Ugly Betty (2006)

09/28/2006 (US) • 43m

Comedy, Drama

Ugly is the new beautiful.

Overview

Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the Meade Publishing Corporation. The fact that she isn’t traditionally attractive initially keeps her from getting hired by fashion bible, Mode. The magazine, however, is in flux, with power-hungry executives vying for dominance. Hoping to control the situation, the publisher gives his inexperienced son, Daniel, the position of Editor-in-Chief. He hires Betty as Daniel’s assistant after catching him in a compromising position with his secretary on his first day on the job. After a tough start, in which Daniel tries to force Betty into quitting by treating her terribly, he realizes her worth and the two pair up to be an effective team.

Top Billed Cast

America Ferrera

Betty Suarez

85 Episodes

Eric Mabius

Daniel Meade

85 Episodes

Vanessa Williams

Willhelmina Slater

85 Episodes

Tony Plana

Ignacio Suarez

85 Episodes

Ana Ortiz

Hilda Suarez

85 Episodes

Judith Light

Claire Meade

85 Episodes

Daniel Eric Gold

Matt Hartley

85 Episodes

Michael Urie

Marc St. James

85 Episodes

Mark Indelicato

Justin Suarez

85 Episodes


Last Season

Season 4

2009 | 20 Episodes

The fourth and final season of the American comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty was confirmed in the ABC lineup, which was picked up for a full season on April 23, 2009. The season premiered on October 16, 2009 and ended with the series finale on April 14, 2010. Outside the United States, Season 4 began airing on digital channel 7TWO on Tuesdays at 7:30pm from April 13, 2010 in Australia. It also began airing in the UK on Wednesday August 11, at 9 pm. Unlike the previous 3 seasons, Ugly Betty is now being shown on the digital channel E4, while the repeat telecast can be watched on Channel 4 on the weekend. This move is said to be due to the decline in ratings of the previous season which was shown on Channel 4. Season 4 completed its 20-episode run by Wednesday December 22, 2010. The season had been shifted to the Friday night death slot and ratings for the first 8 episodes were extremely low. On December 2, 2009, ABC confirmed that Ugly Betty would be moving to Wednesday nights after Christmas 2009, due to Eastwick's cancellation. However, ratings did not improve and ABC lowered the episode count from an original 22 ordered to just 20. On January 27, 2010, ABC announced the show would not be brought back for a fifth season.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

new york city

workplace

fashion

mexican american

fashion magazine

sitcom

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