Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List explained

Genre:Reality television
Starring:Kathy Griffin
Matt Moline
John Griffin
Maggie Griffin
Jessica Zajicek
Tiffany Rinehart
Tom Vize
Language:English
Country:United States
Num Seasons:6
Num Episodes:48
List Episodes:List of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List episodes
Runtime:46 minutes
Network:Bravo
Camera:Multi-camera
Executive Producer:Bryan Scott
Danny Salles
Kathy Griffin
Lisa Tucker
Company:Picture This Television

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is an American reality television series that aired on Bravo from August 3, 2005 to August 3, 2010.[1] [2] The series follows the struggle of self-proclaimed "D-list" celebrity Kathy Griffin to climb the Hollywood ladder. This often includes scheming for publicity with staffers Jessica, Tiffany, and Tom. Her relationships with her parents and her now ex-husband were also featured.

The series received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination every season during its six-season run and won the award twice.

Production

Griffin had titled her first Bravo comedy special The D-List, to imply that her pull as a bottom-feeder celebrity was so low, she didn't even make the "C-list." The special was so popular that the network later approached Griffin to film a reality series based on her celebrity-bashing comedy.

All six seasons of the program were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, with seasons 2 and 3 winning in 2007 and 2008. Season 3 premiered with the highest ratings for the show, with approximately one million viewers. Season 4 was the first expanded season, with ten episodes.[3] [4] Season 5 premiered with almost one million viewers, making it Bravo's highest rated Monday original series telecast ever in all demographics, at the time. The premiere was also up double digits among adults 18–49 versus the Season 4 premiere.[5] Production began on Season 6, shooting eight episodes of the new season in January 2010.[6] It began airing June 15, 2010, preceded by a new comedy special that was taped in Knoxville.[7] [8] The sixth and final season premiered on June 15, 2010 and concluded on August 3, 2010.

The series has aired on the cable TV channel Arena in Australia, E! in the UK, and in Canada on The Comedy Network and the Toronto-based independent station Sun TV.

Series overview

See main article: List of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List episodes.

Home media

On March 16, 2007, Universal announced that Season 1 would be released on DVD on June 12, 2007, a week after the premiere of the third season.[9] Special features include a Season 2 Sneak Peek and the special "Kathy Griffin Is... Not Nicole Kidman."[10] On April 6, 2010, Target announced that it had partnered with cable channel Bravo to exclusively distribute its line of reality TV series on DVD, starting with Season 2, which was released on April 13, 2010, and includes webisodes as a special feature.[11] Season 3 was released exclusively by Target in July 2010, as part of its partnership with Bravo. Bonus features include extended scenes, stand-up from Kathy, and video blogs from her assistants.[12] Season 4 was also released exclusively at Target in October 2010. It includes all 10 episodes and unseen content.

In December 2018, Griffin announced that the series would be made available on iTunes in the coming months. However, as of May, 2023 that has not come to fruition.[13] On April 22, 2024, it was announced the show was airing for free on Peacock. https://twitter.com/JarettSays/status/1782559586144354777

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryForResultNotes
2006Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Reality ProgramSeason 1
2007Season 2[14]
2008Season 3[15]
19th GLAAD Media AwardsBest Reality Program[16]
Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Non-Fiction Programming
2009Season 4
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Reality Program
20th GLAAD Media AwardsBest Reality Program
Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Show: Reality/Variety
2010Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Reality ProgramSeason 5[17]
21st GLAAD Media AwardsBest Reality Program
Hollywood Teen TV Awards[18] "Teen Pick Show: Reality Show "Season 6
2011Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Reality Program

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bravo Inks Deal with Kathy Griffin for Unscripted Series to Document the Comic's Life on the D-List. December 21, 2012.
  2. Web site: Kathy Griffin Cancelled, won't be back. Andy Dehnart. Andy Dehnart . realityblurred.com . December 11, 2010.
  3. Dehnart, Andy (December 11, 2007). Fourth season of My Life on the D-List starts production Dec. 31, will air in June. Reality Blurred. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
  4. Rocchio, Christopher (December 11, 2007). Kathy Griffin: Fourth 'D-List' season to begin taping, premiere in June. Reality TV World. Retrieved on February 13, 2008.
  5. Web site: My Life On The D-List Delivers Bravo's Highest Rated Monday Original Series Telecast Ever. Bill. Gorman. June 9, 2009. August 18, 2012. June 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090612075244/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/09/my-life-on-the-d-list-delivers-bravos-highest-rated-monday-original-series-telecast-ever/20435. dead.
  6. News: Season 6 begins shooting January 2010. Chiu. Alexis. TV Watch. People. November 10, 2009. November 11, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091112205512/http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/11/10/kathy-griffin-to-return-to-life-on-the-d-list/. November 12, 2009.
  7. Web site: That's a Rap! Filming Ends. KathyGriffin.net. April 25, 2010.
  8. News: Kathy Griffin Returns to the D-List. Huver. Scott. TV Guide Magazine. OpenGate Capital. April 27, 2010. April 30, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100429225411/http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/news/kathy-griffin-returns-to-the-d-list-4834.html. April 29, 2010.
  9. Web site: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List — Kathy's Show Heads from Bravo to DVD . https://archive.today/20130205044043/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7031 . dead . February 5, 2013 . David Lambert . TVShowsOnDVD.com . March 16, 2007 .
  10. Web site: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List — Menu Screens Show Extras for 1st Season DVDs . https://archive.today/20130204220142/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7129 . dead . February 4, 2013 . David Lambert . TVShowsOnDVD.com . April 6, 2007 .
  11. Web site: Target to Sell Bravo Reality TV DVDs . Erik Gruenwedel . Home Media Magazine . April 7, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229173910/http://www.homemediamagazine.com/target/target-sell-bravo-reality-tv-dvds-18999 . February 29, 2012 .
  12. Web site: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List — Purchase page on Target.com . Target . Target.com . August 13, 2010.
  13. 1071203429182136321. kathygriffin. Big News!Most of my library is going up on iTunes over the next few months! Including 1. Episodes of "My Life…. 8 December 2018.
  14. News: Four Years On, Clinging to Lower Status . The New York Times . Mike . Hale . June 12, 2008.
  15. Kathy Griffin, Cynthia Nixon Win Creative Arts Emmys. Brian. Orloff. People. September 13, 2008. August 18, 2012.
  16. Web site: Bravo's 'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List' Wins Glaad Award to Air June 27. April 28, 2008. The Futon Critic. August 18, 2012.
  17. Web site: Emmy Awards 2010: Get the full list of nominations!. July 8, 2010. Corinne. Heller. ontheredcarpet.com. August 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20100709221505/http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/07/emmy-awards-2010-get-the-full-list-of-nominations.html. July 9, 2010. dead.
  18. http://hollywoodteentv.com/2010/07/04/hollywood-teen-tv-awards Hollywood Teen TV Awards

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