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Format | Reality television |
Starring | Nick Lachey Jessica Simpson |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 41 |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
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Original channel | MTV |
Original run | August 19, 2003 | – March 30, 2005
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica is a reality television show that was produced and aired by MTV and MuchMusic. It followed the marriage of then husband and wife Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. The show first aired in August 2003 and ran three seasons, with 41 episodes in total. The last season started on January 26, 2005, and the last episode aired on March 30, 2005.
Simpson and Lachey were married on October 26, 2002 and filed for divorce on December 16, 2005. On June 30, 2006 Jessica and Nick's divorce was finalized.
Part of the show's gimmick involved displaying Simpson's naiveté personality, playing on the popular stereotype of "dumb blondes." Perhaps the most famous example comes from the first episode, in which Simpson, confronted with a can of Chicken of the Sea tuna, asked Nick "Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says [sic] 'Chicken... by the Sea'."
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The show was originally intended for Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, but the couple decided not to continue with the project after the start of pre-production. It was shelved until 2002, when Jessica's father and manager, Joe Simpson, contacted MTV about producing a show starring his daughter and her new husband.
When Simpson was originally asked why she chose to do such a show for MTV, she replied that it was good promotion for her new album In This Skin. The reality show, which coincided with the release of the album, at first did not help Simpson's album sales, as it debuted at #10 on the Billboard Charts and quickly fell down.
However, over the span of the first season, Simpson's popularity began growing, as many of her "dumb blonde" antics gave her much publicity. By the close of 2003, Simpson and Lachey had both become household names. Simpson's label decided to release the second single "With You" to see how it would do on radio now that Simpson had become an A-Lister.
The single began climbing steadily up the charts, and Columbia Records took note of Jessica Simpson's sky rocketing popularity and decided to re-release In This Skin in early 2004. In This Skin reached #2 on the Billboard Charts, due in part to her show. "With You" had a Newlyweds themed video, which helped the single become one of the biggest hits of her career. unfortunately Nick and Jessica went their separate ways, divorcing in early 2006
Ep # | Title | Airdate |
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101 | "Chicken of the Sea" | August 19, 2003 |
102 | "The Dancers" | August 26, 2003 |
103 | "Newlyweds Go Camping" | September 2, 2003 |
104 | "Newlyweds Go Golfing" | September 9, 2003 |
105 | "The Platypus" | September 16, 2003 |
106 | "Buffalo Wings" | September 23, 2003 |
107 | "Newlyweds Decorate" | September 30, 2003 |
108 | "The Video Shoot" | October 7, 2003 |
109 | "Newlyweds Birthday" | October 14, 2003 |
110 | "Jessica Cooks Dinner" | October 14, 2003 |
Ep # | Title | Airdate |
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201 | "The Anniversary" | January 24, 2004 |
202 | "Nick's 30th B-Day" | January 28, 2004 |
203 | "The Newlyweds Shop" | February 4, 2004 |
204 | "The French Language" | February 11, 2004 |
205 | "The Duet" | February 18, 2004 |
206 | "A Newlyweds Christmas" | February 25, 2004 |
207 | "Jessica's 'Dessert'" | March 3, 2004 |
208 | "Puppy Madness" | March 10, 2004 |
209 | "The Newlyweds Vacation" | March 17, 2004 |
210 | "Valentine's Day" | March 24, 2004 |
Ep # | Title | Airdate |
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211 | "CaCee Moves In" | June 16, 2004 |
212 | "Mismatched Threesome" | June 23, 2004 |
213 | "Celebrity Issues" | June 30, 2004 |
214 | "Eye Surgery" | July 7, 2004 |
215 | "Newlyweds Baby" | July 14, 2004 |
216 | "The Kentucky Derby" | July 21, 2004 |
217 | "Nick and Joe" | July 28, 2004 |
218 | "The Traveling Newlyweds" | August 4, 2004 |
219 | "Nick's Lawn" | August 11, 2004 |
220 | "The Newlyweds" | August 18, 2004 |
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S01 | "Happy Birthday Jessica, Love Nick" | 2004 |
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301 | "Newlyweds Two Year Anniversary" | January 26, 2005 |
302 | "Jess Gets a Root Canal" | February 2, 2005 |
303 | "Training Daisy" | February 9, 2005 |
304 | "The Dukes of Hazzard" | February 16, 2005 |
305 | "New Year's Eve" | February 23, 2005 |
306 | "The Orange Bowl" | March 2, 2005 |
307 | "Boys Weekend in Cabo" | March 9, 2005 |
308 | "Newlyweds Together Again" | March 16, 2005 |
309 | "The Valentine's Day Budget" | March 23, 2005 |
310 | "Newlyweds Series Finale" | March 30, 2005 |