Tuesday Night Book Club

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Tuesday Night Book Club is a candid reality show that began airing June 13, 2006 on CBS, which involves the lives of a group of upper-class women in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. Advertisements hint that it has elements in common with Desperate Housewives.

This is the network's first foray into the docusoap sub-genre pioneered by MTV's Laguna Beach. The show is executive produced by Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh and produced by The Jay and Tony Show for Magic Molehill Productions, Inc.

Though the title of the show suggests that the main topic of interest will be the discussion of one book a week, this is merely a plot device in order to bring the women together in a room, and the book of the week is discussed only sparingly as most of the women haven't read the title [1]. The episodes chronicle the day-to-day drama encountered as the women attempt to raise their kids, maintain their households, and satisfy their husbands. According to the network, the women (who all knew each other "directly or indirectly" prior to the show's production) will "discuss everything... from sex to spouses to inner-most conflicts" during these weekly 'book club' meetings.

CBS announced June 21, 2006 that it will cancel the series just after two episodes due to poor ratings. The series pilot received 5 million viewers while the second one barely managed to attract 4 million. There is no word from CBS if it will re-air the remaining episodes or if they will air over the network's Innertube IPTV service.

After the cancellation, local newspaper The Arizona Republic, along with skeptical local residents revealed that some of the show's elements were tinkered with by the producers, such as book club members not living in Scottsdale or previously known by the group, and the house used in the meeting was rented by the production company, not a house of one of the members [2] [3].

[edit] Cast

The cast ranges in age from 25 to 46.

Cris, "The Loyal Wife" Age: 39 Profession: Animal trainer for movies and television
Sara, "The Party Girl" Age: 26 Profession: Loan manager and aspiring clothing designer
Jenn, "The Trophy Wife" Age: 38 Profession: Housewife
Jamie, "The Conflicted Wife" Age: 25 Profession: Salon owner
Kirin, "The Doctor's Wife" Age: 31 Profession: Housewife, motivational speaker to young girls and former professional model
Lynn, "The Newlywed" Age: 28 Profession: Speech-language pathologist
Tina, "The Divorced Mom" Age: 46 Profession: Owns and operates her own marketing business. Former Miss Hawaii USA 1985.