Bridezillas

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Bridezillas
Bridezillas logo.jpg
GenreReality
Narrated byMindy Burbano
Jamie Zimmer
Laura Halperrin
Loni Love
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
No. of episodes220
Production
Executive producers
  • Mary Pelloni (2004–06)
  • Jeff Collins
  • David Green
  • Laura Halperin
  • Lauren P. Gellert
  • Suzanne Murch
Running time42 minutes
Production company September Films
Original release
Network WE tv
ReleaseJune 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) –
October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11)
ReleaseMarch 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) –
December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)
Related
Marriage Boot Camp

Bridezillas is an American reality television series that airs on WE tv and debuted on June 1, 2004. It chronicles the lives of women engaged to be married, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion.

Contents

The word "bridezilla" is a portmanteau combining bride with the fictional rampaging beast "Godzilla" to indicate a difficult bride. The word was first used by a Boston Globe writer named Diane White in a 1995 article about difficult brides. [1]

Format

A typical episode presents the stories of two brides-to-be, splitting time between both brides. The story begins as the bride and groom are introduced, and they describe how they first met and fell in love. The bride then explains what she has envisioned for her wedding. The remainder of the story shows the events leading up to the wedding, centering primarily on the bride's interactions with members of her family, her groom's family, members of the wedding party and even the wedding's various service providers (wedding planners, caterers, etc.). The interactions are generally negative, exposing the featured bride-to-be as uncontrollable, bullying, emotional and using whatever means necessary to get what she wants. The story ends with the wedding, the reception and a final concluding interview with the now-wedded couple.

Episodes are intended to run in sequence, as a single bride's story is told over two episodes. For example, the start of Bride B's story will be presented in tandem with the conclusion of Bride A's story. On the next sequential episode, Bride B's story concludes while Bride C's story begins.

Production

In 2003, filming began on the first season for a show initially entitled Manhattan Brides, with the premise that cameras would follow a majority of young, white, wealthy residents of New York as they prepared for their wedding days. However, with the completion of filming, the footage was edited to emphasize the women's bad behavior and it was renamed Bridezillas. Consequently one bride, Julia Swinton-Williamson, sued the producers for misleading her about the nature of the project. [2] The first season was co-produced by MetroTV and September Films with the first two seasons aired on MetroTV. Fox aired a one-hour Bridezillas special culled from Season 1 in January 2004. In the summer of 2004, the show began airing on WE tv. Since the second season, it has been the highest-rated original program on WE tv. [3]

After the first season, the show has diversified to include older couples, more ethnicities, and financial statuses, as well as filming in different states coast to coast. In the third season, the show's first male bride was introduced  — referred to as "Gayzilla" - Jon Taylor Carter, who was planning a wedding for himself and his partner, Isaac in Massachusetts (which was the first US state to legalize same sex marriage).

In March 2013, WE tv renewed the series for a 22-episode tenth and final season plus a spinoff titled Marriage Boot Camp , which follows five couples who were featured on Bridezillas that have come together under one roof to save their marriage. [4] [5]

Episodes of the series will be offered in broadcast syndication beginning September 16, 2013, mainly from the fifth, sixth and seventh seasons. [6]

WE tv have officially announced the return of the program for an eleventh season airing on March 2, 2018 and a mid-season premiere on June 1, 2018. On July 7, 2018, a special edition spinoff called Bridezillas: Scared Fit was aired and hosted by personal trainer Donna Sexton.

The show returned for its twelfth season on March 15, 2019. [7]

On August 27, 2020, it was announced that the thirteenth and final season will premiere on September 24, 2020. [8] [9]

International broadcasts

In the Middle East, MBC 4 broadcast the show. The show also aired on ITVBe in the United Kingdom.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginal airing
Season premiereSeason finale
18June 1, 2004July 26, 2004
28June 1, 2005July 20, 2005
318June 12, 2006October 9, 2006
418June 17, 2007October 14, 2007
522June 1, 2008October 26, 2008
622June 7, 2009November 1, 2009
723June 6, 2010November 7, 2010
822June 12, 2011November 6, 2011
922June 17, 2012November 4, 2012
1022May 31, 2013October 11, 2013
1114March 2, 2018July 6, 2018
1210March 15, 2019July 12, 2019
1311September 24, 2020December 10, 2020

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  2. ↑ Traister, Rebecca (June 18, 2004). "Bridezilla bites back!". Salon . Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "WE GO BRIDAL Block Gains Record Growth, Reaching Over 2.5 Million Total Viewers". Rainbow Media .
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 28, 2013). "WE TV Renews 'Bridezillas' & 'David Tutera', Orders 'Bridezillas' Spinoff Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "WE tv Introduces the World Premiere of "Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas" Followed by the 10th and Final Season of WE tv's Original Hit Series "Bridezillas"". The Futon Critic . April 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Deluxe Syndication page for Bridezillas". Rohrs Media Group. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ ""Bridezillas" Returns to WE tv for Season 12 on March 15 at 10:00 PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic . February 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ "WE tv Announces Emmy Award-Winner Loni Love as the New Voice of Pop Culture Phenom "Bridezillas"". The Futon Critic . May 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ ""Bridezillas" Season 13 Premieres September 24 on WE tv". The Futon Critic . August 27, 2020.
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