TLC builds on lifestyle franchise
By Allison Romano -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/7/2003 9:19:00 AM
The Learning Channel isn't waiting for Trading Spaces to cool off before building out its own additions. TLC plans to debut four new lifestyle reality series through June. Two other new shows, What Not to Wear and Faking It, premiered last weekend.
"As other shows torture and humiliate people, we are carving out a place where people retain their dignity," general manager Roger Marmet said.
That doesn't mean TLC's shows are stuffy, though. On Love U, slated to debut April 11, couples will enter a marital boot camp to test their relationships. TLC has ordered six episodes.
Engaged couples will test their relationships with For Better or Worse, when their family and friends get a week and $5,000 to plan the couple's wedding. For Better or Worse, also six episodes, premieres May 24.
On Date Squad, a format imported from the British Broadcasting Corp., a trio of experts help makeover an unfortunate single having trouble getting dates. The 13-episode series is slated to debut June 27.
The fourth new show, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, set for July 7, challenges a couple in a hurry to move to pick an expert that complements their moving style.
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