Ugly Betty is a comedy drama which premiered on September 28, 2006. Since its premiere there have been 23 episodes within two seasons. Ugly Betty was created by Fernando Gaitan and developed by Silvio Horta. Executive producers are Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta, and Ben Silverman.
The storyline centers on the life of Betty. She is a good person, however, she is not attractive. The show follows Betty through her life as she works at a popular fashion magazine by the name of Mode. Even though the series is considered a comedy drama, it holds its audience with drama, comedy, farce, camp, mystery, and satire.
The premiere was set in New York, New York with the rest of the series in Los Angeles, California.
Main characters include:
America Ferrera portrayed by Betty Suarez
Eric Mabius portrayed by Daniel Meade
Alan Dale portrayed by Bradford Meade
Vanessa L. Williams portrayed by Wilhelmina Slater
Becki Newton portrayed by Amanda Tanen
Ana Ortiz portrayed by Hilda Suarez
Ashley Jensen portrayed by Christina McKinney
Tony Plana portrayed by Ignacio Suarez
Michael Urie portrayed by Marc St. James
Mark Indelicato portrayed by Justin Suarez
Kevin Sussman portrayed by Walter
Christopher Gorham portrayed by Henry Grubstick
Rebecca Romijn portrayed by Alexis Meade
Judith Light portrayed by Claire Meade
The television rating for season 1 was #35 with 11.3 million viewers. Weekly ratings varied with episode 1 ("Pilot aka I Am Not Going To Sell Herbaluxâ€) at #9 with 16.09 viewers on September 28, 2006 and episode 9 (“Lose the Bossâ€) at #48 with 8.73 million viewers.
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