The People's Couch

The People's Couch
GenreReality television
Based onGogglebox (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
NetworkBravo
ReleaseOctober 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) –
May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)
Related
Celebrity Watch Party
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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]

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.

  1. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 12, 2013). "Bravo's Media's New Social Voyeuristic TV Series 'The People's Couch' Debuts Sunday October 6". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "About The People's Couch". Bravo Media. NBCUniversal. 9 January 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Marechal, AJ (December 16, 2013). "Bravo Picks Up 'The People's Couch' to Series (Exclusive)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 17, 2013). "Sit Back, Relax and Get Comfy as Bravo Media Greenlights 'The People's Couch'". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 28, 2014). "Bravo's 'The People's Couch' Expands to One Hour Episodes Beginning Tuesday, June 3". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Bibel, Sara (September 17, 2014). "'The People's Couch' Season Two to Premiere Tuesday, October 7 on Bravo". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Gajewski, Ryan (September 6, 2015). "Bravo's 'The People's Couch' Renewed for Third Season (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 6, 2015.