Bad Mothers
2019 Australian television series
- Rachel Lang
- Gavin Strawhan
- Rachel Lang
- Gavin Strawhan
- Sarah Walker
- Tim Lee
- Melissa George
- Tess Haubrich
- Daniel MacPherson
- Don Hany
- Michala Banas
- Steve Bastoni
- Mandy McElhinney
- Shalom Brune-Franklin
- Jessica Tovey
- Kate Lister
- Chloe Rickard
- Phil Lloyd
- Rachel Lang
- Gavin Strawhan
- Chloe Rickard
- Steven Zanoski
- Gabriel Dowrick
- Geoff Hitchins
- Peter Crombie
- Jungle Entertainment
- Filthy Productions
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)
Bad Mothers is an Australian television drama series that premiered on the Nine Network on 18 February 2019.[1] The show centres around five women whose lives collide following a series of shocking events and learn that life can get a whole lot more complicated, outrageous and fun, than they ever imagined.[2]
Synopsis
Sarah's suburban bliss is destroyed when her husband has an affair with her best friend, Charlotte, head of the Bedford Mothers’ Club. Ousted from the snooty club, Sarah finds unexpected support among the titular Bad Mothers. The new friends exact revenge on Charlotte that leads to deadly results.[3]
Cast
- Melissa George as Charlotte[4]
- Tess Haubrich as Sarah[4]
- Daniel MacPherson as Anton[4]
- Don Hany as Kyle[4]
- Steve Bastoni as Tom[4]
- Mandy McElhinney as Maddie[4]
- Shalom Brune-Franklin as Bindy[4]
- Jessica Tovey as Danielle[4]
- Kate Lister as Phoebe[4]
- Helen Thomson as Liz
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Australian viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Geoff Bennett | Rachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan | 18 February 2019 (2019-02-18) | 332393-1 | 691,000[5] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Geoff Bennett | Rachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan | 25 February 2019 (2019-02-25) | 332393-2 | 644,000[6] |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Sian Davies | Sarah Walker | 4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) | 332393-3 | 542,000[7] |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Sian Davies | Gavin Strawhan | 11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) | 332393-4 | 495,000[8] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Catriona McKenzie | Rachel Lang & Tim Lee | 18 March 2019 (2019-03-18) | 332393-5 | 498,000[9] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Catriona McKenzie | Rachel Lang | 25 March 2019 (2019-03-25) | 332393-6 | 480,000[10] |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Geoff Bennett | Gavin Strawhan | 1 April 2019 (2019-04-01) | 332393-7 | 538,000[11] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Geoff Bennett | Rachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan | 8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) | 332393-8 | 605,000[12] |
Ratings
Bad Mothers : AUS viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: [citation needed]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 691 | 644 | 542 | 495 | 498 | 480 | 538 | 605 | |
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 18 February 2019 | 691,000 | 9 | 79,000 | 8 | 770,000 | [5][13] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 25 February 2019 | 644,000 | 9 | 68,000 | 9 | 712,000 | [6][14] |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 4 March 2019 | 542,000 | 15 | 83,000 | 14 | 625,000 | [7][15] |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 11 March 2019 | 495,000 | 16 | 119,000 | 12 | 614,000 | [8][16] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 18 March 2019 | 498,000 | 16 | 100,000 | 14 | 598,000 | [9][17] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 25 March 2019 | 480,000 | 16 | 133,000 | 12 | 613,000 | [10][18] |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 1 April 2019 | 538,000 | 15 | 98,000 | 10 | 636,000 | [11][19] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 8 April 2019 | 605,000 | 13 | 95,000 | 11 | 700,000 | [12][20] |
Adaptation
In September 2020, Jungle Entertainment announced they are in active development on creating an adaptation of the series for U.S. audiences.[21][22]
References
- ^ Knox, David (4 February 2019). "Airdate: Bad Mothers". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Upfronts 2019: Nine: SeaChange, Australian Open, Lego Masters, Bad Mothers. | TV Tonight".
- ^ "Bad Mothers". australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Zubeidi, Zara (22 October 2018). "Tess Haubrich replaces Jessica Marais in Nine's new murder drama series Bad Mothers". TV Week. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b Knox, David (19 February 2019). "Monday 18 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b Monday 25 February 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ a b Monday 4 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ a b Monday 11 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ a b Monday 18 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ a b Monday 25 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ a b Monday 1 April 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ a b Monday 8 April 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 18 February 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 25 February 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 4 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 11 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 18 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 25 March 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 1 April 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Timeshifted: Monday 8 April 2019 – TV Tonight
- ^ Knox, David (9 September 2020). "Bad Mothers, Squinters look to US adaptations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (8 September 2020). "Australia's Jungle Entertainment Eyes 'Bad Mothers' & 'Squinters' Adaptations Amid U.S. Expansion & Looks To Produce American Series Down Under". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links
- Bad Mothers at IMDb
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