
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Shows featured: Revenge, Hell's Kitchen, Jane the Virgin, Survivor, The Ellen Show, Euros of Hollywood, Billy Bob's Gags to Riches, Storage Wars. | ||||
| 29 | 8 | "Episode 8" | November 24, 2014 | |
Season 3 (2015)
editSeason 4 (2016)
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 12, 2013). "Bravo's Media's New Social Voyeuristic TV Series 'The People's Couch' Debuts Sunday October 6". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "About The People's Couch". Bravo Media. NBCUniversal. 9 January 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Marechal, AJ (December 16, 2013). "Bravo Picks Up 'The People's Couch' to Series (Exclusive)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (December 17, 2013). "Sit Back, Relax and Get Comfy as Bravo Media Greenlights 'The People's Couch'". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (May 28, 2014). "Bravo's 'The People's Couch' Expands to One Hour Episodes Beginning Tuesday, June 3". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (September 17, 2014). "'The People's Couch' Season Two to Premiere Tuesday, October 7 on Bravo". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan (September 6, 2015). "Bravo's 'The People's Couch' Renewed for Third Season (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 6, 2015.