Thicker Than Water (2013 TV series)

Thicker Than Water
Also known asThicker Than Water: The Tankards
GenreReality
Starring
  • Ben Tankard
  • Jewel Tankard
  • Benji Tankard
  • Britney Tankard
  • Brooklyn Tankard
  • Cyrene Tankard
  • Diamond Tankard
  • Shanira Tankard
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes27
Production
Executive producers
  • Rebecca Toth Diefenbach
  • Valerie Haselton Drescher
  • D Renard Young
  • Lucilla D'Agostino
  • Caroline Self
  • Darren Toon
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
  • Sirens Media
  • John Doe Media
Original release
NetworkBravo
ReleaseNovember 10, 2013 (2013-11-10) –
June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)
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Thicker Than Water is an American reality television series that premiered on November 10, 2013,[1] on Bravo.[2][3][4] The series chronicles the family dynamic of former professional basketball player and an American gospel-jazz instrumentalist Ben Tankard, his wife Jewel and their children.[5][6][7][8] Bravo previously aired a pilot titled Thicker Than Water: The Marinos in August 2011 that had the same premise but centered on a different family.[9][10]

In April 2014, Bravo renewed Thicker Than Water for a second season,[11] which premiered on January 4, 2015.[12]

In February 2016, Bravo renewed Thicker Than Water for a third season that premiered on March 27, 2016.[13]

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  3. ^ Wilson, Riley (September 18, 2013). "Bravo Goes to Church with 'Thicker Than Water'". Ebony. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Manuel C (September 23, 2013). "Bravo Announces New Reality Show "Thicker Than Water"". The Christian Post. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2013). "Bravo Greenlights 17 New and 18 Returning Unscripted Series" (Press release). TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "'God wants us all to be millionaires': Local family focus of Bravo reality show debuting this fall". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 24, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
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  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 2, 2011). "Bravo Picks Up 3 New Unscripted Series, Renews 'Real Housewives of OC', 2 More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Bravo Media Expands Original Programming With New Series and Returning Favorites" (Press release). The Futon Critic. August 2, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  11. ^ Ng, Philiana (April 8, 2014). "Bravo Developing Morgan Spurlock, Thom Beers Projects; Orders Real-Time Dating Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  12. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 6, 2014). "'Thicker Than Water' Returns to Bravo Sunday December 21 at 9 pm". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  13. ^ Gajewski, Ryan (February 10, 2016). "Watch 'Thicker Than Water' Season 3 Trailer's Tense Fight: 'F--king Liar!'". Us Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2016.