US TV
US TV network ABC has ordered two spinoffs of reality series Wife Swap - before even a single episode of the original has aired.
The broadcaster originally commissioned just seven episodes of the hit Channel 4 show for transmission this autumn but demonstrated extra faith in the show at its upfronts last month by bumping the slate to a full season order of 20 episodes.
Now it has given the go-ahead to two spinoffs: Husband Swap, which sees the males in the same situation, and Boss Swap, where top executives switch companies for a fortnight.
The news coincides with the announcement from rival network FOX that it is developing a suspiciously similar show called Trading Spouses. Transmission is set for later this summer in advance of Wife Swap's debut on September 29.
The broadcaster originally commissioned just seven episodes of the hit Channel 4 show for transmission this autumn but demonstrated extra faith in the show at its upfronts last month by bumping the slate to a full season order of 20 episodes.
Now it has given the go-ahead to two spinoffs: Husband Swap, which sees the males in the same situation, and Boss Swap, where top executives switch companies for a fortnight.
The news coincides with the announcement from rival network FOX that it is developing a suspiciously similar show called Trading Spouses. Transmission is set for later this summer in advance of Wife Swap's debut on September 29.
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