This Is Life with Lisa Ling

This is Life with Lisa Ling
Created by Part2 Pictures
Presented by Lisa Ling
Composer(s) Mike Shinoda
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 16 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network CNN
Picture format 16:9 HDTV
Original release September 28, 2014 – present
Chronology
Related shows Our America with Lisa Ling
External links
Website

This Is Life with Lisa Ling is a CNN original documentary television series produced by Brooklyn-based production company Part2 Pictures and American journalist Lisa Ling, who is also the show’s host. The program was announced on April 14, 2014, and its first season premiered September 28, 2014.

Host

Lisa Ling is a writer, journalist, and former co-host of ABC’s The View (1999–2002). She has been a special correspondent for CNN and the Oprah Winfrey Network, from which she brought producer Amy Bucher of Part2 Pictures to work on This Is Life. The two have worked together for six years.[1]

Summary

In the investigative series, former The View host Lisa Ling travels across the country in search of “ordinary people with extraordinary lives".[2] Ling explores unusual and sometimes dangerous cultures and communities on the show. The premier episode features Ling investigating the world of “sugaring” and opening up about her own relationship experience being a self-proclaimed sugar baby.[3] Later in the season, Ling will delve into profound topics like drug abuse in Utah’s Mormon community and the gay rodeo scene. The music to the season was given by Mike Shinoda of American rock band Linkin Park.[4]

The series is largely a continuation of Ling's prior documentary series, Our America with Lisa Ling, which ran for five seasons until 2014 on OWN.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 8 September 28, 2014 November 16, 2014
2 8 September 30, 2015 December 13, 2015

Season 1 (2014)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11"Sugar Daddies, Sugar Babies"September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)0.59[5]
22"Unholy Addiction"October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)0.50[5]
33"The Genius Experiment"October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)0.60[5]
44"Filthy Rich"October 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)0.66[5]
55"Jungle Fix"October 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)N/A
66"Road Strip"November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)N/A
77"Gay Rodeo"November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)N/A
88"Called to the Collar"November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)N/A

Season 2 (2015)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
91"Children of the Prophet"September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)0.72[6]
102"Inside Mongol Nation"October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07)0.70[7]
113"Fatherless Towns"October 21, 2015 (2015-10-21)0.46[8]
124"Faces That Sell"October 28, 2015 (2015-10-28)0.44[9]
135"Electronic Woodstock"November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)0.44[10]
146"America's Busiest Coroners"November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)0.59[11]
157"The Seduction Game"December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)0.66[12]
168"The Satanist Next Door"December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)0.42[13]

Reception

This is Life is one of 12 anticipated nonfiction series to air on CNN, amid its typical daily newscasts, in 2015.[14] The influx of these original primetime shows is part of a new initiative to “help CNN reduce its dependence on the network’s traditional format,” according to a Variety article. Other nonfiction series occupying primetime slots on CNN include Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown and a new series featuring the Discovery Channel’s Mike Rowe.[15]

The show has received some criticism, such as from The Wrap,[2] for being similar in concept to Lisa Ling’s previous show, Our America. However, Ling told the Huffington Post that This is Life will be “edgier” and “much more in your face” than the last series, which aired on OWN.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Glamour Magazine. "CNN This Is Life Host Lisa Ling Will Eat Anything Anthony Bourdain Eats: Glamour.com". glamour.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  2. 1 2 "CNN Launching Lisa Ling Documentary Series 'This Is Life' - TheWrap". thewrap.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  3. ↑ "Lisa Ling: The dangerous seduction of a rich boyfriend - CNN.com". cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  4. ↑ Mike Shinoda Contributes Music for "This is Life with Lisa Ling" MikeShinodaClan September 25th, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Lisa Ling’s ‘This Is Life’ Latest CNN Show Pushing Network Definition To Early Viewer Approval". Yahoo TV. October 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (Comments)". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  13. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Advertisement". variety.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  15. ↑ "CNN puts greater emphasis on original series in primetime - Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  16. ↑ "Lisa Ling: 'I Think I Have Bigger Balls Than Most Guys'". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.

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