'Til Death Do Us Part (American TV series)

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'Til Death Do Us Part
Also known as"Love You to Death"
Genre legal drama
Created by Jeff Lieberman
Written by
  • Nicole Snyder
  • Eric Charmelo
  • James Ireland
  • Scott Nimerfro
  • Mary Hanes
Directed by
  • J. Miles Dale
  • Stephan Fanfara
Creative directorJerry Nicolaou
Starring John Waters
Narrated by John Waters
ComposerErika Lieberman
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • Ken Hanes
  • Ira Pincus
  • Jeff Lieberman
  • John Morayniss
Producers
  • Kevin Lafferty
  • Bernard Bourret
Production locationVarious Places
CinematographyYuri Yakubiw
Editors
  • Film
  • Ben Wilkinson
  • Michael Todd
  • Sound
  • Kevin Howard
  • Rob Hegedus
  • Music
  • Rob Hegedus
Running time22 min (excluding commercials)
Production companyBlueprint Entertainment
Original release
Network Court TV
ReleaseMarch 19 (2007-03-19) 
June 4, 2007 (2007-06-04)

'Til Death Do Us Part (also known in Canada and Australia as Love You to Death) is a murder mystery television series on Court TV. [1] The series first aired on March 19, 2007, and went by the motto "To Love, Honor, and Perish".[ citation needed ] Created by Jeff Lieberman, it was the first scripted series made for Court TV. [2]

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Format

The series was narrated and hosted by cult film director John Waters, who played "The Groom Reaper." The scripted program re-enacted real-life courtroom stories involving marriages and families whose seemingly picture-perfect lives end in a murderous way. The series had a Tales from the Crypt -like setting, with each episode lasting 30 minutes. At each end of an episode, John Waters would say "I have another wedding to go to, but I hope it won't be yours".

After 15 minutes of the show, Court TV would allow viewers to text message a guess on who would be the killer. Each re-enactment is directed to be intentionally over-the-top, complete with overacting and cringe-worthy dialogue.

Court TV's commercials promoting the show parody the DeBeers diamond television ads, through the use of silhouettes and dramatic background music.

Plot

The show is about how two people get married and how one spouse ends up involved in the murder of the other spouse. The viewers were able to guess who murdered whom. The murderer was announced at the end of each show.

Cast

CharacterActor/ActressEpisodes
The Groom Reaper John Waters (14 episodes, 2006–2007)

Episodes

Ep #AirdateSeason
"Pilot" Episode 00200601
"Funeral Parlor Murder" 01March 19, 200701
"Storage Unit Murder" 02April 16, 200701
"The Airplane Murder" 03March 19, 200701
"Car Keys Murder" 04April 2, 200701
"Time Capsule Murder" 05March 26, 200701
"The Strip Club Murder" 06200701
" The Clown Case" 07200701
"The Pond Scum Murder" 08April 23, 200701
"The Bog Murder" 09200701
"Murder Mystery Weekend" 10200701
"The In-Law Murders" 11May 7, 200701
"The Beauty Queen Murder" 12200701
"A Christmas Murder" 13May 14, 200701

Production

'Til Death Do Us Part is filmed in Canada as a co-production between Court TV and Canada's Global Television Network. The show debuted in Canada on Global on March 21, 2007, under the title Love You To Death.

References

  1. "Court TV Judges First Scripted Pilot". Multichannel News. October 24, 2005. ProQuest   219879171 . Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. Dumenco, Simon (October 24, 2005). "Can John Waters' corpse brides rebrand CourtTV?". Advertising Age. ProQuest   208367003 . Retrieved June 17, 2025.