Lipstick Jungle is an American
TV comedy-drama. It was created by
DeAnn Heline and
Eileen Heisler for
NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series is based on the best-selling novel of the
same name by
Candace Bushnell, who also serves as
executive producer alongside
showrunner Oliver Goldstick.
The pilot was directed by
Gary Winick.
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The show premiered on February 7, 2008 as a midseason replacement taking over
ER's spot at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central.
[NBC applying 'Lipstick' in 'ER' space] The series will also be broadcast on
Living in the UK and
7 Network in Australia.
The show was originally slated to have 13 episodes. However, due to the
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, only 7 episodes were produced. It competed indirectly with
ABC's
Cashmere Mafia, created by Bushnell's former creative partner from
Sex and the City, Darren Star.
On February 24, 2008, NBC ordered six additional scripts of
Lipstick Jungle.[NBC adds more 'Lipstick' - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety]
On April 2, NBC renewed
Lipstick Jungle for a second season after they announced their Fall 2008 lineup. The show will air its second season at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central on Wednesdays. The second season premiered on September 24.
One month later, NBC announced that
Lipstick Jungle would move to Fridays effective October 31 of that year. On
November 13,
NBC canceled the show. The series will remain on the network's Friday night schedule for the immediate future.
[Lipstick Jungle: NBC Cancels Brooke Shields TV Show, No Season Three]
Plot
Main Characters
Recurring Characters
- James Lesure - Griffen Bell runs the Parent Company that oversees Parador Pictures and Bonfire Magazine
Former Characters
- Julian Sands – Hector Matrick, Nico & Wendy's boss (appearing only in season one)
Misc
- James Lesure and Vanessa Marcil have guest starred on the show as Griffen Bell and Josie Scotto respectively, both who have been best known as Mike Cannon and Sam on another NBC show Las Vegas
- The apartment Wendy and Shane live in is the exact apartment owned by Samantha Jones on Candace Bushnell's previous show based on her other book Sex and the City
Episodes
U.S. Nielsen Ratings
Weekly ratings
| #
| Episode
| Air Date
| Timeslot
| Rating
| Share
| 18-49 (Rating/Share)
| Viewers (m)
| Rank (Timeslot)
| Rank (Night)
| Rank (Overall)
|
| 1
| "Pilot"
| February 7, 2008
| Thursday, 10:00 P.M.
| 5.3
| 9
| 2.9/8
| 7.54
| 3
| 7
| 41[ABC Medianet]
|
| 2
| "Chapter Two: Nothing Sacred"
| February 14, 2008
| Thursday, 10:00 P.M.
| 4.2
| 7
| 2.5/7
| 6.00
| 3
| 8
| 60
|
| 3
| "Chapter Three: Pink Poison"
| February 21, 2008
| Thursday, 10:00 P.M.
| 4.0
| 7
| 2.4/6
| 5.72
| 3
| 9
| N/A
|
| 4
| "Chapter Four: Bombay Highway"
| February 28, 2008
| Thursday, 10:00 P.M.
| 4.0
| 7
| 2.4/6
| 5.72
| 3
| 9
| N/A
|
| 5
| "Chapter Five: Dressed to Kill"
| March 6, 2008
| Thursday, 10:00 P.M.
| 4.2
| 7
| 2.3/6
| 5.82
| 3
| 9
| 60
|
| 6
| "Chapter Six: Take the High Road"
| March 13, 2008
| Thursday, 10:00 P.M.
| 4.0
| 7
| 2.4/7
| 5.56
| 3
| 9
| 62
|
| 7
| "Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome"
| March 20, 2008
| Thursday, 10:00 P.M.
| 5.0
| 9
| 2.6/7
| 6.95
| 2
| 5
| 39
|
| 8
| "Chapter Eight: Pandora's Box"
| September 24, 2008
| Wednesday, 10:00 P.M.
|
|
| 2.3
| 6.08
| 3
|
|
|
| 9
| "Chapter Nine: Help!"
| October 1, 2008
| Wednesday, 10:00 P.M.
|
|
| 1.9/5
| 5.31
| 3
|
|
|
| 10
| "Chapter Ten: Let It Be"
| October 8, 2008
| Wednesday, 10:00 P.M.
|
|
| 1.9
| 4.76
| 3
|
|
|
| 11
| "Chapter Eleven: The F-Word"
| October 22, 2008
| Wednesday, 10:00 P.M.
|
|
| 1.6/4
| 4.19
|
|
|
|
| 12
| "Chapter Twelve: Scary, Scary Night!"
| October 29, 2008
| Wednesday, 10:00 P.M.
|
|
| 1.9/5
| 4.90
|
|
|
|
UK Ratings
| 2
| "Nothing Sacred"
| September 29, 2008
| Monday, 10:00 P.M.
| 139,000
| 7[www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklytop30]
|
| 3
| "Pink Poison"
| October 6, 2008
| Monday, 10:00 P.M.
| TBA
| TBA[www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklytop30]
|
| 4
| "Bombay Highway"
| October 13, 2008
| Monday, 10:00 P.M.
| 183,000
| 5[www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklytop30]
|
Merchandise
DVD releases
International distribution
| Country |
TV Network(s) |
Series Premiere |
Weekly schedule (local time) |
| Seven Network | June 29, 2008 | Sunday 9.30pm
|
| ORF 1 | 2009 | -
|
| Living TV | September 22, 2008 | Monday 10.00pm
|
| TG4 | October 6, 2008 | Monday 10.30pm
|
| RTL 5 | September 22, 2008 | Monday 9.55pm
|
| TV3 | October 21, 2008 | Tuesday 9.30pm
|
| TVP1 | November 23, 2008 | Sunday 8.00pm
|
| RTP2 | September 12, 2008 | Friday 10.40pm
|
| POP TV | September 8, 2008 | Monday 9.40pm
|
| SABC 3 | September 29, 2008 | Monday 9.00pm
|
| DiziMax | July 31, 2008 | Thursday 9.00pm
|
| Latin America | Fox Latin America | June 2008 | Tuesday 10.00pm (local time)
|
| Asia | Star World | September 2, 2008 | Tuesday 10.00pm (HK/SIN)
Tuesday 9.00 pm (THAI/WIB)
|
| Canal + | September 27, 2008 | Saturday 10.00 pm
|
| FOX | August 25, 2008 | Monday 10.00 pm
|
RTL5 in Holland announced that after airing episode 7 of series 1 on November 3 2008 that the series would not return due to poor ratings. The season final only reached 205.000 viewers.
