Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series created by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006. The series revolves around Betty Suarez, an unglamorous and good-natured girl, and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic New York City fashion magazine Mode . The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Betty la fea , written by Fernando Gaitán. The series is produced by Silent H, Ventanarosa and Reveille respectively partnered with ABC Studios, and is primarily filmed in Los Angeles, California, but together with the pilot episode and the third and fourth season the series is filmed in New York. The executive producers are Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez and Joel Fields.
Ugly Betty was renewed by ABC for a fourth season and airs on Friday nights starting October 16, 2009 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central. This caused fans and critics to worry that ABC wishes to end the show, since that time slot is perceived as the Friday night death slot. On July 24, 2009, TV Guide Network announced that it has acquired the exclusive cable right to the show and will air the fourth season episodes 14 days after its ABC run with an option to strip the show daily, with plans to air it weekly starting in the fall of 2010.
With Eastwick recently cancelled, ABC is considering moving Ugly Betty to the Wednesday night 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central timeslot.
Plot
Betty Suarez is a courageous, good-hearted, and slightly naive girl from Queens, New York who is sorely lacking in fashion sense. She is abruptly thrust into a different world when she lands a job at Mode , a trendy high fashion magazine based in Manhattan that is part of the publishing empire of the wealthy Bradford Meade. Bradford's son Daniel has just been installed as Editor-in-Chief of Mode following the death of Fey Sommers (Bradford's longtime mistress). Bradford hires Betty as his son's newest personal assistant in an attempt to stop his womanizing son from sleeping with another attractive assistant. As time goes by, Betty and Daniel become friends and help each other navigate their professional and personal lives.
Life at Mode is made difficult for both Betty and Daniel by their co-workers. Their most serious threat comes from Creative Director Wilhelmina Slater, a vindictive schemer who devises numerous plots to steal Daniel's job and seize control of his family's company. Other conflicts are generated by Wilhelmina's loyal assistant Marc St. James and Mode receptionist Amanda Sommers, who continually mock and humiliate Betty for her lackluster physical appearance and awkward nature. Fortunately, not everyone at Mode is against Betty: she gains loyal friends kind-hearted in Scottish seamstress Christina McKinney and nerdy accountant Henry Grubstick. Betty also receives strong support from her father Ignacio, older sister Hilda, and nephew Justin.
Season 1
Main article: Ugly Betty (season 1)Season one premiered in the United States on September 28, 2006 and aired 23 episodes. Major plotlines during the first season include: Betty and Daniel settling into their respective roles as personal assistant and editor-in-chief at a fashion magazine; Betty's relationships with pre- Mode boyfriend Walter and new love interest Henry; Daniel's numerous sexual conquests and his relationship with fellow editor Sofia Reyes (Salma Hayek); Wilhelmina's plots with the "Mystery Lady" to undermine Bradford and Daniel's positions at Meade Publications; Christina's temporary switch to Wilhelmina's side in an attempt to boost her career; the truth behind the murder of Fey Sommers and the death of Daniel's older brother Alex; Ignacio's immigration status and health problems; and Hilda's struggle to find a new career and salvage her relationship with Justin's father.
Season 2
Main article: Ugly Betty (season 2)The season's theme is "Brighter, Bolder, Bettyer" with a reworked version of Mika's "Hey Betty (You Are Beautiful)" being used as the featured song in its promos. Nine new recurring characters, played by Freddy Rodríguez, Illeana Douglas, Alec Mapa, David Blue, John Cho, Gabrielle Union, Gene Simmons, Eddie Cibrian and Juliette Goglia, are introduced. Lorraine Toussaint continued in her role as Claire's fellow prison escapee, Yoga, as a recurring regular. Mo'Nique also appeared in a recurring regular this season playing weekend security chief L'Amanda.
In the second season, Betty has to decide if she still wants to be with Henry after he got Charlie pregnant, and despite the fact that he is going to leave for Tucson in a few months (so he can be at Charlie's side and help raise the baby). In between these events, a deli shop worker named Giovanni "Gio" Rossi starts developing a relationship with Betty, which has Hilda, Amanda, and Henry suspecting that Gio might be trying to become the new guy in Betty's life.
Daniel recovers from a car accident which put Alexis in a coma. When she wakes up, she has forgotten the last few years of her life, including the fact that she changed into a woman and that her father mistreated her. Bradford uses the opportunity to build a new relationship with her; he claims that he was always supportive of her. Wilhelmina's scheme to marry Bradford Meade unravels when Betty and Christina learn of the affair she is having with her bodyguard. When Bradford is told of it on the wedding day, he has a heart attack at the altar and later dies. Wilhelmina is fired by the Meade family when she shows up for the funeral.
Amanda longs to find out more about her family. Wilhelmina, once Fey's assistant, provides a list of people who could be Amanda's father, leading her to rock star Gene Simmons. Marc finds a partner in Cliff St. Paul, a fashion photographer who is not the hunk he envisioned for himself.
Claire escapes from jail with her "friend" Yoga, and they hide in the Hamptons. Claire is later recaptured. At the trial, it is revealed that Fey had secretly poisoned Claire's perfume in an attempt to kill her. Instead it made Claire become crazy and violent; eventually she cut Fey's car brakes, resulting in her death. Later, Claire tries her best to get her life on track; however, she fears that she may become a burden on her two children. Therefore, she launches a new magazine known as Hot Flash , which aims to attract female readers over a certain age who have been neglected by their children and have nothing better to do. At first, Alexis states there is not enough money to finance the magazine; however, using her 'resources' wisely, Claire finds ways to make the magazine a success.
Hilda tries to get over Santos, killed when he tried to stop a robbery, and to start her new career as a beautician while Justin, who becomes an intern at Mode , tries to be more like his late father and goes through a "bad boy" phase until Hilda intervenes.
Christina is surprised by the appearance of the alcoholic husband she ran away from years ago, but when she learns that he has a life-threatening medical problem and is in need of an expensive, experimental operation, she is determined to help him. Wilhelmina offers to pay for the operation if Christina agrees to be implanted with a fertilized egg. Unbeknownst to Christina, it had been artificially inseminated with Bradford's sperm, which Wilhelmina got from his dead body (so she can get control of the Meade empire). When Wilhelmina ruins the vintage Jackie Kennedy dress she was trying to sell, Christina agrees to carry the baby. This latest plan takes more twists and turns when Wilhelmina's emotionally troubled sister Renee shows up and starts dating Daniel, resulting in Wilhelmina taking great lengths to conceal her scheme.
Hilda meets Justin's gym teacher and begins a romantic relationship with him. Daniel's son shows up from Paris, and he denies him as his son, but still tries to bond with him. Gio wants to take Betty to Rome for a romantic date when Henry shows up to ask her hand in marriage.
Production was halted in November 2007 due to a writers' strike. It was then announced the season would be cut to 18 episodes instead of a proposed 23. New episodes did not air on U.S. television until April 24, 2008, starting with "Twenty Four Candles", and ending on May 22, 2008, with "Jump". This was the last episode to be produced in Los Angeles.
Season 3
Main article: Ugly Betty (season 3)ABC renewed the series for a third season on February 11, 2008. In addition, production was moved to New York City from Los Angeles to make the series more realistic and to take advantage of increased tax incentives in New York. The third season premiered on September 25, 2008. This season added ten new recurring regulars, played by Grant Bowler, Mark Consuelos, Heather Tom, Val Emmich, Ralph Macchio, Sarah Lafleur, Bernadette Peters, Lauren Velez and Daniel Eric Gold. Lindsay Lohan, Julian De La Celle, Derek Riddell and Eddie Cibrian returned from the second season for more appearances. "The Show" by Australian singer Lenka is used as the promo theme for the season.
For this season, Betty decides to move on from Henry and Gio, and after a cross-country trip around the United States, decides to move out of Casa Suarez and into an apartment of her own, hoping that this will help her advance in her quest to move up in the publishing business. Betty also attracts the interest of a musician named Jesse who is living in the apartment across from hers. In addition, she buries the hatchet with Kimberly "Kimmie" Keegan, her childhood nemesis and manager of Flushing Burger, wh
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