American Woman (TV Series)

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American Woman (TV series)

American Woman is an American comedy series inspired by
American Woman
the childhood of actress and reality star Kyle Richards that
premiered on June 7, 2018, on Paramount Network. The series
was created by John Riggi and stars Alicia Silverstone, Mena
Suvari, Jennifer Bartels, Makenna James, and Lia McHugh. On
September 5, 2018, it was announced that the series had been
canceled after one season.
Genre Comedy
Created by John Riggi
Contents Starring Alicia Silverstone

Mena Suvari
Premise
Jennifer Bartels
Cast and characters
Main Makenna James
Recurring Lia McHugh
Guest Composer(s) Michael Suby
Episodes John Swihart
Production Country of United States
Development origin
Casting
Original English
Filming language(s)
Release No. of seasons 1
Marketing
No. of episodes 11 (list of episodes)
Premiere
Production
Reception
Critical response Executive John Wells
Ratings producer(s) John Riggi
Notes Alex Hardcastle (pilot)
References Producer(s) Lisa Cochran-Neilan
External links Marc Solakian (pilot)
Cinematography John Inwood
Premise Editor(s) Richard Candib (pilot)

Lawrence Maddox
American Woman follows "Bonnie, an unconventional mother
Justin Chin
struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband
amid the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1970s. With the Lizzy Calhoun
help of her two best friends, Kathleen and Diana, these three Camera setup Single-camera
women each discover their own brand of independence in a Running time 19–26 minutes
glamorous and ever-changing world reluctant to give it."[1]
Production John Wells Productions
company(s) Warner Horizon Television
Cast and characters
Release
Original network Paramount Network
Main
Original release June 7 –
Alicia Silverstone as Bonnie Nolan August 23, 2018
Mena Suvari as Kathleen Callahan External links
Jennifer Bartels as Diana Vaughan
Official website (http://www.paramountnetwor
k.com/shows/american-woman)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Woman_(TV_series) 1/7
Makenna James as Becca Nolan, Bonnie and Steve's elder

daughter
Lia McHugh as Jessica Nolan, Bonnie and Steve's younger daughter
Recurring
James Tupper as Steve Nolan, Bonnie's husband whom she throws out after catching him with another
woman.
Cheyenne Jackson as Greg, Kathleen's boyfriend who is secretly gay.
Sam Morgan as Adam
Diandra Lyle as Louise
Tobias Jelinek as Mr. Bishop
Patrick Bristow as Randall
Jonathan Chase as Alan
Christine Estabrook as Peggy, Diana's Mother
Guest
James Trevena-Brown as Mathew love interest to Mena Suvari character Kathleen
Sam Anderson as Raymond Turner ("Changes and The New Normal")
Elizabeth Bogush as Sherry ("Changes and The New Normal")
Audrey Wasilewski as Anne ("Changes and The New Normal")
Chosen Jacobs as William ("The Heat Wave")
Jon Prescott as Barry ("The Agreement")
Carter MacIntyre as Harris ("The Agreement")
Matt Knudsen as Dr. Taylor ("Jack")
Peta Sergeant as Hannah ("Jack")
Cullen Douglas as Philip ("The Breakthrough")
Bob Glouberman as Mr. Knave ("The Breakthrough")
Matthew Glave as Cal ("Obstacles and Assets")
Laura Regan as Carol ("I Will Survive")
Episodes
U.S.
Original air Prod.
No. Title Directed by Written by viewers
date code
(millions)
Alex
1 "Liberation" John Riggi June 7, 2018 U11.10047 0.595[2]
Hardcastle
U13.12702
"Changes and the New Iain B. John Riggi & Becky Hartman
2
Normal" MacDonald Edwards
June 14, 2018 / 0.357[3]
U13.12703
Alex
3 "The Party" John Riggi June 21, 2018 U13.12704 0.381[4]
Hardcastle
4 "The Cost of Living" Joanna Kerns Mike Herro & David Strauss June 28, 2018 U13.12705 0.338[5]
Alex
5 "Adam" John Riggi & Jen Braeden July 12, 2018 U13.12706 0.322[6]
Hardcastle
6 "The Heat Wave" Liza Johnson Jen Braeden July 19, 2018 U13.12707 0.347[7]
Hilary Helding & Thomas
7 "The Agreement" Mary Lou Belli July 26, 2018 U13.12708 0.297[8]
Reyes
8 "Jack" Alethea Jones Lauren Caltagirone August 2, 2018 U13.12709 0.388[9]

Alex John Riggi & Lauren
9 "The Breakthrough" August 9, 2018 U13.12710 0.322[10]
Hardcastle Caltagirone
Alex
10 "Obstacles and Assets" Mike Herro & David Strauss August 16, 2018 U13.12711 0.332[11]
Hardcastle
Alex
11 "I Will Survive" John Riggi August 23, 2018 U13.12712 0.326[12]
Hardcastle
Production
Development
On June 2, 2015, it was announced that TV Land was developing a television pilot based on the life of The
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards. The pilot was set to be produced by John Wells
Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television. Executive producers included John Wells and
John Riggi, who wrote the pilot script.[13]
On November 7, 2016, it was announced that TV Land had given the production a series order for a first
season consisting of 12 episodes, but a premiere date had not been set.[14][15]
On March 30, 2017, it was revealed that the series had been shifted from TV Land to the newly rebranded
Paramount Network.[16] On August 14, 2017, it was announced that John Riggi had departed the series citing
creative differences. Replacing him in the role of showrunner was fellow executive producer John Wells.[17]
On January 16, 2018, it was announced at the annual Television Critics Association's winter press tour that
the series would premiere on June 7, 2018.[18] On September 5, 2018, it was announced that the series had
been canceled after one season.[19]
Casting
On July 25, 2016, it was announced that Alicia Silverstone had been cast in the series lead role.[20] On August
11, 2016, Mena Suvari joined the pilot in another lead role.[21] Later that month, it was reported that
Cheyenne Jackson and Jennifer Bartels had also joined the cast.[22] In May 2017, Diandra Lyle was cast as
Louise, a recurring role.[23] On June 13, 2017, it was announced that Sam Morgan had joined the cast in a
recurring capacity.[24]
Filming
Principal photography for the first season of the series began in April 2017 in Los Angeles, California.[25]
Release
Marketing
On March 27, 2018, Paramount Network released six "first look" images from the series.[26] On May 3, 2018,
the first official trailer for the series was released.[27] On May 17, 2018, it was announced that a cover of the
song "American Woman" had been recorded by singer Kelly Clarkson. It was subsequently used in marketing
material for the series.[28]
Premiere
On April 29, 2018, the series held its official world premiere during the Series Mania Festival in Lille, France
in which the first three episodes of the first season were screened. It competed against nine other
international television programs in the festival's "official competition" series of shows.[29][30][31]
On June 7, 2018, the series held a screening at the annual ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas. A
question-and-answer panel followed, featuring executive producer Josh Wells, cast members Alicia
Silverstone, Mena Suvari, Jennifer Bartels, and co-executive producer Kyle Richards.[32]
Reception
Critical response
The series has received a mixed reception from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website
Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 44% approval rating with an average rating of 5.36 out of 10 based on 18
reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Stereotypes and ambiguity shadow the well-meaning
intentions of American Woman, though the nostalgic period setting is cute."[33] Metacritic, which uses a
weighted average, assigned the series a score of 48 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average
reviews."[34]
Ratings
DVR Total
Rating Viewers DVR Total
No. Title Air date viewers viewers
(18–49) (millions) (18–49) (18–49)
(millions) (millions)
June 7,
1 "Liberation" 0.2[2] 0.595 0.2 0.479 0.4 1.074[35]
2018
"Changes and the June 14,
2 0.1[3] 0.357 0.1 0.357 0.2 0.714[36][a]
New Normal" 2018
June 21,
3 "The Party" 0.12[4] 0.381 0.2 0.586 0.3 0.967[37]
2018
June 28,
4 "The Cost of Living" 0.1[5] 0.338 0.1 0.463 0.2 0.801[38][a]
2018
July 12,
5 "Adam" 0.1[6] 0.322 0.2 0.582 0.3 0.904[39]
2018
July 19,
6 "The Heat Wave" 0.12[7] 0.347 0.2 0.505 0.3 0.852[40]
2018
July 26,
7 "The Agreement" 0.08[8] 0.297 N/A 0.510 N/A 0.807[41]
2018
August 2,
8 "Jack" 0.13[9] 0.388 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2018
August 9,
9 "The Breakthrough" 0.1[10] 0.322 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2018
"Obstacles and August 16,
10 0.07[11] 0.332 TBD TBD TBD TBD
Assets" 2018
August 23,
11 "I Will Survive" 0.06[12] 0.326 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2018
Notes
a. Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.
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External links
Official website (http://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/american-woman)
American Woman (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5910786/) on IMDb
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8 "Jack" Alethea Jones Lauren Caltagirone August 2, 2018 U13.12709 0.388[9]

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