Network: FOX
Episodes: 60 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: July 20, 2004 – May 3, 2007
Series status: Cancelled/ended
Performers include: Various
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TV show description:
A reality show in which two families, usually of different social classes, swap wives/mothers for a week. For some, it’s a dream vacation; for others, it’s a nightmare come true.
Each family is awarded $50,000 at the end of the week, with the stipulation that the guest wife/mother has to decide how the host family will spend the money. Occasionally, husbands/fathers were swapped instead.
Series Finale
The series has ended.
What happened next?
There are no current plans to revive the show.
Behind the Scenes
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| • | In April 2003, Chappelle’s Show featured a sketch called “Trading Spouses,” over a year before the FOX show aired. The sketch was based on the home-decorating show Trading Spaces and Dave Chappelle’s stand-up comedy. |
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| • | Though Trading Spouses debuted before ABC’s Wife Swap, it was given a greenlight a month after ABC’s presentation of Wife Swap to advertisers. Producers of Wipe Swap claimed that Trading Spouses producers stole their idea and filed a lawsuit against them in December 2004. The parties reached an undisclosed out-of-court settlement in February 2005. |
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| • | Trading Spouses was not given a spot on FOX’s Fall or midseason 2007-08 schedules but is listed among their returning programs. |
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My family is extremely interested in being a part of the cast on Trading Spouses> I have read it has been cancelled, however may be returing. Is it or has it returned? Are applications being accepted? Please advise. Thank you D. Mitchell