Wife Swap (2004)
- Genre
- reality television
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 11 seasons, 170 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two families with very different lifestyles swap one parent, usually the mother, for two weeks. The show watches how each family handles the change.
observationaljuxtaposinglightheartedsociablecurioussometimes awkwardformulaicstraightforward
What happens
Wife Swap is an American reality television series based on the British series of the same name that premiered on September 26, 2004. In the program, two families, usually from different social classes and lifestyles, swap wives/mothers – or sometimes husbands – for two weeks. The show originally aired on ABC for six seasons between 2004 and 2010 and was narrated by actor John Schwab. The program usually swaps wives who are polar opposites in some way, such as a messy wife swapping with a fastidiously neat one, or a stay-at-home mother swapping with a high-powered career woman, and documents the cultural and social differences that the wives and their new families must overcome. A short-lived continuation of the original show aired on ABC in 2013. On March 8, 2018, it was announced that CMT had picked up the series for a 10-episode reboot. However, it was later announced that the reboot would premiere on April 4, 2019 on Paramount Network. On September 5, 2019, the series was renewed for a 20-episode season that premiered on February 13, 2020. On September 22, 2020, Paramount Network canceled the series as part of the network's then-planned shift to films. A spin-off series featuring celebrities, Celebrity Wife Swap, ran on ABC from 2012 to 2015. A further spin-off, Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition, featuring cast members of Bravo's Real Housewives franchise, premiered on October 21, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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