Giuliana and Bill is an American reality television series that premiered on the Style Network on August 5, 2009.[2] It features E! News host and Fashion Police host, Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic, an American entrepreneur who won the first season of The Apprentice.[3] The couple, who first met when Giuliana was interviewing Bill for E! News, were married on September 1, 2007. Giuliana and Bill moved to E!, from the now defunct Style Network, on October 15, 2013.[1][4]
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Savannah Packard |
| Opening theme | "I Love Loving You" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 79 |
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| Running time | 42–44 minutes |
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| Release | August 5, 2009 – June 3, 2014 |
The response from E! to a question about the show's future as of late 2014 was, "The show is not on our current schedule."[5]
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | August 5, 2009 | October 7, 2009 | |
| 2 | 8 | January 3, 2010 | March 14, 2010 | |
| 3 | 10 | October 11, 2010 | December 20, 2010 | |
| 4 | 10 | July 18, 2011 | September 26, 2011 | |
| 5 | 21 | April 3, 2012 | December 11, 2012 | |
| 6 | 10 | July 16, 2013 | September 17, 2013 | |
| 7 | 10 | April 1, 2014 | June 3, 2014 | |
Season 1 (2009)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Home Sweet Home" | August 5, 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Suburbs or the City" | August 12, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "An Italian Homecoming" | August 19, 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Jet Set Jitters" | August 26, 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Giuliana's Night Out" | September 2, 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "California Dreamin'" | September 9, 2009 |
| 7 | 7 | "Cooking Up Trouble" | September 16, 2009 |
| 8 | 8 | "Surprise" | September 23, 2009 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Detox Retreat" | September 30, 2009 |
| 10 | 10 | "I Do, Take Two" | October 7, 2009 |
Season 2 (2010)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | "Knocked Up?" | January 3, 2010 |
| 2 | 12 | "Operation Ovulation" | January 10, 2010 |
| 3 | 13 | "Family Matters" | January 17, 2010 |
| 4 | 14 | "Child's Play" | January 24, 2010 |
| 5 | 15 | "Couple's Retreat" | February 14, 2010 |
| 6 | 16 | "Made in Hong Kong" | February 21, 2010 |
| 7 | 17 | "Make Room for Giuliana" | February 28, 2010 |
| 8 | 18 | "Maybe... Baby?" | March 14, 2010 |
Season 3 (2010)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | 19 | "Baby Steps" | October 11, 2010 |
| 2 | 20 | "Honey, Where's Home?" | October 18, 2010 |
| 3 | 21 | "A Heartbreaking Loss" | October 25, 2010 |
| 4 | 22 | "Picking up the Pieces" | November 1, 2010 |
| 5 | 23 | "Roadtrip" | November 8, 2010 |
| 6 | 24 | "Viva La Mancation" | November 22, 2010 |
| 7 | 25 | "The Model Aunt" | November 29, 2010 |
| 8 | 26 | "Mamma Mia!" | December 6, 2010 |
| 9 | 27 | "Party Under Pressure" | December 13, 2010 |
| 10 | 28 | "Last Chance" | December 20, 2010 |
Season 4 (2011)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | "The Year of Fun" | July 18, 2011 |
| 2 | 30 | "Rancics Go Royal" | July 25, 2011 |
| 3 | 31 | "The DePandi Moving Company" | August 1, 2011 |
| 4 | 32 | "Food Fight" | August 8, 2011 |
| 5 | 33 | "Where to next, Bill?" | August 15, 2011 |
| 6 | 34 | "The Big 4-0" | August 22, 2011 |
| 7 | 35 | "It's Bill's Party and He'll Cry If He Wants To" | August 29, 2011 |
| 8 | 36 | "All In The Familia" | September 12, 2011 |
| 9 | 37 | "It's Complicated" | September 19, 2011 |
| 10 | 38 | "A New Addition to the Family" | September 26, 2011 |
Season 5 (2012)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | "The Battle Begins" | April 3, 2012 |
| 2 | 40 | "The Booby Traps" | April 10, 2012 |
| 3 | 41 | "Baby Mama?" | April 17, 2012 |
| 4 | 42 | "Surgery Day" | April 24, 2012 |
| 5 | 43 | "Baby Dreams" | May 1, 2012 |
| 6 | 44 | "Back With a Bounce" | May 8, 2012 |
| 7 | 45 | "New House Hunters" | May 15, 2012 |
| 8 | 46 | "48 Hour Hustle" | May 22, 2012 |
| 9 | 47 | "Mama DePandi's Big Night" | May 29, 2012 |
| 10 | 48 | "What Happens in Cabo..." | June 5, 2012 |
| 11 | 49 | "Boy or Girl?" | October 2, 2012 |
| 12 | 50 | "The Countdown Begins" | October 9, 2012 |
| 13 | 51 | "We're Having a..." | October 16, 2012 |
| 14 | 52 | "Babies Hate Me!" | October 23, 2012 |
| 15 | 53 | "How to Be a Sexy Mom" | October 30, 2012 |
| 16 | 54 | "Who's Your Nanny?" | November 13, 2012 |
| 17 | 54 | "She's Having a Baby" | November 13, 2012 |
| 18 | 54 | "Meet the Duke!" | November 20, 2012 |
| 19 | 55 | "Duke of Hazzard" | November 27, 2012 |
| 20 | 56 | "Daddy Duty" | December 4, 2012 |
| 21 | 57 | "Holy Baby!" | December 11, 2012 |
Season 6 (2013)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | 58 | "Baby Hogs" | July 16, 2013 |
| 2 | 59 | "Duke's Nanny & Pedi" | July 23, 2013 |
| 3 | 60 | "G-String Surprise" | July 30, 2013 |
| 4 | 61 | "Duking It Out" | August 6, 2013 |
| 5 | 62 | "Baby on the Loose" | August 13, 2013 |
| 6 | 63 | "Is Nonna Getting Botox?" | August 20, 2013 |
| 7 | 64 | "G's First Mother's Day" | August 27, 2013 |
| 8 | 65 | "One Tough Tot" | September 3, 2013 |
| 9 | 66 | "Rancic Family Vacation" | September 10, 2013 |
| 10 | 67 | "Time for Baby No. 2" | September 17, 2013 |
Season 7 (2014)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | 68 | "Home Alone" | April 1, 2014 |
| 2 | 69 | "Day of the Dukes" | April 8, 2014 |
| 3 | 70 | "Fifty Shades of G&B" | April 15, 2014 |
| 4 | 71 | "Up In The Air" | April 22, 2014 |
| 5 | 72 | "The Italian Job" | April 29, 2014 |
| 6 | 73 | "Rancic & Relaxation" | May 6, 2014 |
| 7 | 74 | "Saving Face" | May 13, 2014 |
| 8 | 75 | "Marathon Not a Sprint" | May 20, 2014 |
| 9 | 76 | "Couples' Retreat" | May 27, 2014 |
| 10 | 77 | "A Sibling For Duke?" | June 3, 2014 |
Ratings
editThe third season of Giuliana & Bill was rated .53, marking the season's highest rated rating for this series. It was also most watched with 357,000 total viewers.[6] The season finale on December 20, 2010 tallied the series best rating of a .87 for women between the ages 18–49 and over 600,000 total viewers.[6] The fourth season of Giuliana and Bill attained its most watched season yet with +23% viewers and +11% in women between the ages 18–49 over its previous season.[7] The fifth-season premiere was the most-watched of the series with 528,000 viewers—with 283,000 among women ages 18–49 and 155,000 among those ages 18–34.[8] The season six premiere acquired 600,000 total viewers, which is plus 13% versus last season's premiere.[9] The episode that aired on August 27, 2013, squired 632,000 total viewers, which is +5% over the season's record breaking premiere.[10] Additionally, this marked the Style Network's most-watched telecast to date for 2013.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 26, 2013). "E! Debuts New Tuesday Lineup with 'Tia & Tamera' and 'Giuliana & Bill' Starting October 5". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013.
- ^ Martin, Denise (30 July 2009). "TCA Press Tour: 'Giuliana & Bill' not afraid of the newlywed reality show curse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Joyce Eng (August 5, 2009). "Giuliana & Bill Attempt to Break Reality Curse: "Our Show's Not Poison"". TV Guide. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Nessif, Bruna (September 17, 2013). "Is Giuliana Rancic's Surrogate Going to Carry Baby No. 2?!". E! News.
- ^ Owen, Rob (December 12, 2014). "TV Q&A: 'Undercover Boss,' 'Giuliana & Bill' and WQED's World Channel". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b "Giuliana and Bill Rancic's Intimate Journey Continues With Big Changes and New Beginnings in Season Four of The Style Network's Hit Reality Series "Giuliana & Bill"". The Futon Critic. April 11, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "Style Network Delivers Best Year Ever Becoming Fastest Growing Cable Network in 2011". The Futon Critic. December 14, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (April 4, 2012). "Style's 'Giuliana & Bill' Delivers Its Most Watched Season Premiere Ever". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Style's "Giuliana & Bill" Season Six Is Most-Watched Premiere". The Futon Critic. July 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "Style Media's "Giuliana & Bill" and "Hot Listings Miami" Continue to Deliver as Both Series Hit Season Highs". The Futon Critic (Press release). August 28, 2013.