Gossip (TV series)

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Gossip
Genre Documentary
Directed byJenny Carchman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyWolfgang Held
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseAugust 22 (2021-08-22) 
September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)

Gossip is an American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by Jenny Carchman. It follows the life and career of gossip columnist Cindy Adams of the New York Post. It consisted of four episodes and premiered on August 22, 2021, on Showtime. [1]

Contents

Plot

The series follows the life and career of Cindy Adams, a gossip columnist for The New York Post.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal air date [2] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Episode One"Jenny CarchmanAugust 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)0.117 [3]
2"Episode Two"Jenny CarchmanAugust 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)0.058 [4]
3"Episode Three"Jenny CarchmanSeptember 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)0.106 [5]
4"Episode Four"Jenny CarchmanSeptember 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)0.069 [6]

Production

In November 2019, it was announced Jenny Carchman would direct and produce a documentary series revolving around Cindy Adams for Showtime, with Ron Howard set to executive produce under his Imagine Documentaries banner. [7] [8]

Reception

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. [9] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [10]

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References

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