The People's Couch

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The People's Couch
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Genre Reality television
Based on Gogglebox (British television series)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes57
Production
Executive producers
Running time
  • 23 minutes (episode 1–15)
  • 43 minutes (episode 16–)
Production companies
Original release
Network Bravo
ReleaseOctober 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) 
May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)
Related
Celebrity Watch Party

The People's Couch is an American reality television series that premiered on October 8, 2013 on Bravo. [1] It is based on the British television series Gogglebox . [2] It started as a three-episode limited series that featured real people watching and discussing popular television shows and news from the past week. [1]

Contents

Bravo later picked up the series for a full 12-episode season, [3] [4] and expanded the series into one-hour episodes beginning June 3, 2014. [5] Bravo renewed The People's Couch for a second season, which premiered on October 7, 2014. [6] The third season premiered on October 6, 2015. [7] It was later renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on January 15, 2016. A celebrity edition of the show aired in 2020 under the name Celebrity Watch Party . In the UK and Australia it was renamed Celebrity Gogglebox USA.

Format

Each episode of the series is split into separate segments, corresponding to the shows the groups watch. Not every group is featured in every segment, and each segment is often filmed on a different day of the week. The shows featured on the show range from cable to network television series and from scripted to unscripted, many of which air on Bravo, the same network as The People's Couch. [4]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 21October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
2 8October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)
3 8October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
4 20January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)

Season 1 (2013–14)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
22"Episode 2"October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15)
33"Episode 3"October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
44"Episode 4"March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)
55"Episode 5"March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
66"Episode 6"March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
77"Episode 7"March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)
88"Episode 8"April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
99"Episode 9"April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
1010"Episode 10"April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
1111"Episode 11"April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
1212"Episode 12"May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
1313"Episode 13"May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
Shows featured: Married to Medicine , Freakshow , True Tori , The Ex and the Why, Resurrection , Mountain Monsters.
1414"Episode 14"May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
Shows featured: The Real Housewives of New York City , Louie , Revenge , Secret Lives of Stepford Wives, Life Below Zero , Small Town Security .
1515"Episode 15"May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
1616"Episode 16"June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)
1717"Episode 17"June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
1818"Episode 18"June 17, 2014 (2014-06-17)
1919"Episode 19"June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
2020"Episode 20"July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)
2121"Episode 21"July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)

Season 2 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
221"Episode 1"October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
232"Episode 2"October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
243"Episode 3"October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
254"Episode 4"October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Shows featured: Ghost Hunters , Grimm , Constantine , Botched , America’s Funniest Home Videos , Top Chef: Boston , The Simpsons , Monsters Behind the Iron Curtain.
265"Episode 5"November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
276"Episode 6"November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
287"Episode 7"November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)
Shows featured: Revenge , Hell's Kitchen , Jane the Virgin , Survivor , The Ellen Show , Euros of Hollywood , Billy Bob's Gags to Riches, Storage Wars .
298"Episode 8"November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)

Season 3 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
301"Episode 1"October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)
312"Episode 2"October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
323"Episode 3"October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)
334"Episode 4"October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)
345"Episode 5"November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)
356"Episode 6"November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)
Shows featured: The Real Housewives of Atlanta , Blindspot , Ash vs. Evil Dead , Naked and Afraid , Coach Charming, MasterChef Junior , Agent X , Exorcism: Live.
367"Episode 7"November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)
378"Episode 8"November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
Shows featured: Below Deck , Scandal , Lip Sync Battle , Chicago Med , Alaskan Bush People, Donny! , Tanked .

Season 4 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
381"Episode 1"January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)
392"Episode 2"January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22)
403"Episode 3"January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)
414"Episode 4"February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
425"Episode 5"February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
436"Episode 6"February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
447"Episode 7"February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
458"Episode 8"March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
469"Episode 9"March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
4710"Episode 10"March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)
4811"Episode 11"March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
4912"Episode 12"April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
5013"Episode 13"April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)
5114"Episode 14"April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
5215"Episode 15"April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
5316"Episode 16"April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
5417"Episode 17"May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
5518"Episode 18"May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
5619"Episode 19"May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)
5720"Episode 20"May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)

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