Extreme Guide to Parenting
| Extreme Guide to Parenting | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 19–22 minutes |
| Production company | Punched in the Head Productions |
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| Network | Bravo |
| Release | August 7 – September 18, 2014 |
Extreme Guide to Parenting is an American reality television series that premiered August 7, 2014, on Bravo.[1][2] Each episode features different households with alternative styles of raising their children.[3][4]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Indigo Child & the Coddled Todler" | August 7, 2014 |
| 2 | "The Wanderers" | August 14, 2014 |
| 3 | "The Smartest, Most Handsome, Best Kid Ever" | August 21, 2014 |
| 4 | "The Highly Disciplined Warriors & The Total Package" | August 28, 2014 |
| 5 | "The Mind Controller & The Body Positive Baby" | September 11, 2014 |
| 6 | "The Everything-on-Demand Baby" | September 18, 2014 |
Reception
[edit]Extreme Guide to Parenting has received mixed reviews with a score of 55 based on 4 reviews.[5] Allison Keene of The Hollywood Reporter was positive about the show and noted that it "manages to hit upon some universal parenting problems."[6] Brian Lowry of Variety said the show has the potential to become the guiltiest of pleasures.[7] Rob Owen of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, however, was more critical and said that the show could have worked but was "ruined by an over-long running time."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Cooper, Matt (August 1, 2014). "TV This Week Aug. 3 - 9: 'Outlander' on Starz". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (June 25, 2014). "'Extreme Guide to Parenting' to Premiere Thursday, August 7 on Bravo". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ Ridley, Jane (July 29, 2014). "'Extreme Guide to Parenting' chronicles outlandish families". New York Post. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ Baskin, Kara (June 30, 2014). "Bravo Debuts Extreme Guide to Parenting". Boston Globe Media Partners. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ "Extreme Guide to Parenting – Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Keene, Allison (August 7, 2014). "'Extreme Guide to Parenting': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (August 5, 2014). "TV Review: Bravo's 'Extreme Guide to Parenting'". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ Owen, Rob (August 7, 2014). "Parenting: Bravo-style". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 7, 2014.