Ugly Betty
Genre	Dramedy
Created by	Fernando Gaitán
Developed by	Silvio Horta
Starring	America Ferrera Eric Mabius Tony Plana Ana Ortiz Judith Light Christopher Gorham Ashley Jensen Becki Newton Michael Urie Mark Indelicato Rebecca Romijn Vanessa Williams
Theme music composer	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	41 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez
Location(s)	New York, New York, USA ("Pilot") and Season 3 Los Angeles, California, USA (Seasons 1-2)
Running time	60 min (approx. 42 min without commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV) ABC HD, 1080i (HDTV) Channel 4 HD
Original run	September 28, 2006 – present
Chronology
Related shows	U.S. adaptation of Betty la Fea
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Ugly Betty is a Golden Globe, Peabody, and Emmy Award-winning^[1] American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role, along with Eric Mabius, Judith Light, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. The series premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States and on Citytv in Canada. It follows the life of the unglamorous and good-natured Betty Suarez (Ferrera), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic New York City fashion magazine Mode. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 441 pixel Image in higher resolution (849 × 468 pixel, file size: 17 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: ABC This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most... Dramedy, a portmanteau of drama and comedy, is a genre of movies and television in which the lines between these very different genres were blurred. ... 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Becki Newton (born July 4, 1978) is an American actress. ... Michael Lorenzo Urie (born August 8, 1980) is an actor, producer and director. ... Mark Indelicato (born July 16, 1994) is an American actor and singer. ... Rebecca Alie Romijn (born November 6, 1972) is an American film and television actress and former fashion model. ... Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // This is an episode list for the comedy drama TV series Ugly Betty. ... Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an award-winning Mexican-American actress, director, and television and film producer. ... 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The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly"),^[2] also simply known as "Betty la fea" ("Ugly Betty") written by Fernando Gaitán (also author of Café, con aroma de mujer). It is adapted into a New York City setting by creator/developer Silvio Horta and co-producers Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman, whose production companies Silent H, Ventanarosa and Reveille respectively partnered with ABC Studios to create the hour-long program for U.S. audience. Hayek has appeared on the show as Sofia Reyes, in addition to playing a cameo role as an actress on a fictional telenovela watched by the main character's family in the pilot episode. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the ugly one),[1] also known as simply Betty la fea (Ugly Betty), was a popular telenovela (soap opera) filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced between 1999 through 2001 by the Colombian network RCN. Over a dozen versions... Fernando Gaitán Salom (Born November 9, 1960 in Bogotá) is a Colombian TV series and telenovelas screenwriter as well as a producer. ... Café, con aroma de mujer (Coffee with a womans scent) was probably one of the most popular TV shows in Colombian television. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Silvio Horta (born 1974) is an American writer and producer most notable for adapting the South American telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea into the current ABC series, Ugly Betty. ... Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an award-winning Mexican-American actress, director, and television and film producer. ... Ben Silverman is the founder and CEO of Reveille Studios, an independent television and film production and distribution company. ... Ventanrosa is a production company formally founded by Salma Hayek in 1999. ... Reveille Productions is an independently-owned television and motion picture studio and production company based in Los Angeles. ... ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television Productions, LLC and ABC Television Studio) is a television production company formed in 1989 and renamed in May 2007 to its latest inception. ... Information Gender Female Age 33 (est. ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

On February 16, 2008, ABC picked up Ugly Betty for the 2008-09 television season.^[3] is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The following article includes details of shows which will be airing on primetime from September 2008 through May 2009. ...

There is a possibility that the production of season three could be halted because of a possibility of a Screen Actors Guild strike.^[4] The Screen Actors Guild strike of 2008 is an anticipated strike by the Screen Actors Guild, the American labor union representing actors of the film industry. ...

Setting and storylines

The Viewers are introduced to Betty Suárez, a young Latina who lands a job as a personal assistant to newly-installed editor-in-chief Daniel Meade at Mode magazine. Betty is good-hearted and brave, but sorely lacking in social skills, self-confidence, fashion sense, and aesthetic polish. She sports thick-framed eyeglasses and a large and prominent set of dental braces (which have become the most identifiable symbol for both Ferrera's character and the show itself). Her lackluster physical appearance and awkward nature result in her immediately being singled out in the single-minded world of New New York City fashion, and she is quickly saddled with the show's eponymous nickname. Latina may refer to one of the following: The female gender of the noun Latino in reference to Latin-American immigrants and their descendants. ... Daniel Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Look up mode in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A pair of modern glasses Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles are frames, bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. ... Braces Dental braces (also known as orthodontic braces) are a device used in orthodontics to correct alignment of teeth and their position with regard to bite. ...

As Betty and her boss quickly become the success story of the fashion industry, they also must deal with how they got there and how it has affected their working relationship. At work the two find themselves dealing with Creative Director Wilhelmina Slater, who wanted the Editor-In-Chief position, while Betty found herself dealing with Marc St. James, Wilhelmina's assistant/henchman and receptionist Amanda Sommers (originally Tanen until the end of the first season), who wanted Betty's job in large part, initially, because of her attraction to Daniel. The only friends that Betty trusts at MODE are seamstress Christina McKinney and accountant Henry Grubstick, to whom Betty is attracted. Their home lives are also a challenge. At home in Jackson Heights in the borough of Queens, Betty must deal with her father Ignacio, older sister Hilda and Hilda's son Justin. In Daniel's case, the issues in his home and personal life revolve around his demanding father (and boss), Bradford Meade, who gave both Daniel and Betty their current positions (prior to his death from a heart attack); his mother Claire Meade; and, after returning from a two-year disappearance, his transsexual and competitive sister Alexis Meade (formerly known as Alex). Wanda Wilhelmina Vivian Slater is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Marcus Marc St. ... Amanda Tanen (also referred to Sommers) is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Christina McKinney is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama series Ugly Betty. ... Henry Grubstick[1] is a fictional character in the American drama series Ugly Betty. ... Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in northern Queens, New York. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Ugly Betty is a television dramedy series starring America Ferrera and Eric Mabius. ... Ugly Betty is a television dramedy series starring America Ferrera and Eric Mabius. ... Information Gender Male Age 60 Occupation Publisher Title Founder/CEO of Meade Publishing Chairman of the Board at Meade Publishing Spouse(s) Claire Meade (wife) Fey Sommers (mistress; deceased) Wilhelmina Slater (fiancée) Children Alexis Meade (daughter) Daniel Meade (son) Portrayed by Alan Dale Created by Silvio Horta Bradford Meade... Claire Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Alexis Meade (born Alexander Spencer Meade) is a fictional character from the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. ...

The show contains a degree of surrealism used to express the inner thoughts of its characters. For example, in "I See Me, I.C.U.", Betty speaks with an earlier version of herself about how far she has come since her first day. Max Ernst. ... Episode chronology I See Me, I.C.U. is the eighth episode in the second season, and the 32nd episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on November 15, 2007. ...

Season 1

Main article: Ugly Betty (season 1)

Throughout the show's first season, most of the serialized storylines revolve around Betty trying to balance her work, home and romantic life. Betty's relationship with boyfriend Walter is challenged; initially, Walter resists the changes in Betty's life. Betty must deal with Walter's infidelity with obnoxious neighbor Gina Gambarro. Betty falls in love with Mode accountant Henry Grubstick, whose ex-girlfriend Charlie claims to be pregnant with his child, despite having cheated with another man. Betty's sister Hilda fails to sell beauty products door-to-door and becomes unemployed, but discovers her talent as a beautician. Betty's father Ignacio has health and immigration problems, and he admits to a history of murdering his employer after falling in love with his employer's wife, Betty and Hilda's future mother. This article contains a summary of the first season of the American dramedy television series Ugly Betty. ... Gina Gambarro is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Henry Grubstick[1] is a fictional character in the American drama series Ugly Betty. ... Charlie is a fictional character from the ABC series Ugly Betty. ... Ugly Betty is a television dramedy series starring America Ferrera and Eric Mabius. ... Ignacio Suarez is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ...

Other Season One plot lines involve Daniel's womanizing, his affairs with fellow editor Sofia Reyes and lawyer Grace Chin, and his sudden drug addiction; Bradford's affair with Daniel's late predecessor Fey Sommers; the revelation that Claire murdered Fey; Claire's battle with alcoholism; and Alexis' attempts to repair her relationship with Daniel at Bradford's expense. Several storylines revolve around Wilhelmina, including her schemes to use Alexis to force Daniel out of his job. (Alexis is first introduced as 'the mystery woman', until she reveals to the world that Alex Meade had not died in a skiing accident but was now a woman, Alexis). Wilhelmnia also plots to marry Bradford so she can take over the company, and she attempts to deal with her rebellious daughter Nico while winning acceptance from her father. Daniel Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Information Gender Female Age 33 (est. ... Information Gender Male Age 60 Occupation Publisher Title Founder/CEO of Meade Publishing Chairman of the Board at Meade Publishing Spouse(s) Claire Meade (wife) Fey Sommers (mistress; deceased) Wilhelmina Slater (fiancée) Children Alexis Meade (daughter) Daniel Meade (son) Portrayed by Alan Dale Created by Silvio Horta Bradford Meade... Fey Sommers is the name of a supposedly deceased fictitious character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Claire Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Wanda Wilhelmina Vivian Slater is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Alexis Meade (born Alexander Spencer Meade) is a fictional character from the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. ...

Finally, Marc deals with multi-tasking for his boss, his homosexuality and family acceptance. Amanda becomes a binge eater, is the target of a prank, and discovers that her true birth mother was Fey Sommers. Christina is used by Wilhelmina even as she helps Betty. Marcus Marc St. ... Amanda Tanen (also referred to Sommers) is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. ... Christina McKinney is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama series Ugly Betty. ...

Season 2

Main article: Ugly Betty (season 2)

The 2nd season of Ugly Betty began on September 27, 2007, and ended on May 22, 2008. The season's theme was "Brighter, Bolder, Bettyer" with a reworked version of Mika's "Hey Betty (You Are Beautiful)" being used as the featured song in its promos. This season introduced viewers to nine new recurring characters who will be played by Freddy Rodríguez, Illeana Douglas, Alec Mapa, David Blue, John Cho, Gabrielle Union, Gene Simmons, Eddie Cibrian and Juliette Goglia, while Lorraine Toussaint continued in her role as Claire's fellow prison escapee, Yoga, as a recurring regular. Mo'Nique also appeared in a recurring regular this season as well playing weekend security chief L'Amanda. Season two of the American dramedy television series Ugly Betty started on September 27, 2007 in the United States and Canada and was expected to run until May 2008. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983), known as Mika (IPA []), is a Lebanese-born, London-based singer who has a recording contract with Casablanca Records and Universal Music, and rose to fame around the end of 2006 and the start of 2007. ... Mika Australian singles chronology Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) is the fourth single from the debut album Life in Cartoon Motion of singer, Mika. ... Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor most famous for playing sensitive Federico Rico Diaz on HBOs Six Feet Under. ... Illeana Douglas (b. ... Alec Mapa (born July 10, 1965 in San Francisco) is a Filipino American actor and comedian. ... David Blue (born January 17, 1979) is an actor, producer and director. ... John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is a Korean American film/television actor, known for his roles in the American Pie films and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). ... Gabrielle Monique Union (born October 29, 1972) is an African-American actress and former model. ... Chaim Witz (חיים וויץ), (born August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel), better known by his stage name Gene Simmons, is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist. ... Eddie Bryant Cibrian (born June 18, 1973) is an American actor. ... Juliette Rose Goglia was born on (born September 22, 1995 in a suburb of Los Angeles, California). ... Lorraine Toussaint (born April 4, 1960 in Trinidad, West Indies) is a television actress best known for playing assistant medical examiner Elaine Duchamps on the television drama Crossing Jordan. ... MoNique (born Monique Imes on December 11, 1967 in Woodlawn, Maryland) is an African American comedian, actress, BET Awards, and reality television host. ...

In the second season, Betty has to decide if she still wants to be with Henry after he got Charlie pregnant, and despite the fact that he is going to leave for Tucson, AZ, in a few months (so he can be at Charlie's side and help raise the baby). In between these events, a deli shop owner named Giovanni "Gio" Rossi starts building a platonic relationship with Betty, which has Hilda, Amanda, and Henry suspecting that Gio might be trying to become the new guy in Betty's life. Daniel recovers from a car accident but Alexis forgets the last few years of her life, including the fact that she was changed into a woman and that her father mistreated her. Bradford decides to use this to his advantage and doesn't remind Alexis of how he mistreated her; instead, he claims that he was always supportive of her. Wilhelmina's scheme to marry Bradford Meade unravels when (1) Betty learns of the affair she's having with her bodyguard (they were even together the night before the wedding) and (2) Bradford has a heart attack at the altar and later dies from it. Wilhelmina would later be fired from the company by the Meade Family. Amanda tries desperately to find out more about her family, and with Wilhelmina's help, she gets a list of people that could be her dad, leading her to Rock legend Gene Simmons. Marc finds a partner in Cliff St. Paul, a photographer who is not as handsome, but Marc accepts him as a boyfriend anyway. Claire Meade escapes from jail with her "friend" Yoga, and they hide away in the Hamptons. Claire is later recaptured, and thanks to a clever (and ironic) scheme by the late Fey Sommers, Claire is acquitted of her murder (Fey had poisoned Claire's perfume in an attempt to kill her, but instead it made Claire become crazy and violent, and eventually she cut Fey's brakes and killed her). Hilda tries to get over Santos and to start her new career as a beautician while Justin, who became an intern at MODE, tries to be more like his dad and goes into a "bad boy" phase until Hilda intervenes, prompting the two to restore their mother-son relationship. Christina is surprised to see her ex show up, but when she learns that he is sick and in need of money for an operation, she's determined to help. When Wilhelmina offers to pay Christina if she becomes her surrogate (by being impregnated with Bradford's sperm, which Wilhelmina went to great lengths to remove from his body so she can get control of the Meade empire), Christina agrees to carry the baby, not knowing that this latest plan has more expectant twist and turns when Wilhelmina's troubled sister Renee shows up and starts dating Daniel, resulting in Wilhelmina taking great lengths to conceal her scheme. Giovanni Gio Rossi is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Ugly Betty played by Freddy Rodriguez. ... Chaim Witz (חיים וויץ), (born August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel), better known by his stage name Gene Simmons, is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist. ... Cliff St. ...

Production was halted in November 2007 due to the Writers' Strike. It was then announced the season would be cut short to 18 episodes instead of a proposed 23. New episodes did not air on U.S. television until April 24, 2008, starting with Twenty Four Candles and ending on May 22, 2008, with "Jump"
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Season 3

Main article: Ugly Betty (season 3)

The show was officially picked up for a new season by ABC on February 11, 2008. Production will move to New York City from Los Angeles beginning with this season. If and when a Screen Actors' strike does begin, production could stop.^[5] Season 3 of the American dramedy television series Ugly Betty has been confirmed in the ABC lineup. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Production

The idea to bring Ugly Betty to American TV screens began in 2001 when NBC was planning to adapt Betty as a half-hour comedy, which would be produced by Sony Pictures Television^[6] but it never made past the planning stages (It took three writers to come up with a concept based around the character^[7] until ABC and Hayek's company came on board in 2004 and retooled it as an hour-long comedy-drama.^[8] Two years later, on May 16, 2006, ABC announced that Ugly Betty would be part of the 2006–2007 North American season lineup as a weekly hour-long series; the initial order was for thirteen episodes. Sony Pictures Television, Inc. ... Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of television and movies in which there is an equal, or nearly equal balance of humor and serious content. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

ABC had announced the title of the series would be Betty the Ugly, a change from its developmental title, but changed it back to Ugly Betty on July 14,^[9] although the Ugly Betty title was already being used in promotions prior to this date on Citytv. There was speculation that the show would be a daily serial that would have debuted as a summer 2006 or midseason 2007 entry, but given the buzz and growing interest in the show, the network decided to make it a weekly series instead. On August 8, 2006, ABC decided at the last minute, a schedule change to move "Ugly Betty" from its previously announced Friday 8 p.m. (ET) time period to Thursday at 8 p.m. replacing sitcoms Notes from the Underbelly and Big Day as a lead-in to top-rated program Grey's Anatomy, due to the growing interest in the show. is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Notes from the Underbelly is an American sitcom that debuted on ABC as a midseason replacement. ... Big Day (originally titled A Day In The Life) is an American situation comedy that began airing on ABC on November 28, 2006. ... This article is about the television series. ...

The program's pilot was tested on several cable providers to gauge interest and feedback from viewers, most notably the Hispanic community, including those who are fans of the original Betty, who hoped that ABC will maintain the integrity of the original. ABC has also allowed its affiliates to show free off-air screenings to the public at various events ahead of the show's debut. In addition the network screened the debut episode on the web and made the episodes available for download on iTunes after their initial airings on January 5, 2007. The encore episodes have also run on ABC Family and SoapNet, both of which have been airing marathons of the show. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... ABC Family is an American cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company. ... SOAPnet (stylized from 2000 to 2002 as SoapNet) is an American cable television channel. ...

On October 13, 2006, ABC ordered a full season pick-up for the series, beyond the original 13 ordered at the May Upfronts^[10] due to its premiere ratings. ABC originally announced 22 episodes for the season 1, but increased the number of episodes to 23 by one. The season finale is the episode called "East Side Story." On March 21, 2007, ABC renewed the series for a second season.^[11] is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Episode chronology East Side Story is the twenty-third episode, and first season finale, of the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on May 17, 2007. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Although he is joining NBC as their new entertainment head, Ben Silverman will remain co-executive producer on the show, but in a limited role.^[12]

In November 2007 the cast of the series made headlines when they threw their support behind the 2007 Writers' Strike by joining them on the picket line in solidarity. Ferrera commented on the reason why they did this: "The issues coming up with the actors’ contracts are very similar to what the writers are dealing with right now, and we have to stay united and stand strong within the creative community for what we believe is fair."^[13] On November 25, the cast appeared in a 38-second video for "Speechless Hollywood" in which a black & white camera pulled away from a close up of Ferrera to showing her co-stars sitting next to her as they look directly at the camera without speaking.^[14] Striking writers and supporters raise signs at a WGAW rally in Los Angeles Writer-actor Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm (foreground, right) and others at a WGAW rally outside the Fox Studios in Los Angeles The 2007 Writers Guild of America strike is a strike by both the Writers...

On February 11, 2008, ABC picked up Ugly Betty for the 2008-09 television season, along with nine other shows.^[15] Unfortunately on the day the renewal was announced, two of the show's executive producers, Marco Pennette and James Hayman, were let go. The departures of Pennette and Hayman adds to the constant turnovers on the series off-camera, which has so far seen five writers having exited or fired.^[16] In a Q&A from TV Guide, Michael Ausiello criticized the decision, saying "that someone saw fit to fix what wasn't broken" and praised the two men for writing several of the show's best episodes.^[17] These turn of events may have also contributed to Rebecca Romijn's decision to no longer be a full time regular on the series in the third season, citing the move by new writers to make changes in the direction of several characters, especially Romijn's role as Alexis^[18]. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Marco Pennette (born 15 March 1960) is an American television producer and screenwriter. ... James Hayman is an American television producer, director and cinematographer. ...

With the strike now over as of February 12, there is now the possibility that they could have seven new episodes completed by April, bringing the number of second season episodes produced to 20,^[19] but so far it has been adjusted to 18. As a result of the strike, creator Silvio Horta has delayed plans for a musical episode and having Lindsay Lohan onboard for a possible storyline until the third season.^[20] On March 12, 2008, Horta inked a two-year, seven-figure deal with ABC Studios, which guarantees the show's future and gives Horta a chance to produce other projects aside from "Betty".^[21] is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. ...

On April 17, 2008, the show's podcast, which is usually presented in audio and hosted by stars Urie and Newton, became available on video for the first time.^[22]

On May 6, 2008, ABC announced that starting with the third season, Ugly Betty will return to New York City and start production there. The move was done to save costs and to bring the authenicity of the series' setting back into the show.^[23] The production is returning to Silvercup Studios in Queens, where the original pilot was produced.^[24] The move resulted in several crewmembers in Los Angeles being let go.^[25] is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Silvercup Studios is the largest film and television production facility in New York City. ...

Competition with other "Betty" offshoots

Although Disney-ABC Domestic Television (Buena Vista Television) has sold the series to foreign territories, the English-language version is expected to compete with the in-house versions in several of the locations.^[26]

As noted by the international broadcast posted below, several of these broadcasters have not only acquired this version, but the counterparts as well, including those that were produced by the broadcasters themselves. So far the series has been sold to TV networks and broadcasters in over 130 countries, making this version the most successful of the "Betty La Fea" franchise.^[27]

In the U.S., Univision aired the Mexican counterpart La fea más bella, which ran weeknights at 8 p.m. (E/P), including Thursdays during the same time Ugly Betty airs. The star of the Mexican version, Angelica Vale, was supposed to make a cameo in the 22nd episode, playing Betty's "counterpart" from the series, Leticia 'Lety' Padilla Solís,^[28] but the story turned out to be false. Vale appeared in the season finale playing Angelica, an orthodontist's assistant who looks exactly like Lety (pre-makeover). Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... La fea más bella was a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. ... Angélica Vale Angélica Vale (born Angélica Vale Hartman on November 11, 1975 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and comedian. ... Episode chronology A Tree Grows in Guadalajara is the twenty-second episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on May 10, 2007. ... Episode chronology East Side Story is the twenty-third episode, and first season finale, of the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on May 17, 2007. ...

Inspired versions

While the original Betty la Fea has spawned serialized versions globally, it appears that the weekly American version has also begun to pique interest as well.

A version of Yo soy Betty, la fea made by Bosnian Federalna Televizija (FTV), Croatian RTL Televizija and Serbian Fox Televizija began airing in October 2007. The title of the show is Ne daj se, Nina ("Don't give up, Nina"). After a long audition, newcomer Lana Gojak, who resembles America Ferrera, has been cast in the role of Nina (Betty). Other reported cast members include established actors such as Robert Kurbaša, Edvin Livarić, Bojana Ordinačev, Petar Ćiritović, Andrija Milošević, Kristina Krepela and Sloboda Mićalović. The first season will include 52 episodes and will air once a week. Although the storyline follows that of Yo soy Betty, la fea, Lana Gojak's appearance as Nina seems to be based more on the heroine of Ugly Betty than on that of Yo soy Betty, la fea. Betty La Fea (Ugly Betty or Betty the Ugly) was a popular telenovela filmed in Colombia and produced by the Colombian network, RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional- National Radio Network). The shows main character, Beatriz Pinzón Solano, is an unattractive but intelligent woman working for a small fashion design... America Georgina Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. ...

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Criticism from Colombia

In November 2007, Sony Entertainment Television began airing Ugly Betty in South America, under the Spanish title "Betty, la Fea", with Spanish subtitles. However in Colombia there were criticisms over the American version, calling it a pale imitation and counterfeit copy of their original version.^[30] Both series differ greatly, the Colombian version aired as a soap opera with daily cliffhangers, while Ugly Betty aires as a weekly comedy, only sometimes ending with cliffhangers.^[31] The American version also has a different main plot and explores different themes. While the American version has more than half a dozen core characters, the Colombian version turns only around Betty and her boss's life with its main plot being Betty's unrequited love for her handsome and promiscuous boss, whom she marries on the series's last episode. When it comes to the series' themes, Silvio Horta says that the American version explores economic disparity and race issues while the Colombian version was specifically about appearance.^[32] Sony Entertainment Television is a general entertainment channel, owned or co-owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. ... Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired. ... Promiscuous redirects here. ... Silvio Horta (born 1974) is an American writer and producer most notable for adapting the South American telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea into the current ABC series, Ugly Betty. ...

DVD releases

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International broadcasts

Australia

Its debut episode on the Seven Network pulled in 2.03 million viewers, beating Nine's airing of 60 Minutes and Ten's airing of The Biggest Loser in the same time period. Since its debut the series has remained in the top five in the Australian TV ratings. ^[36]

The season one finale aired August 5, 2007, and received the lowest rating of the year - 1.051 million and only in the 13th slot of the night. This was predominantly because it aired in the same timeslot as the season premiere of rival program Australian Idol.^[37] After holding off on the 2nd season, it was announced in April 2008 that Seven would begin Ugly Betty's second season in a new 7:30 pm Wednesday timeslot, beginning on the 7th of May. The show has lost its large following, only drawing around 900,000 viewers despite strong advertising attempts by Channel Seven. The show was "shelved" after the ninth episode was shown on the 2nd of May, until after the Olympics. It was replaced by 'RSPCA Animal Rescue." ^[38]

Belgium

VIJFtv began airing the show on March 13, 2008. The ratings for the first two episodes were 165,000.^{[citation needed]}. Its rival, Sara (the Flemish adaptation of Betty, la fea which airs on VTM), has a weekly audience between 650,000 and 750,000. It airs every weekday at 6:25 pm, while Ugly Betty is a weekly show that airs every Thursday at 9:00 pm. The show started almost five months after Sara premiered on VTM, which was a disadvantage for Ugly Betty; Ugly Betty failed to draw in more viewers because of the extremely successful Sara. VIJFtv decided to put a hold on the last six episodes of the first season of Betty. The possibility of VIJFtv continuing with Ugly Betty in September is still an option. Sara ended in June.

Brazil

Sony Entertainment Television and SBT on Wednesdays at 2200 (10PM Brazil Time). The Brazilians first saw Yo Soy Betty La Fea on RedeTV! in 2001 and its Mexican counterpart "La Fea más Bella" on SBT in 2006. Now the Brazilians are watching the new version of that country's latest Betty.

Bulgaria

Nova Television aired Season 1 from October 19 to November 20, 2007.

Canada

As noted above, Citytv owns the English-language rights to the series, which airs in the same timeslot as the American broadcast, while Radio-Canada, the French language television arm of the CBC, owns the francophone rights. The television series debuted in the province of Quebec and in the rest of French-speaking Canada on April 7, 2008 at 8:00 pm in French. Even if the other francophone territories use the original title, Radio-Canada translated the title as Chère Betty ("Dear Betty") because an English title would not have been received well by the Québécois.^[39]

Chile

The show will premiere on Canal 13 on July 4, 2008, at 11:30 pm (GMT -04)

Czech Republic

Prima begins airing the show on March 5, 2008.

Ecuador

Season One started in October 31, 2007 in Sony Entertainment Television after the reality show America's Next Top Model.

Finland The show's second season runs on a finnish television channel called Nelonen on Mondays at 08.00 pm as Ruma Betty, which literrally means Ugly Betty.

France

The first two episodes aired on TF1 on January 7, 2008 at late-night time, averaging about 3.8 million viewers (28.4% share) and 3.3 millions viewers (39.4% share). Ugly Betty did really well on key demos 15-24 (First episode: 46.8%, second episode: 56.7%) and 18-49 (First episode: 39.7%, second episode: 56.6%). But week after week the show has lost more than 1 million viewers, in part due to the late night schedule. In an effort to attract more viewers, two weekly TV magazines, Arthelius and Series TV Magazine, placed a cover of Ugly Betty on their February 12, 2008 issues.^[40][41]

Germany

This was the only country where Ugly Betty failed to connect with audiences. Sat1 cancelled the show after two episodes due to low ratings. Germany has had its own local adaptation of Betty la Fea, Verliebt in Berlin, which also aired on Sat1 and was more popular with viewers than "Betty."

Greece

ANT1 waited the Greek version of "Betty la fea", Maria, i Aschimi, shown on the rival network Mega Channel to end on June 2008, and it started broadcasting the series a week after, on July 01, 2008 at 9.00 pm. The first episode got a 13.1% share.

Hungary

Season one premiered in March 2007 on RTL Klub at 7:00 pm Sunday. After the first couple of episodes, the show was removed to a time slot with fewer viewers at 5:30 pm. The first season was a huge failure, so the airing of the second season on RTL Klub is uncertain.

India

Season One premiered in July 2007, on Star World at 9:00 pm every Wednesday evening. India had aired Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, which was a Hindi adaptation of Yo soy Betty, la fea. Although it premiered much later than the Colombian original, "Jassi" has been mistaken as the inspiration for the American adaptation.^[42]

Ireland

The European premiere took place on RTÉ Two on January 1, 2007. Season two again premiered on RTÉ Two on October 4, 2007. Ugly Betty airs Thursdays at 8:00 pm on RTÉ Two and has proved to be successful among viewers. The second season returned after a break on March 24, 2008 at 8:05 pm.

Israel

Channel10 / Hot Telecom Season premiere aired in Israel in March 2nd, 2007 on Channel Israel 10. The rights were bought by the Israeli Cable Company - Hot Telecom - and has started during April 2008 the re-runs of season 1 which will be followed by season 2.

Italy

The season premiere aired on Italia 1 in May averaging about 3.5 million viewers making it one of the most watched program of the night. The first part of season one (episodes 1-14) aired from May until June averaged 3.2 million viewers, and the second part (episodes 15-23) aired in September averaging 2.5 million viewers. The series did especially well in the 18-49 years old target with an average share of 13%. Second season will be aired from July 2, 2008.

Japan

Season one started in October 1, 2007 and has been aired on NHK BS2 at 11:00 p.m. every Monday evening. The Japanese title is as same as the original Ugly Betty though it is written in Japanese Katakana. Satellite and cable channel Super Drama TV have also picked up the show, Season One began in April 2008

Latvia

TV3 began showing season one on March 5, 2008.

Lithuania

LNK begins airing the show on January 7, 2008.

Malaysia

8TV (Malaysia) began airing the show in 2007, and just finish airing the second season on June 3, 2008.

Mexico

There is a dispute over who owns the rights to Ugly Betty in that country. TV Azteca had acquired the rights in 2006 and was set to debut it in 2007, but Sony Entertainment Television, which is also airs on cable and satellite systems in Mexico, has the Latin American rights, resulting in several delays until the matter is settled. Sony Entertainment Television started airing Ugly Betty in Mexico in May 2008.

Morocco

The show is currently being aired on 2M.

Netherlands

Net 5 began airing Ugly Betty on August 20, 2007 to excellent ratings. Its rival Tien aired Lotte, the Dutch adaption of Yo Soy Betty, la fea. Lotte gained an audience of between the 250,000 and 300,000 viewers, while Ugly Betty does better with a weekly audience of between 400,000 and 600,000 viewers.

New Zealand

Ugly Betty joined Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives as TV2's highest-rated overseas shows. It went on a two-month hiatus after airing the episode "Sofia's Choice," as the audience for sister channel TV1's Dancing with the Stars was deemed too similar. In the meantime, TV2 aired Day Break.^[43]

Norway

Ugly Betty airs on TV Norge, Wednesdays at 08:45 pm. It premiered in January 2008 and had 365,000 viewers (more viewers than Lost at that time).

Philippines

It is currently being shown on Studio 23 (which also aired Betty La Fea) and Star World. The Philippine version of Ugly Betty will debut on Studio 23's sister network ABS-CBN sometime this year and entitled i ♥ Betty la fea. It will feature Bea Alonzo in the titular role as Betty and is expected to use some of the elements from Ugly Betty in this adaptaion.

Poland

The first season of Ugly Betty premiered in Poland on May 14, 2007 on Fox Life, and on September 3, 2007 on TVP2. Season two premiered on FoxLife on March 23, 2008. The Polish version of Yo soy Betty, la fea will begin airing Autumn 2008 on TVN (Poland). The title of the show is BrzydUla ("Ugly Ula").

Portugal

It is airing both on national television (SIC) and on cable (FOX Life). The first season premiered on April 7, 2007 while the second aired for the first time on October 21 of the same year. Both seasons were premiered on SIC.

Puerto Rico

Season one was aired this year 2008 on WAPA at 9:00 pm every Thursday evening, with repetitions on Sunday evenings at 10:00 pm. It is shown under the Spanish title "Betty, Mi Fea Bellas" with Spanish voice actors providing the dubbing over the show's cast.

Romania

The show is broadcast by Acasă TV, the same channel that aired Yo Soy Betty, la fea.

Singapore

MediaCorp's Channel 5 airs the series on Sunday nights. It is currently on a break due to the network's acquisitions of American shows and their scheduled airings on a rotating basis.

Slovakia

Markíza began airing the show on January 12, 2008.

South America

Sony Entertainment Television, which airs on cable and satellite, has the Latin American rights and began airing the series in those territories in November 2007.

South Africa

The show currently airs on Mnet on Tuesday at 7:30 pm with a repeat on Wednesday at 5:00 pm.

Southeast Asia

The show currently airs on Star World on Wednesday and Saturdays, especially in countries that also owns the broadcast rights to the show.

Spain

Cuatro began airing the show on June 10, 2008. The premiere was delayed several months as competing channel Telecinco was airing the Spanish version of Betty, Yo Soy Bea.^[44]

Sweden

The show is aired at Kanal 5 on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm.

Turkey

Season One was aired in early 2007, on MyMax at 10:00 pm every Wednesday evening.Season two is aired on ComedyMax om Fridays at 8:00 pm.It will be aired on TNT Turkey,too.

United Kingdom

The premiere on Channel 4 on January 5, 2007 attracted 4.5 million viewers.^[45] Two weeks later, Ugly Betty hit a new high, with 5.5 million viewers watching the third episode.^[46]

The figures and shares were very much similar each week, around 2-3 million viewers with 10-15% share. However, the finale rated less than the premiere episode, attracting 3.1 million viewers with 15% share.^[47] This could have been due to Channel 4 moving the show half an hour later that evening to accommodate an extended edition of Big Brother.

Due to the show's success and the fanbase it has achieved in the UK, Channel 4 decided to move up the second season premiere to Friday, October 5, 2007, thus allowing viewers to watch episodes one week after their U.S. airing.

All but eight of the season two episodes have been aired on Channel 4. The show has been on hiatus since Friday December 12 due to the WGA strike.

United States (Insular Territories and Overseas Military locations)

In Guam, ABC affiliate KTGM airs the series twice a week, with the current original being shown on Fridays at 7:00 pm followed by a repeat on weekends. They are the only ABC affiliate in the United States to air it twice.

The Armed Forces Network's AFN-Spectrum channel airs the series on Wednesdays. The network will usually start airing the latest episodes a couple of months after the US broadcasts, as opposed to waiting a year after its stateside airing.

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