Supernanny (American TV series)
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Supernanny is an American reality television series presented by British professional nanny Jo Frost that documents parents struggling with various aspects of raising their children (e.g. their children's behavior, mealtime, potty training, etc.). The series originally premiered on ABC on January 17, 2005, and concluded on March 18, 2011, after seven seasons; it would later air on Lifetime on January 1, 2020, where it would later conclude after 20 episodes, on September 22, 2020.
Infobox
Genre
Reality
Presented by
Jo Frost
Opening theme
"Be Good Johnny" by Men at Work
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
8
No. of episodes
133 (list of episodes)
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
42 minutes
Production company
Ricochet Television
Network
Lifetime
Release
January 1 (2020-01-01) –September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
Tables
First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
Episodes
Network
1
1
Season
1
Episodes
12
Episodes
January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)
Originally released
May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11)
Originally released
ABC
2
2
Season
2
Episodes
19
Episodes
September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23)
Originally released
September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18)
3
3
Season
3
Episodes
15
Episodes
December 4, 2006 (2006-12-04)
Originally released
August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06)
4
4
Season
4
Episodes
20
Episodes
January 2, 2008 (2008-01-02)
Originally released
June 25, 2008 (2008-06-25)
5
5
Season
5
Episodes
22
Episodes
October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03)
Originally released
May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01)
6
6
Season
6
Episodes
14
Episodes
October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)
Originally released
March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12)
7
7
Season
7
Episodes
15
Episodes
November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05)
Originally released
March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)
8
8
Season
8
Episodes
18
Episodes
January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)
Originally released
September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
Originally released
Lifetime
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 12 | January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17) | May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11) | ABC | |
| 2 | 19 | September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) | September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18) | ||
| 3 | 15 | December 4, 2006 (2006-12-04) | August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06) | ||
| 4 | 20 | January 2, 2008 (2008-01-02) | June 25, 2008 (2008-06-25) | ||
| 5 | 22 | October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) | May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01) | ||
| 6 | 14 | October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) | March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12) | ||
| 7 | 15 | November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05) | March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18) | ||
| 8 | 18 | January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01) | September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22) | Lifetime | |
References
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/arts/television/supercalanormalistic.html
- Supernannyhttps://deadline.com/2019/03/lifetime-lifetime-1202583761/
- Supernanny is NOW CASTING!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSjh3jjcSKk
- Supernannyhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/11/07/jo-frost-comes-to-the-aid-of-a-new-generation-of-families-in-the-return-of-the-groundbreaking-international-award-winning-series-supernanny-premiering-new-years-day-january-1-on-lifetime-402114/20191107lifetime01/
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a33257681/supernanny-usa-e4-air-date-jo-frost/
- Channel4.comhttps://www.channel4.com/programmes/supernanny-usa
- amazon.co.ukhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000EXZFQM
- Amazon UKhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Supernanny-DVD-Jo-Frost/dp/B00375MVWK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=supernanny+dvd&qid=1615680089&s=dvd&sr=1-1