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Dirty Sexy Money is an American
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 television series
Serial (radio and television)

Serials in television and radio are series that rely on a continuing Plot that unfolds in a serial fashion, episode by episode. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes....
 created by Craig Wright
Craig Wright (playwright)

Craig Wright is an United States playwright and television writer....
, which premiered on the American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company

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 on September 26, 2007. The series revolves around lawyer and family man Nick George, portrayed by Peter Krause
Peter Krause

Peter William Krause is a Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning United States film and television actor and film producer....
. When Nick's father mysteriously dies in a plane crash, he agrees to take his position as the Darling family's lawyer, while trying to discover who committed the murder. The Darlings, the richest family in New York, constantly rely on Nick to solve their problems. Nick struggles to balance his moral and family while dealing with the demands of the Darlings'.






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Dirty Sexy Money is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 television series
Serial (radio and television)

Serials in television and radio are series that rely on a continuing Plot that unfolds in a serial fashion, episode by episode. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes....
 created by Craig Wright
Craig Wright (playwright)

Craig Wright is an United States playwright and television writer....
, which premiered on the American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an United States television network. Created in 1943 from the former National Broadcasting Company Blue Network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group....
 on September 26, 2007. The series revolves around lawyer and family man Nick George, portrayed by Peter Krause
Peter Krause

Peter William Krause is a Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning United States film and television actor and film producer....
. When Nick's father mysteriously dies in a plane crash, he agrees to take his position as the Darling family's lawyer, while trying to discover who committed the murder. The Darlings, the richest family in New York, constantly rely on Nick to solve their problems. Nick struggles to balance his moral and family while dealing with the demands of the Darlings'. The series is produced by ABC Studios, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Berlanti Television and Gross Entertainment. Wright serves as an executive producer
Executive producer

The title of executive producer , or executive in charge of production, typically describes a film producer, television producer, radio producer, record producer, or similar Stakeholder who doesn't participate in the technical operations of the production process, but who is still responsible for the success of a project....
 alongside Greg Berlanti
Greg Berlanti

Greg Berlanti is an United States television writer and Television producer....
, Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer is an United States film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially popular among fans of the sci-fi and comic book genres, for his work on the first two X-Men films and Superman Returns....
, Matthew Gross, Peter Horton
Peter Horton

Peter Horton is an United States actor and Television director. He is perhaps best known for his role as Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series Thirtysomething ....
 and Josh Reims, with Melissa Berman producing
Television producer

The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking....
.

On November 16, 2007, ABC ordered a full 22-episode season for the show, making it the first show to receive a full season order since the WGA writers' strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike

The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a Strike action by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
 began on November 5, 2007. However, in the end, the first season comprised only 10 episodes due to the strike. Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete First Season, a three-disc DVD set including all 10 original episodes and exclusive bonus features including bloopers, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and featurettes, and more, was released on September 16, 2008. The second season premiered on October 1, 2008, ten months after the first season finale. On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order any additional episodes for the 2008-2009 TV season.

ABC is in negotiations to bring unaired episodes of Dirty Sexy Money to ABC.com without broadcast rights. However, the Seven Network in Australia has aired all episodes of Season 2 that were unaired in the USA.

Because of its cancellation in the US and low ratings for its first season in the UK, just like Brothers & Sisters, there will be no new shows on Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
 for the forseeable future. However, Season 2 will commence airing on E4
E4

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 in a totally new time slot. For Season One it aired Tuesday nights at 9.00pm, whereas for season two it will be airing Sunday nights after Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry....
 at 11pm starting on March 8, 2009.

Cast


Principal characters

Actor Character Duration
Peter Krause
Peter Krause

Peter William Krause is a Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning United States film and television actor and film producer....
 
Nick George 2007-2008
Zoe McLellan
Zoe McLellan

Zoe McLellan is a United States actress currently appearing in Dirty Sexy Money as Lisa George....
 
Lisa George 2007-2008
Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland

'Donald McNicol Sutherland',? Order of Canada is a Canada character actor with a film career spanning over 50 years. He is currently working in the American television series, Dirty Sexy Money. Sutherland's most notable movie roles included offbeat warriors in such war movies as The Dirty Dozen, in 1967, and M*A*S*H and Kelly's...
 
Patrick "Tripp" Darling III 2007-2008
Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh is an United States actress....
 
Letitia Darling 2007-2008
William Baldwin
William Baldwin

William "Billy" Baldwin is an United States actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners ....
 
Patrick Darling IV 2007-2008
Natalie Zea
Natalie Zea

Natalie Zea is an American actress known for her role as Gwen Winthrop on the NBC daytime soap Passions, and for portraying Donald Sutherland's middle child and divorced daughter, Karen Darling, on Dirty Sexy Money on American Broadcasting Company....
 
Karen Darling 2007-2008
Seth Gabel
Seth Gabel

Seth Gabel is an United States actor....
 
Jeremy Darling 2007-2008
Samaire Armstrong
Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Rhys Armstrong is an American actress....
 
Juliet Darling 2007 (2008; recurring)
Glenn Fitzgerald
Glenn Fitzgerald

Glenn Fitzgerald is an United States actor who has had over 30 roles in movies or television series. He played the character of Sean in The Sixth Sense....
 
Brian Darling Sr. 2007-2008
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood

'Blair Underwood' is an United States television and film actor. He is perhaps best known as headstrong attorney Jonathan Rollins from the NBC legal drama L.A....
 
Simon Elder 2007-2008
Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu is an Taiwanese American actress. She became known for her role in the television program#seasons/series Ally McBeal and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Chicago , Kill Bill, and Charlie's Angels ....
 
Nola Lyons 2008


Recurring cast

Actor Character Duration Notes
Kristin Bauer
Kristin Bauer

Kristin Bauer is an U.S. film and television actress....
 
Rebecca Colfax 2007  
Roxana Brusso Maria 2007-2008  
Sarah Carter
Sarah Carter

Sarah Carter is a Canadian actress....
 
Wrenn Darcy 2008  
Candis Cayne
Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne is an American actress and performance artist.Known in the New York City nightclub scene since the 1990s, Cayne came to national attention in 2007 for portraying transgender mistress Carmelita on American Broadcasting Company's prime time drama Dirty Sexy Money....
 
Carmelita Rainer 2007-2008  
Daniel Cosgrove
Daniel Cosgrove

Daniel Thomas Cosgrove is a Daytime Emmy-nominated United States actor.Cosgrove was born in New Haven, Connecticut and grew up in Branford, Connecticut, but later moved to New York City to join the cast as "Scott Chandler" on the American Broadcasting Company soap opera All My Children in 1996....
 
Freddy Mason 2007  
Tamara Feldman
Tamara Feldman

Tamara Feldman is an United States actress. She is best known for her roles in the The WB Television Network television series Smallville and Supernatural....
 
Natalie Kimpton 2007  
Scott Holroyd
Scott Holroyd

Scott Powell Holroyd is an United States actor.Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Holroyd received a small role in the film The Program and made a guest appearance on the television show Matlock, playing a teenager ....
 
Chase Alexander 2008  
Michelle Krusiec
Michelle Krusiec

Michelle J. Krusiec is a Taiwanese American actress.Krusiec was born in Fallon, Nevada, Nevada. She was raised by adoptive parents ? her Taiwanese aunt and caucasian American uncle....
 
Mei Ling Hwa Darling 2007  
Sheryl Lee
Sheryl Lee

Sheryl Lee is an United States actress. She came to international attention for her performances as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on the 1990 cult television TV series Twin Peaks and in the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me....
 
Andrea Smithson Darling 2007-2008 Played by Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith (actress)

Brooke Smith is an American actress. She is best known for being one of the stars of the hit TV show Grey's Anatomy as Erica Hahn and for her role as Catherine Martin, the sole survivor of Buffalo Bill in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs ....
 in the pilot
Laura Margolis Daisy 2007-2008  
Chloe Moretz
Chloe Moretz

Chlo? Grace Moretz is an United States child actor, perhaps best known from the movie The Amityville Horror ....
 & Darcy Rose Byrnes
Darcy Rose Byrnes

Darcy Rose Byrnes is an United States child actress, and singer, who played Abigail 'Abby' Carlton on the CBS soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful ....
 
Byrnes took over the role in season 2
Kiki George 2007-2008 Played by Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning is an American actress and the younger sister of award-winning actress Dakota Fanning....
 in the pilot.
Shawn Michael Patrick Clark 2007-2008  
John Rubinstein
John Rubinstein

John Arthur Rubinstein is an United States film, Broadway, and television actor, a composer of film and theatre music, and a director in theatre and television....
 
Dr. Zwerling 2008  
Will Shadley Brian Darling, Jr. 2007-2008  
Joseph Siravo
Joseph Siravo

Joseph Siravo is an American actor and graduate of both Stanford and NYU. Among his most notable roles is that of List of characters from The Sopranos - Friends and Family, father of Tony Soprano, on The Sopranos....
 
Det. Larrabee 2007-2008  
John Schneider
John Schneider (television actor)

John Richard Schneider is an United States actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, along with Tom Wopat, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville , a 2000s television adaptation of Superman....
 
Congressman Skip Whatley 2008  
Sofia Vergara
Sofía Vergara

Sof?a Margarita Vergara is a Colombian model and Actor. Since she was raised bilingual in English and Spanish, this his been an expedient in her making the transition from being a performer in Latin America in Spanish to becoming one in the United States in the English language....
 
Sofia Montoya 2007  
Bellamy Young
Bellamy Young

Bellamy Young is an United States American television, motion picture, and Broadway theatre actress.Born Amy Young in Asheville, North Carolina, Young has guest starred in numerous television shows including Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Scrubs , The West Wing , Frasier, NCIS , Grey's Anatomy, The X-Files,...
 
Ellen Alexander Darling 2007-2008 Played by Kiersten Warren
Kiersten Warren

Kiersten Nicolla Dale Warren is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous films including 13 Going on 30, Intolerable Cruelty, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Independence Day ....
 in the pilot


Plot


The series revolves around Nick George, whose whole life has been lived in the shadow of the Darling family, but as an adult he's leading a simple life as an idealistic lawyer, until his father's suspicious death. The wealthy Darlings of New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 have asked him to take over his father's job as their personal lawyer, but the money that will allow him the freedom to be an altruistic do-gooder is only part of the picture. That same money pulls him into the dubious doings of the Darling clan.

Production


Conception

The pilot script, written by creator, executive producer and Emmy
Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in United States primetime television programming....
-nominated playwright Craig Wright
Craig Wright (playwright)

Craig Wright is an United States playwright and television writer....
, made its first step towards production when ABC committed to it in July 2006. The project, which is set up at Berlanti Television, is also executive produced by Everwood
Everwood

Everwood was a prime time television drama that aired in the United States on The WB Television Network. The series was set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado....
 creator Greg Berlanti
Greg Berlanti

Greg Berlanti is an United States television writer and Television producer....
, who at the time had recently parted ways with his producing partner, Mickey Liddell. Liddell was replaced by former Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an United States television production company/distribution company. It is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment....
 executive Melissa Berman, who consequently became a producer
Television producer

The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking....
 on the series. The project was named "Dirty Sexy Money" in January 2007 when it received a pilot order from the network. Staffing began in the same month when Emmy
Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in United States primetime television programming....
-nominated director, Peter Horton
Peter Horton

Peter Horton is an United States actor and Television director. He is perhaps best known for his role as Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series Thirtysomething ....
, agreed to direct the first hour of the show. The series received an early pick-up and a thirteen-episode order prior to the 2007 Upfronts in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 on May 11, 2007. Josh Reims also joined the production crew as an executive producer in the same month. The first season went into production on July 17, 2007.

The James B. Duke House
James B. Duke House

Located at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 78th Street in New York City, the James B. Duke House is one of the great extant mansions from "Millionaire's Row." Duke was one of the founding partners of American Tobacco and the owner of Duke Power....
 (now home to New York University
New York University

New York University is a private university, nonsectarian, research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan....
's Institute of Fine Arts) was the original set for the Darlings' townhouse in the pilot
Pilot (Dirty Sexy Money)

"Pilot" is the first episode of the American Broadcasting Company television series, Dirty Sexy Money. The episode was written by Craig Wright and was directed by Peter Horton....
; however, after ABC ordered the first season, several scenes had to be reshot to adjust to the new LA sets that would be used for the rest of the season's production. It is for this reason that, in the pilot, the interiors of the Darlings' house jump somewhat incongruously from ornate marble and wood (Duke House) to extremely modern and low-ceilinged (LA sets).

Casting

Casting for all but one of the principal roles on the show took place in February 2007. Seth Gabel
Seth Gabel

Seth Gabel is an United States actor....
 was the first actor to land a role on the series and was cast as Jeremy Darling, the hard-living youngest son. Gabel had originally auditioned for Greg Berlanti's other television drama, Eli Stone
Eli Stone

Eli Stone is an United States television comedy-drama created by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, who also serve as executive producers alongside Ken Olin who directed the television pilot, with Melissa Berman television producer....
, but didn't receive the part. He left a big impression on the producer nonetheless who recommended him for Dirty Sexy Money instead. The producers found their leading man in Emmy-nominated Six Feet Under alumnus, Peter Krause
Peter Krause

Peter William Krause is a Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning United States film and television actor and film producer....
, when he was chosen to play the role of Nick George, the beleaguered new Darling family attorney. The series reunites Krause with creator Craig Wright, who also worked on Six Feet Under. Glenn Fitzgerald
Glenn Fitzgerald

Glenn Fitzgerald is an United States actor who has had over 30 roles in movies or television series. He played the character of Sean in The Sixth Sense....
 read for the role of Reverend Brian Darling and received the part. Academy Award-nominated actress, Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh is an United States actress....
, and former Passions
Passions

Passions is an American television soap opera created by veteran writer James E. Reilly. Produced by Universal Media Studios, the series debuted July 5, 1999, on NBC , and its last airdate on that network was September 7, 2007....
 co-star, Natalie Zea
Natalie Zea

Natalie Zea is an American actress known for her role as Gwen Winthrop on the NBC daytime soap Passions, and for portraying Donald Sutherland's middle child and divorced daughter, Karen Darling, on Dirty Sexy Money on American Broadcasting Company....
, made their way onto the show when they were cast as the family matriarch Letitia Darling, and the eldest thrice-divorced daughter Karen Darling, respectively. Samaire Armstrong
Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Rhys Armstrong is an American actress....
, known mostly to audiences for her recurring role on The O.C.
The O.C.

The O.C. is an United States teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons....
, landed her first regular television role when she was chosen to portray the youngest Darling child, the spoiled aspiring actress Juliet Darling. Zoe McLellan
Zoe McLellan

Zoe McLellan is a United States actress currently appearing in Dirty Sexy Money as Lisa George....
 and William Baldwin
William Baldwin

William "Billy" Baldwin is an United States actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners ....
 were also cast in the roles of Lisa George, Nick's loving wife, and New York State Attorney General Patrick Darling, a rising star in politics harboring a scandalous secret. Golden Globe winner, Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland

'Donald McNicol Sutherland',? Order of Canada is a Canada character actor with a film career spanning over 50 years. He is currently working in the American television series, Dirty Sexy Money. Sutherland's most notable movie roles included offbeat warriors in such war movies as The Dirty Dozen, in 1967, and M*A*S*H and Kelly's...
, rounded out the principal cast when he was chosen for the role of family patriarch, Patrick "Tripp" Darling III. In 2008, after pitching that Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu is an Taiwanese American actress. She became known for her role in the television program#seasons/series Ally McBeal and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Chicago , Kill Bill, and Charlie's Angels ....
 was interested in being part of the series, the producers immediately created a role for her as a series regular. She plays the role of Nola Lyons, a powerful attorney that faces Nick George (played by Peter Krause
Peter Krause

Peter William Krause is a Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning United States film and television actor and film producer....
).

On November 10, 2008, TV Guide
TV Guide

TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about Broadcast programming.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews....
 reported that Rena Sofer
Rena Sofer

Rena Sherel Sofer is an United States actress....
 will guest-star as an intrepid reporter on the November 26th episode.

Main crew

Jon Harmon Feldman
Jon Harmon Feldman

Jon Harmon Feldman is an United States screenwriter and film director.He has created and worked on TV series such as The Wonder Years, Tru Calling, Reunion , Dawson's Creek, Doctor Doctor ,American Dreams, Roswell , American Town, Dirty Sexy Money and Big Shots ....
 acts as the showrunner, He replaced Daniel Cerone
Daniel Cerone

Daniel Howard Cerone is a writer/producer. He wrote and produced episodes for the popular tv shows Dexter and Charmed.Awards/Nominations...
. Other crew members are Craig Wright
Craig Wright

Craig Wright may refer to:*J. Craig Wright, American lawyer and judge, justice of the Ohio Supreme Court*Craig Wright , American playwright, television writer, and producer...
, Josh Reims, Yahlin Chang, Greg Berlanti
Greg Berlanti

Greg Berlanti is an United States television writer and Television producer....
, Melissa Berman, Matthew Gross, and Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer is an United States film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially popular among fans of the sci-fi and comic book genres, for his work on the first two X-Men films and Superman Returns....
.

Reception


Weekly Nielsen ratings


Season 1
List of Dirty Sexy Money episodes

This is an episode list for the comedy-drama television series Dirty Sexy Money. The series premiered on American Broadcasting Company series on September 26, 2007 with an initial run of thirteen episodes scheduled to air....

|- ! # ! Season ! TV Season ! Timeslot (EST) ! Rating ! Share ! 18-49 Vewiers ! Viewers (m) ! Rank (Overall) |- | style="text-align:center" | 1 | "Season One" | 2007-2008 | Wednesday 10:00PM ! style="text-align:center" | TBA ! style="text-align:center" | TBA ! style="text-align:center" | 3.42 ! style="text-align:center" | 8.28 ! style="text-align:center" | #46 |- |- | style="text-align:center" | 1 | "Season Two" | 2008-2009 | Wednesday 10:00PM ! style="text-align:center" | TBA ! style="text-align:center" | TBA ! style="text-align:center" | 2.55 ! style="text-align:center" | 5.82 ! style="text-align:center" | TBA |-

# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Rating Share 18-49 Rating Viewers (m) Rank (Overall)
1 "Pilot
Pilot (Dirty Sexy Money)

"Pilot" is the first episode of the American Broadcasting Company television series, Dirty Sexy Money. The episode was written by Craig Wright and was directed by Peter Horton....
"
September 26, 2007 Wednesday, 10:01 P.M. 7.4 12 3.6 10.44 #31
2 "The Lions" October 3, 2007 Wednesday, 10:01 P.M. 6.7 11 3.6 9.61 #33
3 "The Italian Banker" October 10, 2007 Wednesday, 10:01 P.M. 6.1 10 3.5 8.63 #40
4 "The Chiavennasca" October 17, 2007 Wednesday, 10:02 P.M. 6.4 11 3.1 8.67 #41
5 "The Bridge" October 24, 2007 Wednesday, 10:02 P.M. 6.1 10 3.3 8.56 #48
6 "The Game" October 31, 2007 Wednesday, 10:02 P.M. 5.9 10 2.9 8.38 #47
7 "The Wedding" November 14, 2007 Wednesday, 10:02 P.M. 5.7 10 2.9 7.90 #51
8 "The Country House" November 21, 2007 Wednesday, 10:02 P.M. 4.0 8 2.0 6.52 #62
9 "The Watch" November 28, 2007 Wednesday, 10:02 P.M. 5.0 8 2.6 7.15 #54
10 "The Nutcracker" December 5, 2007 Wednesday, 10:02 P.M. 5.0 8 2.4 6.91 #54


Season 2
List of Dirty Sexy Money episodes

This is an episode list for the comedy-drama television series Dirty Sexy Money. The series premiered on American Broadcasting Company series on September 26, 2007 with an initial run of thirteen episodes scheduled to air....
# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST
EST

EST or Est or est may stand for:...
)
Rating Share 18-49 Rating Viewers (m) Rank (Overall)
11 "The Birthday Present" October 1, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c 4.8 8 TBA 7.02 TBA
12 "The Family Lawyer" October 8, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c 4.1 7 TBA 5.85 TBA
13 "The Star Witness" October 22, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c 4.0 7 2.0 5.75 TBA
14 "The Silence" October 29, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c 4.1 7 2.0 6.06 1
15 "The Verdict" November 5, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c TBA TBA TBA 6.15 TBA
16 "The Injured Party" November 19, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c TBA TBA TBA 5.58 TBA
17 "The Summer House" December 3, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c TBA TBA TBA 5.64 TBA
18 "The Plan" December 10, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c TBA TBA 1.8/5 5.24 TBA
19 "The Organ Donor" December 17, 2008 Wednesday 10/9c TBA TBA TBA 5.13 TBA


  • The October 15 episode was preempted due to the coverage of the Presidential Debates.
  • The November 12 episode was preempted due to the coverage of the 2008 Country Music Awards.
  • The November 26 episode was preempted in favor over the Barbara Walters
    Barbara Walters

    Barbara Jill Walters...
     interview with Barack Obama
    Barack Obama

    Barack Hussein Obama II is the List of Presidents of the United States and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office....
    . So far, this episode has not been aired yet.


Broadcast history

The series premiered in the United States on September 26, 2007 on ABC following the Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy

Grey?s Anatomy is an American primetime medical drama. It debuted on American Broadcasting Company as a mid-season replacement for Boston Legal on March 27, 2005, immediately following Desperate Housewives....
 spin-off
Spin-off

A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
, Private Practice
Private Practice

Private Practice is a medical drama television program created by Shonda Rhimes. A spin-off of Grey's Anatomy, the series chronicles the life of Addison Montgomery as she leaves Seattle in order to join a medical practice in Los Angeles....
, airing on Wednesday nights at 10:01PM Eastern/9:01PM Central.

On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order any additional episodes for the 2008-2009 TV season. On December 10, 2008 Billy Baldwin appeared on NBC's Today Show asking for fans to support the show by watching the show and by visiting the ABC website and sending nice messages of support to the ABC executives. He said the show is not cancelled, but on hiatus until ABC knows how the midseason replacement shows fare. All cast and sets continue to be contracted and on hold for the time being. The last scheduled episode of Dirty Sexy Money aired on December 17, 2008, while four episodes remain unaired. ABC will reportedly air them in the summer of 2009. As of January 15, 2009 ABC no longer has any record of Dirty Sexy Money on the ABC website. All former links to the program now redirect to other programs. . Further, the Dirty Sexy Money Message Board and Blog have been removed from the ABC website.

International distribution


The series premiered in the UK on March 21, 2008 at 9pm on Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
. Dirty Sexy Money was on hiatus due to the WGA writers' strike as of January 9, 2008, the date on which replacement series Cashmere Mafia
Cashmere Mafia

Cashmere Mafia is an United States television dramedy which ran on American Broadcasting Company from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake and Michael Pressman, with Susie Fitzgerald co-executive producing....
 assumed the time slot. Men in Trees
Men in Trees

Men in Trees was a romantic television comedy-drama series which premiered on September 12 2006 on American Broadcasting Company and stars Anne Heche who plays relationship coach Marin Frist....
, which has a total of 11 filmed unaired episodes available, assumed the slot on February 27, 2008, potentially for the balance of the spring season.

The show will be broadcast on Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television

TNT is an United States Cable television network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner....
 in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Studio 23
Studio 23

Studio 23 is a Philippines television network owned by the AMCARA Broadcasting Network. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23....
 in Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
, Dizimax
DiziMax

DiziMax is a channel available on the Turkey Satellite television provider Digiturk. DiziMax airs foreign tv series with subtitles.The current lineup consists of the following series:...
 in Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
 and Nelonen
Nelonen

Nelonen is a Finland commercial TV channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel Paikallistelevisio in 1989 on the HTV cable network, which name was changed first to PTV4 and then to Nelonen....
 in Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
. The series is being broadcast on the satellite/cable channel TNT in Spain since January 2008.

In Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, CTV
CTV television network

CTV is a Canadian English language television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network, the main television asset of CTVglobemedia, one of the country's largest media conglomerates....
 first aired the show on Sundays at 10 pm (4 days after ABC), then it moved to 7 pm. CTV then moved the show to its secondary A system effective October 24, 2007 where it airs it in simulcast
Simultaneous substitution

Simultaneous substitution is a sometimes controversial practice mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requiring cable television, direct broadcast satellite and multichannel multipoint distribution service television distribution companies to substitute a regional free-to-air television signal over a fo...
 Wednesdays at 10 pm.

In Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, the Seven Network
Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne....
 began airing Season One on Monday February 11, 2008 at 9:30 pm. Season Two began on December 2, 2008, initially at 9:30 pm, but due to low ratings, it was pushed back to 11:30 pm.

New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
's TV2 started airing the show Wednesday nights at 9:30 pm, beginning February 6, 2008.

In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
 began airing the episodes on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 9:00 pm. In Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 RTÉ One
RTÉ One

RT? One is Republic of Ireland's oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telef?s ?ireann. RT? One is almost universally available on the Very high frequency and Ultra high frequency bands on the island of Ireland , and is available on the Sky Digital satellite service in both the Republic of Ire...
 began airing the programme on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 00:05. Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
 intend to start season 2 on March 8th 2009 on E4 in the eleven O'clock timeslot In Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
 the series began broadcasting on February 12, 2008 on the AXN
AXN

AXN is a pay-TV, cable and satellite TV channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on May 22, 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Japan, Europe, other parts of Asia and Latin America....
 channel, season 2 will begin broadcast on February 3, 2009.

In South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 the series began in December and the full series has been aired on the local satellite or analog channel M-Net
M-Net

Similar to Canal+ in France, the channel offers a mix of general entertainment, children's programmes, sports and movies, most of which are acquired from overseas but some are also locally produced....
. M-Net
M-Net

Similar to Canal+ in France, the channel offers a mix of general entertainment, children's programmes, sports and movies, most of which are acquired from overseas but some are also locally produced....
 has broadcasted the remaining episodes of Season 2 which followed on from the Organ Donor episode which aired on January 29, 2009. The season finale has aired on February 5, 2009.

The first season premiered in Greece on Fox life
Fox Life

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 on Wednesday December 3.All 10 episodes aired.

In Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 the series was launched under the name "Darling Money" on July 7 2008 on Yes Stars Drama. Season 2 premiered on February 16 2009, with all 13 episodes confirmed to air consecutively, including those not aired in the US.

Marketing


Promotion


Using publicity from Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton is an United States socialite, celebutante, heiress, Model , media personality, singer and occasional actress.She is known for her appearance in a 1 Night in Paris in 2004, her appearance on the television series The Simple Life, her several minor film roles , her 2004 tongue-in-cheek autobiography, her 2006 album...
's jail sentence controversy
Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton is an United States socialite, celebutante, heiress, Model , media personality, singer and occasional actress.She is known for her appearance in a 1 Night in Paris in 2004, her appearance on the television series The Simple Life, her several minor film roles , her 2004 tongue-in-cheek autobiography, her 2006 album...
, ABC placed full-page advertisements in the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States....
 and The New York Post that read: "We love Paris. The Darling Family." Later, an airplane towing a banner with the same message flew above the downtown courthouse on June 8 during Hilton's subsequent hearing. The network has also placed fake advertisements on popular gossip blog
Blog

A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video....
 Perezhilton.com
Perez Hilton

Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. is an United States blogger and television personality. His blog is , which he writes under the pseudonym Perez Hilton....
 on August 6, 2007 "denouncing" the diva-like behavior of Samaire Armstrong
Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Rhys Armstrong is an American actress....
's character, Juliet Darling, among others.

DVD release

Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete First Season was released on Region 1 DVD on 16 September 2008. The three-disc collection includes all 10 episodes from the first season.

It was released on Region 2 DVD on 20 October 2008.

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