Bad Mothers is an Australian television drama series that premiered on the Nine Network on 18 February 2019.[1] The show centres around five women whose lives collide following a series of shocking events and learn that life can get a whole lot more complicated, outrageous and fun, than they ever imagined.[2]

Bad Mothers
GenreDrama
Created by
Written by
  • Rachel Lang
  • Gavin Strawhan
  • Sarah Walker
  • Tim Lee
Starring
ComposerKyls Burtland
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Chloe Rickard
  • Phil Lloyd
  • Rachel Lang
  • Gavin Strawhan
Producers
  • Chloe Rickard
  • Steven Zanoski
CinematographyJohn Stokes
Editors
  • Gabriel Dowrick
  • Geoff Hitchins
  • Peter Crombie
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release18 February (2019-02-18) –
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)

Synopsis

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Sarah's suburban bliss is destroyed when her husband has an affair with her best friend, Charlotte, head of the Bedford Mothers’ Club. Ousted from the snooty club, Sarah finds unexpected support among the titular Bad Mothers. The new friends exact revenge on Charlotte that leads to deadly results.[3]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Australian viewers
1Episode 1Geoff BennettRachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan18 February 2019 (2019-02-18)332393-1691,000[5]
2Episode 2Geoff BennettRachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan25 February 2019 (2019-02-25)332393-2644,000[6]
3Episode 3Sian DaviesSarah Walker4 March 2019 (2019-03-04)332393-3542,000[7]
4Episode 4Sian DaviesGavin Strawhan11 March 2019 (2019-03-11)332393-4495,000[8]
5Episode 5Catriona McKenzieRachel Lang & Tim Lee18 March 2019 (2019-03-18)332393-5498,000[9]
6Episode 6Catriona McKenzieRachel Lang25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)332393-6480,000[10]
7Episode 7Geoff BennettGavin Strawhan1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)332393-7538,000[11]
8Episode 8Geoff BennettRachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)332393-8605,000[12]

Ratings

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Bad Mothers : AUS viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
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Source: [citation needed]
No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers
Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1 18 February 2019 691,000 9 79,000 8 770,000 [5][13]
2 Episode 2 25 February 2019 644,000 9 68,000 9 712,000 [6][14]
3 Episode 3 4 March 2019 542,000 15 83,000 14 625,000 [7][15]
4 Episode 4 11 March 2019 495,000 16 119,000 12 614,000 [8][16]
5 Episode 5 18 March 2019 498,000 16 100,000 14 598,000 [9][17]
6 Episode 6 25 March 2019 480,000 16 133,000 12 613,000 [10][18]
7 Episode 7 1 April 2019 538,000 15 98,000 10 636,000 [11][19]
8 Episode 8 8 April 2019 605,000 13 95,000 11 700,000 [12][20]

Adaptation

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In September 2020, Jungle Entertainment announced they are in active development on creating an adaptation of the series for U.S. audiences.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ Knox, David (4 February 2019). "Airdate: Bad Mothers". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Upfronts 2019: Nine: SeaChange, Australian Open, Lego Masters, Bad Mothers. | TV Tonight".
  3. ^ "Bad Mothers". australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Zubeidi, Zara (22 October 2018). "Tess Haubrich replaces Jessica Marais in Nine's new murder drama series Bad Mothers". TV Week. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b Knox, David (19 February 2019). "Monday 18 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b Monday 25 February 2019 – TV Tonight
  7. ^ a b Monday 4 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  8. ^ a b Monday 11 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  9. ^ a b Monday 18 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  10. ^ a b Monday 25 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  11. ^ a b Monday 1 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  12. ^ a b Monday 8 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  13. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 18 February 2019 – TV Tonight
  14. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 25 February 2019 – TV Tonight
  15. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 4 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  16. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 11 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  17. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 18 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  18. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 25 March 2019 – TV Tonight
  19. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 1 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  20. ^ Timeshifted: Monday 8 April 2019 – TV Tonight
  21. ^ Knox, David (9 September 2020). "Bad Mothers, Squinters look to US adaptations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (8 September 2020). "Australia's Jungle Entertainment Eyes 'Bad Mothers' & 'Squinters' Adaptations Amid U.S. Expansion & Looks To Produce American Series Down Under". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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