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 3
No. of episodes 24 (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 www.cnn.com/shows/this-is-life-with-lisa-ling

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

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
18September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)
28September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)
38September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)

Season 1 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
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.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
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]

Season 3 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
171"Locked Angeles"September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)0.71[14]
182"Women Who Fight"October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)0.47[15]
193"The Black and White of Heroin"October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)0.73[16]
204"21st Century Brothels"October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)0.83[17]
215"Silicon Valley Savants"October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)0.48[18]
226"Wired Philly"November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)0.49[19]
237"Sins of the Father"November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)0.49[20]
248"Prison Love"November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)0.46[21]

Reception

This is Life is one of 12 anticipated nonfiction series to air on CNN, amid its typical daily newscasts, in 2015.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2017 Gracie Awards Outstanding Non-Fiction or Reality Show Won

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.
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  13. ↑ Metcalfe, Mitch. "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  14. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (September 27, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.25.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 4, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.2.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 18, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.16.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 25, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.23.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 1, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.30.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  19. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 15, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.13.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  20. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 22, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.20.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  21. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 30, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.20.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Advertisement". variety.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  23. ↑ "CNN puts greater emphasis on original series in primetime - Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  24. ↑ "Lisa Ling: 'I Think I Have Bigger Balls Than Most Guys'". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
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