Giuliana and Bill

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Giuliana and Bill
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Genre Reality
Starring
Theme music composerSavannah Packard
Opening theme"I Love Loving You"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes79
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert Sizemore
  • Betsy Rott
  • Giuliana Rancic
  • Bill Rancic
Running time42–44 minutes
Production companies
  • Wilshire Studios
  • You & I Productions
Original release
Network
ReleaseAugust 5, 2009 (2009-08-05) 
June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)

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]

Contents

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

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05)October 7, 2009 (2009-10-07)
2 8January 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)March 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)
3 10October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)
4 10July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)
5 21April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)
6 10July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)
7 10April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)

Season 1 (2009)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Home Sweet Home"August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05)
22"Suburbs or the City"August 12, 2009 (2009-08-12)
33"An Italian Homecoming"August 19, 2009 (2009-08-19)
44"Jet Set Jitters"August 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)
55"Giuliana's Night Out"September 2, 2009 (2009-09-02)
66"California Dreamin'"September 9, 2009 (2009-09-09)
77"Cooking Up Trouble"September 16, 2009 (2009-09-16)
88"Surprise"September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)
99"The Detox Retreat"September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30)
1010"I Do, Take Two"October 7, 2009 (2009-10-07)

Season 2 (2010)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
111"Knocked Up?"January 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)
212"Operation Ovulation"January 10, 2010 (2010-01-10)
313"Family Matters"January 17, 2010 (2010-01-17)
414"Child's Play"January 24, 2010 (2010-01-24)
515"Couple's Retreat"February 14, 2010 (2010-02-14)
616"Made in Hong Kong"February 21, 2010 (2010-02-21)
717"Make Room for Giuliana"February 28, 2010 (2010-02-28)
818"Maybe... Baby?"March 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)

Season 3 (2010)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
119"Baby Steps"October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)
220"Honey, Where's Home?"October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)
321"A Heartbreaking Loss"October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
422"Picking up the Pieces"November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
523"Roadtrip"November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
624"Viva La Mancation"November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)
725"The Model Aunt"November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29)
826"Mamma Mia!"December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)
927"Party Under Pressure"December 13, 2010 (2010-12-13)
1028"Last Chance"December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)

Season 4 (2011)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
129"The Year of Fun"July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
230"Rancics Go Royal"July 25, 2011 (2011-07-25)
331"The DePandi Moving Company"August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)
432"Food Fight"August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)
533"Where to next, Bill?"August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)
634"The Big 4-0"August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)
735"It's Bill's Party and He'll Cry If He Wants To"August 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
836"All In The Familia"September 12, 2011 (2011-09-12)
937"It's Complicated"September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)
1038"A New Addition to the Family"September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)

Season 5 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
139"The Battle Begins"April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)
240"The Booby Traps"April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10)
341"Baby Mama?"April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17)
442"Surgery Day"April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)
543"Baby Dreams"May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)
644"Back With a Bounce"May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
745"New House Hunters"May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
846"48 Hour Hustle"May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
947"Mama DePandi's Big Night"May 29, 2012 (2012-05-29)
1048"What Happens in Cabo..."June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
1149"Boy or Girl?"October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
1250"The Countdown Begins"October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
1351"We're Having a..."October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)
1452"Babies Hate Me!"October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)
1553"How to Be a Sexy Mom"October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
1654"Who's Your Nanny?"November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)
1754"She's Having a Baby"November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)
1854"Meet the Duke!"November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
1955"Duke of Hazzard"November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)
2056"Daddy Duty"December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)
2157"Holy Baby!"December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)

Season 6 (2013)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
158"Baby Hogs"July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
259"Duke's Nanny & Pedi"July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
360"G-String Surprise"July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)
461"Duking It Out"August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)
562"Baby on the Loose"August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)
663"Is Nonna Getting Botox?"August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
764"G's First Mother's Day"August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)
865"One Tough Tot"September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
966"Rancic Family Vacation"September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
1067"Time for Baby No. 2"September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)

Season 7 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
168"Home Alone"April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
269"Day of the Dukes"April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)
370"Fifty Shades of G&B"April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
471"Up In The Air"April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
572"The Italian Job"April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
673"Rancic & Relaxation"May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
774"Saving Face"May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
875"Marathon Not a Sprint"May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
976"Couples' Retreat"May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
1077"A Sibling For Duke?"June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)

Ratings

The 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]

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