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It’s another slow week for new TV series premieres, with just two decades offering anything new, mostly to fill up cable network schedules. But there is one broadcast network reality series that had a very long run on both the network and cable, one scripted network show that had a very short run, and one scripted network series that also transitioned to cable but actually was a Canadian import. Check out this week’s short list of series celebrating anniversaries and tell us if any of your favorites have cause to party.
1953
- No new series debuted this week in 1953.
1963
- No new series debuted this week in 1963.
1973
- No new series debuted this week in 1973.
1983
- No new series debuted this week in 1983.
1993
- No new series debuted this week in 1993.
2003
- May 17 – Adventure Camp (Discovery Kids, Two seasons, 28 episodes)
- May 17 – Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls (Discovery Kids, Four seasons, 46 episodes)
- May 20 – America’s Next Top Model (UPN/The CW/VH1, Twenty-four seasons, 315 episodes)
America’s Next Top Model aired its first six ‘cycles’ on UPN, and the next sixteen cycles on The CW when UPN and The WB merged. When the series was cancelled in 2016, it moved to VH1 for its final two cycles. Tyra Banks hosted 23 of the 24 cycles, skipping the first VH1 cycle which was hosted by Rita Ora. More than 50 versions of the show have been produced internationally. The series switched to HD with the 18th cycle, making it the second to last network series to make the transition.
2013
BBC Studios
- May 19 – Life Below Zero (National Geographic, Twenty seasons, 230 episodes to date)
- May 19 – North America (Discovery, 7-episode mini-series)
- May 20 – The Goodwin Games (FOX, One season, 7 episodes)
- May 20 – Motive (ABC/USA Network, Four seasons, 52 episodes)
- May 20 – Girl, Get Your Mind Right (MTV, One season, 20 episodes)
Life Below Zero has been nominated for 16 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning eight in the cinematography and editing categories.
Tom Selleck narrated North America, which was the first natural history landmark series on the Discovery Channel that was internally produced. Filming took three years using locations in Canada, the US and Central America.
FOX originally ordered 13 episodes of The Goodwin Games, which was to run mid-season in the 2012-2013 season. The network then cut the order to seven episodes.
Motive was a Canadian series that originally aired on CTV from February 3, 2013-August 30, 2016. ABC acquired the series for its Summer schedule and aired two seasons in 2013 and 2014. The show was not picked up for the 2015 Summer schedule. USA Network acquired Seasons 3 and 4, which aired concurrently from April 1, 2016 to September 25, 2016. Reruns aired on G4 when it relaunched in 2021.
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