30 Days (TV series)

30 Days
Created byMorgan Spurlock
StarringMorgan Spurlock
Narrated byMorgan Spurlock
Opening theme"The Passenger" by Iggy Pop
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerSebastian Doggart
Running time42–48 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFX
ReleaseJune 15, 2005 (2005-06-15) –
July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)
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30 Days is an American reality television series created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock for FX. In each episode, Spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar (e.g. working for minimum wage, being in prison, a Christian living as a Muslim, etc.), while discussing related social issues. As in Spurlock's film, Super Size Me, there are a number of rules unique to each situation which must be followed during each such experiment. At least one episode each season has featured Spurlock as the person spending the month in the particular lifestyle.

Season one premiered on June 15, 2005, and its respective DVD set was released July 11, 2006. The second season premiered on July 26, 2006. Season 3 of 30 Days premiered on June 3, 2008.[2] Later that same year, FX said that it would not be renewing the series for a fourth season, effectively canceling the show.[3] The show was later picked up for re-air by Destination America, though no new episodes were ordered.

In the United Kingdom, the program is broadcast on More4 and Channel 4. In Australia, the program is broadcast on Network Ten and Lifestyle Channel. It currently[when?] airs in Canada on Independent Film Channel and Canal Vie. It also airs on FX in Latin America. In Norway it airs on TV 2. In Sweden it airs on TV4 and Kanal 9.

  1. ^ "30 Days". Netflix. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Schneider, Michael (March 19, 2008). "'30 Days' to return for third season". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Weprin, Alex (November 6, 2008). "Exclusive: FX Cancels 30 Days". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.