Paramount Network has confirmed one of the most provocative, successful and talked-about social experiments of the reality TV Wife Swap is being Renewed for Season 2 with 20 new episodes ,which is produced by Banijay Studios, North America.
Season one of Wife Swap on Paramount Network delivered major ratings was up +77% with P18-49 (0.35 rating), up +96% with W18-49 (0.44 rating) and up +75% with total viewers 491K .
“Wife Swap is an iconic international hit that we knew would resonate with our Paramount Network audience,” says Keith Cox, President of Paramount Network and TV Land.
“Season one told entertaining and compelling stories of great families that were dramatic and at times pleasantly comedic. We’ll explore even more diverse families and their fascinating stories for season two.”
About Wife Swap
It takes two families from very different walks of life and switches spouses, regardless of sex, to discover there is often more that unites us than divides us. The families will face contemporary hot-button issues such as politics, classism, gender and race with the end goal of finding common ground. 10 brand new one-hour episodes begin starting Thursday, April 4 at 9 p.m., ET/PT.