Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty
Genre
Based onYo soy Betty, la fea
by Fernando Gaitán
Developed bySilvio Horta
Starring
ComposerJeff Beal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes85 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locations
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 28, 2006 (2006-09-28) –
April 14, 2010 (2010-04-14)
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Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta that aired on ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, which has had many other international adaptations. It revolves around the character Betty Suarez (America Ferrera), who – despite her lack of style – lands a job at a prestigious fashion magazine. It was produced by Silent H, Ventanarosa, and Reveille Productions partnered with ABC Studios, with Salma Hayek, Horta, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez, and Joel Fields serving as executive producers. The pilot was filmed in New York City; seasons one and two were filmed in Los Angeles and seasons three and four were filmed in New York City.

During its first three seasons, it aired on Thursday nights, where it was mostly successful. However, viewership dropped significantly in the show's third season, particularly in the 18–49 age group. In October 2009, the series was moved to Fridays, where it had trouble finding an audience. The backlash from its fans prompted ABC to move the show to Wednesdays at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central starting January 6, 2010, where it was thought to better complement its Wednesday hits Modern Family and Cougar Town.[1][2] Despite this, on January 27, 2010, ABC announced it was cancelling the series due to low ratings.[3] In the years since, it has gained a cult following. For a time, there was discussion of a reboot or Ugly Betty movie.[4][5]


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  1. ^ "Ugly Betty" Gets a Prettier Time Slot Archived December 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2009
  2. ^ "Ugly Betty" Moving to Wednesday Archived January 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Variety.com, December 1, 2009
  3. ^ "Ugly Betty" Canceled By ABC Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, USA Today, January 27, 2010
  4. ^ Snead, Elizabeth (March 21, 2010). "America Ferrera on "Ugly Betty: The Movie"?!!". zap2it. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Lee (April 14, 2010). "Ana Ortiz on the End of "Ugly Betty": There May Be a Movie!". Latina.com. Retrieved April 15, 2010.