Bad Mothers

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Bad Mothers
Genre Drama
Created by
Written by
  • Rachel Lang
  • Gavin Strawhan
  • Sarah Walker
  • Tim Lee
Starring
ComposerKyls Burtland
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Chloe Rickard
  • Phil Lloyd
  • Rachel Lang
  • Gavin Strawhan
Producers
  • Chloe Rickard
  • Steven Zanoski
CinematographyJohn Stokes
Editors
  • Gabriel Dowrick
  • Geoff Hitchins
  • Peter Crombie
Production companies
Original release
Network Nine Network
Release18 February 2019 (2019-02-18) –
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)

Bad Mothers is an Australian television drama series that premiered on the Nine Network on 18 February 2019. [1] The show centres around five women whose lives collide following a series of shocking events and learn that life can get a whole lot more complicated, outrageous and fun, than they ever imagined. [2]

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Synopsis

Sarah's suburban bliss is destroyed when her husband has an affair with her best friend, Charlotte, head of the Bedford Mothers’ Club. Ousted from the snooty club, Sarah finds unexpected support among the titular Bad Mothers. The new friends exact revenge on Charlotte that leads to deadly results. [3]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code		Australian viewers
1Episode 1Geoff Bennett Rachel Lang & Gavin StrawhanFebruary 18, 2019 (2019-2-18)332393-1691,000 [5]
2Episode 2Geoff BennettRachel Lang & Gavin StrawhanFebruary 25, 2019 (2019-2-25)332393-2644,000 [6]
3Episode 3Sian Davies Sarah Walker March 4, 2019 (2019-3-04)332393-3542,000 [7]
4Episode 4Sian DaviesGavin StrawhanMarch 11, 2019 (2019-3-11)332393-4495,000 [8]
5Episode 5 Catriona McKenzie Rachel Lang & Tim LeeMarch 18, 2019 (2019-3-18)332393-5498,000 [9]
6Episode 6Catriona McKenzieRachel LangMarch 25, 2019 (2019-3-25)332393-6480,000 [10]
7Episode 7Geoff BennettGavin StrawhanApril 1, 2019 (2019-4-1)332393-7538,000 [11]
8Episode 8Geoff BennettRachel Lang & Gavin StrawhanApril 8, 2019 (2019-4-8)332393-8605,000 [12]

Ratings

Bad Mothers : AUS viewers per episode (thousands)
Bad Mothers
SeasonEpisode number
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No.TitleAir dateOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers		Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1 Episode 1 18 February 2019691,000979,0008770,000 [5] [13]
2 Episode 2 25 February 2019644,000968,0009712,000 [6] [14]
3 Episode 3 4 March 2019542,0001583,00014625,000 [7] [15]
4 Episode 4 11 March 2019495,00016119,00012614,000 [8] [16]
5 Episode 5 18 March 2019498,00016100,00014598,000 [9] [17]
6 Episode 6 25 March 2019480,00016133,00012613,000 [10] [18]
7 Episode 7 1 April 2019538,0001598,00010636,000 [11] [19]
8 Episode 8 8 April 2019605,0001395,00011700,000 [12] [20]

Adaptation

In September 2020, Jungle Entertainment announced they are in active development on creating an adaptation of the series for U.S. audiences. [21] [22]

References

  1. ↑ Knox, David (4 February 2019). "Airdate: Bad Mothers". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Upfronts 2019: Nine: SeaChange, Australian Open, Lego Masters, Bad Mothers. | TV Tonight".
  3. ↑ "Bad Mothers". australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Zubeidi, Zara (22 October 2018). "Tess Haubrich replaces Jessica Marais in Nine's new murder drama series Bad Mothers". TV Week . Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 Knox, David (19 February 2019). "Monday 18 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 Monday 25 February 2019 – TV Tonight
  7. 1 2 Monday 4 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  8. 1 2 Monday 11 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  9. 1 2 Monday 18 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  10. 1 2 Monday 25 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  11. 1 2 Monday 1 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  12. 1 2 Monday 8 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  13. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 18 February 2019 – TV Tonight
  14. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 25 February 2019 – TV Tonight
  15. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 4 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  16. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 11 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  17. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 18 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  18. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 25 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  19. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 1 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  20. ↑ Timeshifted: Monday 8 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  21. ↑ Knox, David (9 September 2020). "Bad Mothers, Squinters look to US adaptations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  22. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (8 September 2020). "Australia's Jungle Entertainment Eyes 'Bad Mothers' & 'Squinters' Adaptations Amid U.S. Expansion & Looks To Produce American Series Down Under". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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