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Funiculì, Funiculà
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"Funiculì, Funiculà"
Song
Language
Neapolitan
Written
1880
Published
1880
Composer(s)
Luigi Denza
Lyricist(s)
Peppino Turco
"Funiculì, Funiculà" (IPA: [funikuˈli ffunikuˈla]) is a famous Neapolitan song composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza to lyrics by Peppino Turco. It was written to commemorate the opening of the first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius. It was presented by Turco and Denza at the Piedigrotta festival the same year. The sheet music was published by Ricordi and sold over a million copies within a year. It has been widely adapted and recorded since its publication.
Contents
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1 History
2 Adaptations and unintentional plagiarism
3 Lyrics
3.1 Original Neapolitan lyrics
3.2 Traditional English lyrics
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
The Mount Vesuvius funicular in the 19th century
"Funiculì, Funiculà" was composed in 1880 in Castellammare di Stabia, the home town of the song's composer, Luigi Denza; the lyrics were contributed by journalist Peppino Turco.[1] It was Turco who prompted Denza to compose it, perhaps as a joke,[1] to commemorate the opening of the first funicular on Mount Vesuvius in that year.[2][a] The song was sung for the first time in the Quisisana Hotel[b] in Castellammare di Stabia.[citation needed] It was presented by Turco and Denza at the Piedigrotta festival during the same year and became immensely popular in Italy and abroad.[5] Published by Casa Ricordi, the sheet music sold over a million copies in a year.[1]
Adaptations and unintentional plagiarism[edit]
Six years after "Funiculì, Funiculà" was written, the German composer Richard Strauss heard the song while on a tour of Italy. Thinking that it was a traditional Neapolitan folk song, he incorporated it into his Aus Italien tone poem. Denza filed a lawsuit against Strauss and won; Strauss was forced to pay him a royalty fee.[6] The Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov also mistook "Funiculì, Funiculà" for a traditional folk song and used it in his 1907 "Neapolitanskaya pesenka" (Neapolitan Song).[7] Cornetist Herman Bellstedt used it as the basis for a theme and variations titled Napoli; a transcription for euphonium is also popular among many performers. Modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg arranged a version for ensemble in 1921[8] which was used in an episode of the TV sitcom Seinfeld.[citation needed]. An instrumental version was also used in the Woody Allen film Broadway Danny Rose, where it is often played as background music.
In 1960, Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman wrote a new set of English lyrics to the melody of "Funiculì, Funiculà" titled "Dream Boy." Annette Funicello included the song on her album of Italian songs titled Italiannette and also released it as a single, becoming a minor hit.[9][c] "Dream Boy" was featured the following year in the Walt Disney television production Escapade in Florence.[10] An earlier Disney adaptation is in the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment of the 1947 animated feature Fun and Fancy Free in which Mickey Mouse returns with magic beans while a starving Donald Duck and Goofy fantasize about a sumptuous feast.[citation needed] Big Idea Productions Veggie Tales series used the tune with new lyrics about a top hat, chocolates and a trolley stop for the "Classy Songs with Larry" segment in "Lyle the Kindly Viking", entitled 'Larry's High Silk Hat'.[11]
The tune was used with different lyrics in the commercials for the board game The Grape Escape and the drawing toy, Doodle Dome.
Over the years the song has been performed by many artists including Erna Sack, Anna German, Mario Lanza, The Mills Brothers, Connie Francis, Haruomi Hosono (with lyrics translated into Japanese), The Grateful Dead,[12] Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, and Il Volo. The song is also referenced by The Decemberists in the song Song for Myla Goldberg on their album Her Majesty the Decemberists. Topo Gigio, on an episode on Ed Sullivan's show, introduced his family of Italian mice who sang the song together.
Lyrics[edit]
Original Neapolitan lyrics[edit]
In Turco's original lyrics, a young man compares his sweetheart to a volcano, and invites her to join him in a romantic trip to the summit.
Neapolitan lyrics[13]
Aissera, oje Nanniné, me ne sagliette,
tu saje addó, tu saje addó
Addó 'stu core 'ngrato cchiù dispietto
farme nun pò! Farme nun pò!
Addó lu fuoco coce, ma se fuje
te lassa sta! Te lassa sta!
E nun te corre appriesso, nun te struje
sulo a guardà, sulo a guardà.
(Coro)
Jamme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme jà,
Jamme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme jà,
funiculì, funiculà, funiculì, funiculà,
'ncoppa, jamme jà, funiculì, funiculà!
Se n'è sagliuta, oje né, se n'è sagliuta,
la capa già! La capa già!
È gghiuta, po' è turnata, po' è venuta,
sta sempe ccà! Sta sempe ccà!
La capa vota, vota, attuorno, attuorno,
attuorno a tte! Attuorno a tte!
Stu core canta sempe nu taluorno:
Sposamme, oje né! Sposamme, oje né!
(Coro)
Jamme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme jà,
Jamme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme jà,
funiculì, funiculà, funiculì, funiculà,
'ncoppa, jamme jà, funiculì, funiculà!
English translation[13]
I climbed up high this evening, oh, Nanetta,
Do you know where? Do you know where?
Where your ungrateful heart no longer pains me
With teasing wiles! With teasing wiles!
Where fire burns, but if you run away,
It lets you be, it lets you be!
It doesn't follow after nor torment you
Just with a look, just with a look.
(Chorus)
Let's go, let's go! To the top we'll go!
Let's go, let's go! To the top we'll go!
Funiculi, funicula, funiculi, funicula!
To the top we'll go, funiculi, funicula!
The car has climbed up high, see, climbed up high now,
Right to the top! Right to the top!
It went, and turned around, and came back down,
And now it's stopped! And now it's stopped!
The top is turning round, and round, and round,
Around yourself! Around yourself!
My heart is singing that on such a day
We should be wed! We should be wed!
(Chorus)
Let's go, let's go! To the top we'll go!
Let's go, let's go! To the top we'll go!
Funiculi, funicula, funiculi, funicula!
To the top we'll go, funiculi, funicula!
Traditional English lyrics[edit]
Edward Oxenford, a lyricist and translator of librettos,[14] wrote lyrics with scant relationship to the original that became traditional in English-speaking countries.[12] His version of the song often appears with the title "A Merry Life".
Sheet music version
Some think the world is made for fun and frolic,
And so do I! And so do I!
Some think it well to be all melancholic,
To pine and sigh; to pine and sigh;
But I, I love to spend my time in singing,
Some joyous song, some joyous song,
To set the air with music bravely ringing
Is far from wrong! Is far from wrong!
Harken, harken, music sounds a-far!
Harken, harken, with a happy heart!
Funiculì, funiculà, funiculì, funiculà!
Joy is everywhere, funiculì, funiculà!

Ah me! 'tis strange that some should take to sighing,
And like it well! And like it well!
For me, I have not thought it worth the trying,
So cannot tell! So cannot tell!
With laugh, with dance and song the day soon passes
Full soon is gone, full soon is gone,
For mirth was made for joyous lads and lasses
To call their own! To call their own!
Harken, harken, hark the soft guitar!
Harken, harken, hark the soft guitar!
Funiculì, funiculà, funiculì, funiculà!
Hark the soft guitar, funiculì, funiculà!
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ The funicular was later destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 1944.[3]
Jump up ^ According to one source, Denza was the son of the proprietor of the Quisisana.[4]
Jump up ^ It charted for two weeks, reaching #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1961.[9]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Meloncelli, Raoul (1990). "Luigi Denza". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Retrieved 2015-01-26 – via Treccani.it.
Jump up ^ Fuld, James J. (2000). The Book of World-famous Music: Classical, Popular, and Folk (5th ed.). Courier. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-486-41475-1.
Jump up ^ Smith, Paul (March 1998). "Thomas Cook & Son's Vesuvius Railway" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review: 10–15. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
Jump up ^ Nuova Antologia di Lettere, Scienze ed Arti (in Italian). Direzione della Nuova Antologia. 1908. p. 576.
Jump up ^ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-0-674-37299-3.
Jump up ^ Foreman, Edward (2001). Authentic Singing: The history of singing. Pro Musica. ISBN 978-1-887-11712-8.
Jump up ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas (2004). Slonimsky Yourke, Electra, ed. Nicolas Slonimsky: Russian and Soviet music and composers. Routledge. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-415-96866-9.
Jump up ^ "273. Denza: Funiculi, funicula". Schoenberg Archives. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1960s. Record Research. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-89820-175-8.
Jump up ^ Sherman, Robert B. (1998). Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Camphor Tree Publishers. p. 231.
Jump up ^ "Larry's High Silk Hat". Retrieved 2015-04-17.
^ Jump up to: a b Trager, Oliver (1997). The American Book of the Dead. Simon and Schuster. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-684-81402-5.
^ Jump up to: a b Bivona, Mike (2013). Traveling Around the World with Mike and Barbara Bivona. iUniverse. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4917-1041-8.
Jump up ^ Eyles, F. A. H. (1889). Popular Poets of the Period. Griffith, Farran, Okeden, and Welsh. p. 148.
External links[edit]
Free scores of Funiculì, Funiculà in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
"Funiculi, funicula" 1904 Victor recording by Ferruccio Giannini in Discography of American Historical Recordings at UC Santa Barbara
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The X Factor (U.S. TV series)
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The X Factor
Genre
Reality television
Created by
Simon Cowell
Creative director(s)
Brian Friedman
Jamie King
Presented by
Steve Jones
Mario Lopez
Khloé Kardashian-Odom
Judges
Simon Cowell
L.A. Reid
Paula Abdul
Cheryl
Nicole Scherzinger
Britney Spears
Demi Lovato
Kelly Rowland
Paulina Rubio
Composer(s)
Simon Cowell
Country of origin
United States of America
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
80
Production
Executive producer(s)
Simon Cowell (uncredited)
Cecile Frot-Coutaz
Siobhan Greene
Richard Holloway
Andrew Llinares
Rob Wade[1]
Location(s)
Various (auditions)
CBS Television City (live shows)
Running time
60–150 minutes
Production company(s)
FremantleMedia North America
Syco Entertainment
Distributor
FremantleMedia Enterprises
Release
Original network
Fox
Picture format
720p (16:9 HDTV)
Original release
September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) – December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)
Chronology
Related shows
The X Factor (UK)
External links
Official website
www.thexfactorusa.com
The X Factor is an American reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia North America and SYCOtv, a partnership between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment, which aired on Fox from 2011 to 2013.[2] Based on the original UK show, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, the series found new singing talent (solo artists and groups ages 12 and over), drawn from public auditions, and they competed against each other for votes. The winner was determined by the show's viewers via telephone, the Internet, and SMS text voting, and was awarded a recording contract with Cowell's record label Syco Music, worth $5 million in seasons one and two, and $1 million in season three. America voted for the following winners: Melanie Amaro, Tate Stevens, and Alex & Sierra, respectively.
The show began airing on September 21, 2011,[3] and aired annually from September through December until 2013. The series employed a panel of judges who critiqued the contestants' performances. Each contestant was assigned to one of four categories. The group acts were one category and the others were based on age or gender. For example, in season 1 the categories were girls, boys, groups, and over 30s. Each judge was assigned to one of the categories,[4] and acted as mentor to the contestants in his or her category, helping to decide song choices, styling, and staging, while also judging contestants from the other categories after each of the live performances. They competed with each other to try to get one of the contestants in their category to win the competition, thus making them the winning judge. The most successful contestants to have emerged from the series are Fifth Harmony and Camila Cabello, namely.[5]
The original judging panel consisted of Cowell, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Cole and L.A. Reid, with Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones as co-hosts. Scherzinger later replaced Cole on the panel after two audition sites. Demi Lovato and Britney Spears joined the panel in the second season as replacements for Abdul and Scherzinger, while Khloé Kardashian and Mario Lopez replaced Jones as co-hosts. Spears and Reid did not return for the third season and were replaced by Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio, while Lopez became sole host after Kardashian was not asked to come back.
On February 7, 2014, Fox announced that The X Factor would not be renewed for a fourth season, following Cowell's decision to return to the UK version of the series a day earlier.[6]
Contents
[hide]
1 History
2 Format
2.1 Categories
2.2 Stages for seasons 1 and 2
2.3 Stages for season 3
2.4 Auditions
2.5 Boot camp and judges' houses
2.6 Live shows
2.6.1 Performances
2.6.2 Results
2.7 Twists
2.8 After The X Factor
3 Series overview
4 Judges and hosts
4.1 Judges
4.2 Hosts
4.3 Judges' categories and their finalists
5 Pre-show
6 Reception
6.1 Television ratings
6.2 Awards and nominations
6.3 Controversy and criticism
7 Music releases by The X Factor contestants
8 International broadcast
9 Media sponsorship
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]
Simon Cowell was previously a critically acclaimed judge on the enormously successful reality show American Idol, which was the number one show in the United States for eight consecutive seasons. Cowell was also a judge on the original UK version of the show, called Pop Idol, which did not fare so well but he did help the creator sell the franchise to the United States.
Cowell wished to create and launch a new show that he would own the rights to. In 2004, Pop Idol was axed, and ITV announced a new show in the United Kingdom, The X Factor in which the winner receives a $5 million recording contract with his record label; the show had produced highly flourished multi-platinum artists, such as series three winner Leona Lewis and the group One Direction, respectively.
In April 2009, it was reported that Cowell was planning to try to launch a version of The X Factor in the U.S. after his American Idol contract ended at the close of its season nine.[7] (As long as Cowell's American Idol contract was still in force, it had prohibited him from launching a competing show such as The X Factor in the U.S.)[7] In September, Fox, the broadcaster of American Idol, signed the deal to launch the U.S. version of The X Factor.
However, prior to selling The X Factor franchise to the United States, American Idol creator Simon Fuller sued Cowell, claiming that he should be credited as an executive producer despite having no involvement with Cowell's new show (Fuller also sued Cowell in the U.K. after Pop Idol was cancelled due to the success of The X Factor, alleging it somehow infringed his Pop Idol series). After the lawsuit in 2011 in the U.S., Cowell was allowed to bring The X Factor to the United States but could not be credited with the titles "creator" or "executive producer".
On January 11, 2010, News Corporation (via Fox News in the U.S. and The Times in the UK) reported that Cowell would leave American Idol after season nine in order to bring The X Factor to the U.S. in September 2011. Cowell told the Television Critics Association that he was leaving American Idol so that he could judge and act as executive producer of the U.S. version of The X Factor.[8] Additionally, Cowell signed a long-term contract with Sony Music, who already supported Syco Music artists in the UK, under which he was involved with the production of the U.S. version of the show and also worked with the artists who won recording contracts.[2]
In November 2010, Fox began airing short commercials for the program, which displayed the text "Coming to America Fall 2011".[9][10] The New York Times described the commercials as efforts by the network to set up the launch of The X Factor as a television "event."[9] In February 2011, during Super Bowl XLV, Fox unveiled the official logo for the show in a promo starring Cowell.[11] A second promo was shown during the course of that evening, featuring Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Lady Gaga, the Pussycat Dolls and Madonna. This promo gave rise to speculation about who would join Cowell on the X Factor judging panel.[12]
In November 2014, it was reported that Cowell was considering re-launching the American version in 2015, though this was proved untrue.[13] However, Cowell has said he's more than willing to give the American version another go, and that they've actually received offers to bring it back on other networks, though he said he'll bring it back when there's less competition in the tv talent show landscape.
Format[edit]
Categories[edit]
The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories, to use their experience to help the artists. For season one, these categories were: "Boys" (aged 12–29 males), "Girls" (aged 12–29 females), "Over 30s" (solo acts aged 30 and over), and "Groups" (including duos). Season two's categories and age group boundaries were changed, with the "Boys" and "Girls" categories becoming "Teens" (solo acts aged 12–17) and "Young Adults" (solo acts aged 18–24), and the "Over 30s" became "Over 25s" (solo acts aged 25 and over). For both seasons, some groups were formed from soloists and other groups rejected after the audition process.[4] Through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from other categories.
Stages for seasons 1 and 2[edit]
There are five stages to the competition:
Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges)
Stage 2: Judges' auditions
Stage 3: Boot camp
Stage 4: Judges' houses
Stage 5: Live shows (finals)
Stages for season 3[edit]
There are four stages to the competition:
Stage 1: Producers' audition (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges)
Stage 2: Judges' auditions
Stage 3: Four-chair challenge
Stage 4: Live shows (finals)
Auditions[edit]
The show is open to solo artists and vocal groups aged 12 and above, with no upper age limit.[14][15] Applicants are given an opportunity to apply by uploading a video audition to the Internet. The show's producers also send a "mobile audition van" to various locations throughout the U.S. to audition singers who are unable to attend the arena auditions. A round of first auditions is held in front of producers months before the show is aired, some by application and appointment, and others in "open" auditions that anyone can attend. These auditions, held at various venues around the U.S., attract very large crowds. The producers' auditions are not televised, but shots of crowds waving and "judges' cars" arriving are filmed and later spliced in with the televised auditions shot later in the year. After waiting at the venue for hours (during which crews film more shots of crowds screaming and waving), each candidate is given a brief audition by someone from the production team. If they pass that audition (either because of their talent or because the producers think they will make entertaining television), they are given a "golden ticket" that allows them to audition for a more senior member of the production team. Only candidates who successfully pass this second audition (and then a third along similar lines) are invited to perform in front of the judges. (The televised version misleadingly gives the impression that everyone in the huge crowds shown is waiting for a chance to perform for the judges.)
A selection of the auditions in front of the judges – usually the best, the worst and the most bizarre – are broadcast during the first few weeks of the show. The judges' auditions are held in front of a live audience, and the acts sing over a backing track. If a majority of the judges (in this case, at least three judges) have to say "yes" then the act goes through to the next stage, otherwise they are sent home.
Boot camp and judges' houses[edit]
In the first two seasons, The contestants selected at the auditions were further refined through a series of performances at "boot camp", and then at the "judges' houses", until a small number eventually progressed to the live finals (seventeen in season 1, and sixteen in season 2).
At boot camp, the judges collaboratively chose a small number of acts (32 in season 1 with eight in each category; 24 in season 2 with six in each category) for the next round, "judges' houses". The producers then assigned each of the judges a category to mentor, and the judges split up for the "judges' houses" round, in which each of them hosted the contestants in their assigned category at a luxurious residence, often scattered around the globe. The houses the contestants visited did not in every case actually belong to the judges, some were rented for the occasion.
The contestants did not know who their mentor would be until they arrived at that judge's house.
During this round, each judge held another round of auditions on location, and then further reduced the number of acts with the help of a celebrity guest.
In season three, these stages of the competition are being replaced by a new stage called "The Six-Chair Challenge", first introduced in the Dutch version of the series.[16]
Live shows[edit]
CBS Television City
The selected finalists (either 16 or 17 acts) move into shared accommodation at the Hollywood Hills to take part in the show. The mansion is also notably used for housing the finalists from American Idol.[17]
The finals consist of a series of two live shows, the first featuring the contestants' performances and the second revealing the results of the public voting, culminating in one or more acts being eliminated. Celebrity guest performers also feature regularly. These live shows are filmed at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. The performance shows are broadcast on Wednesday nights and the results show on Thursday nights. In season one, seventeen acts were put through to the live shows, and sixteen acts were put through in season two.
In addition to the live broadcast on Fox, Sony and SYCOtv created a completely integrated second-screen experience and a Pepsi sponsored live digital pre-show known as The X Factor Digital Experience. In addition to watching the program live on television, the audience was now able to participate on multiple platforms in real-time.[18][19]
Performances[edit]
The show is primarily concerned with identifying a potential pop star or star group, and singing talent, appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are all important elements of the contestants' performances. In the initial live shows, each act performs once in the first show in front of a studio audience and the judges, usually singing over a pre-recorded backing track. Dancers are also commonly featured. Acts occasionally accompany themselves on guitar or piano. Each live show has had a different theme; each contestant's song is chosen according to the theme. After each act has performed, the judges comment on their performance. Heated disagreements, usually involving judges defending their contestants against criticism, are a regular feature of the show. Once all the acts have appeared, the phone lines open and the viewing public vote on which act they want to keep. Once the number of contestants has been reduced to five (season 1), or six (season 2), each act would perform twice in the performances show. This continues until only three acts remain. These acts go on to appear in the grand final which decides the overall winner by public vote.
Results[edit]
Before the results are announced, the results show occasionally begins with a group performance from the remaining contestants. However, the song is pre-recorded and the contestants mime, due to problems with the number of microphones. The two acts polling the fewest votes are revealed. Both these acts perform again in a "final showdown", and the judges vote on which of the two to send home. They were able to pick new songs to perform in the "final showdown". "Double elimination" took place in some of the results show, where the bottom three acts were revealed and the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated, and the two with the next fewest votes performed in the "final showdown" as normal. In season two, at the end of each results show, the rankings of the acts based on the public votes were announced.
Ties are possible as there are four judges voting on which of the two to send home. In the event of a tie the result goes to deadlock, and the act who came last in the public vote is sent home. The actual number of votes cast for each act is not revealed, nor even the order. However, a twist occurred in season two where the rankings of the acts based on the public vote for the week were revealed after the eliminations on the show. Once the number of contestants has been reduced to four, the act which polled the fewest votes is automatically eliminated from the competition (the judges do not have a vote; their only role is to comment on the performances).
Twists[edit]
Season
Twist
One
At the end of judges' houses, it was announced that Cowell would bring back one further act from his "Girls" category that he had eliminated at the judges' houses. He believed that he had made "a huge mistake" at judges' houses by not choosing the act for the live shows. The act was later revealed to be Melanie Amaro and therefore season one had a final 17 instead of a final 16. On the first live show, there was no public vote. Instead, each of the judges selected one of their own acts to eliminate. Cowell had to eliminate two acts, because he included Amaro as a fifth contestant in his category.
Two
Similar to season one, there was no public vote on the first live show and each of the mentors selected one of their own acts to eliminate. However, prior to the elimination of each category, each mentor selected two finalists from their own category as the bottom two. The bottom two acts performed another song of their choice in the "final showdown" and their mentor was required to eliminate one of them based on the performance. At the start of the second live show, it was announced that all judges agreed to bring back one further act whom they felt shouldn't have been eliminated on the first live show by the mentor. The act was later revealed to be Diamond White.
Three
Just like the previous two seasons, there was no public vote or final showdown during the first live show. Instead, each of the judges selected one of their own acts to eliminate. At the start of the second live show, it was announced that all judges agreed to bring back one further act whom they felt shouldn't have been eliminated on the first live show by the mentor. The act was later revealed to be Josh Levi.
After The X Factor[edit]
The winner of the competition is awarded a recording contract with Syco Music in association with Sony Music Entertainment, which would include cash payments totaling $5 million.[14][15] A press release on behalf of the show on February 7, 2011 called the recording contract "the largest guaranteed prize in television history."[20] Unlike the British version of the show,[21] the costs of recording and marketing the winning artist will be paid for separately from the $5 million initial contract payment. The $5 million will be paid directly to the winner in five annual installments of $1 million. Cowell said in a conference call with reporters on February 7, 2011: "I think it should be a life-changing prize and just to be clear, this isn't a dressed-up $5 million, this is a guaranteed $5 million payable to the winner. The recording, marketing, and video costs are completely separate to that. It will be paid over five years at $1 million a year."[22] Cowell said in the same conference call that the specific music label within the Sony family that the winner signs with depends on which label could provide the best support to the winner with regard to the type of music the winner chooses to perform.
Series overview[edit]
To date, three seasons have been broadcast, as summarized below.
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Teens" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Young Adults" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 25s" or "Over 30s" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category
Season
Start
Finish
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Winning mentor
Host(s)
Sponsors
Main judges
Guest judges
1
September 21, 2011 December 22, 2011 Melanie Amaro
Girls Josh Krajcik
Over 30s Chris Rene
Boys Simon Cowell Steve Jones Pepsi
Sony
Verizon
Chevrolet Simon Paula Nicole L.A. Cheryl Cole1
2
September 12, 2012 December 20, 2012 Tate Stevens
Over 25s Carly Rose Sonenclar
Teens Fifth Harmony
Groups L.A. Reid Khloé Kardashian
Mario Lopez Pepsi
Sony
Verizon
Best Buy Simon Demi Britney L.A. Louis Walsh2
3
September 11, 2013 December 19, 2013 Alex & Sierra
Groups Jeff Gutt
Over 25s Carlito Olivero
Boys Simon Cowell Mario Lopez CoverGirl
Herbal Essences
Honda
Secret Demi Kelly Paulina N/A
Notes
^ Cheryl Cole served as a regular judge for the Los Angeles and Chicago auditions, but was dismissed and replaced by Nicole Scherzinger who was originally a co-host.
^ Louis Walsh served as a guest judge for the Kansas City auditions in the place of Simon Cowell.
Judges and hosts[edit]
Judges[edit]
At the time of announcing the U.S. version of The X Factor, Simon Cowell was the only confirmed judge for the show.[23] He later said that he was taking the choices of who to join him on the show very seriously, saying, "It's pointless hiring judges who don't know anything about the music business. I'll probably go and find someone who did what I did for a living. I was an A&R guy for 20 years."[24] Eventually, Grammy Award-winning record executive, songwriter, and record producer L.A. Reid,[25][26] former The X Factor judge Cheryl Cole,[27][28] and Cowell's former American Idol colleague Paula Abdul[29] were confirmed to join Cowell in the judging panel. Cole was dismissed from the show after two sets of auditions and was replaced by co-host Nicole Scherzinger from the Newark auditions.
After season one, the show's producers had said that they would undergo some changes which resulted in, what media outlets called, an "X Factor Shake-up". On January 30, 2012, it was announced that neither Abdul nor Scherzinger would return as a judge for season two.[30] When searching for replacements, Cowell sought to hire pop star Britney Spears as Scherzinger's replacement. After months of negotiations, Cowell and Spears came to an agreement for season two. Following the employment of Spears, Cowell was looking for a young superstar, in order to bring in a younger audience. On May 14, it was confirmed that Demi Lovato and Spears were the new judges.
On December 13, 2012, Reid announced that he would not be returning as a judge for a third season, instead opting to focus on Epic Records. Spears announced on January 11, 2013 that she would not be renewing her contract for another season, opting to focus on recording her eighth studio album. In March 2013, Lovato was announced to be joining Cowell on the panel again for season three. In April 2013, it was reported that former X Factor UK judge Kelly Rowland was the front runner to replace Spears. In May, it was officially confirmed that Rowland and Paulina Rubio would join Cowell and Lovato for season three.[31]
Judges gallery
Paula Abdul (2011)
Simon Cowell (2011–13)
L.A. Reid (2011–12)
Nicole Scherzinger (2011)
Demi Lovato (2012–13)
Britney Spears (2012)
Kelly Rowland (2013)
Paulina Rubio (2013)
Hosts[edit]
Cowell initially indicated that The X Factor may have two hosts.[32][33] Numerous people were speculated to host the series, including High School Musical star Corbin Bleu, model Marisa Miller,[34] and Dermot O'Leary, host of the UK version.[35][36] On May 8, 2011, Nicole Scherzinger and Welsh presenter Steve Jones were announced as co-hosts of the show.[37][38] However, following the departure of judge Cheryl Cole in season one, Scherzinger took her place and Jones became sole host.
After season one, Jones followed Scherzinger and judge Paula Abdul out the door as they were all dismissed from their duties on the show. Reports on who were going to replace Jones as the host circulated for months. Reality star Khloé Kardashian and Extra host Mario Lopez were confirmed as the two hosts hired. The season two auditions, bootcamp, and judges' houses phases of the show went on without hosts as they were not yet confirmed. On April 22, 2013, Fox announced that Lopez would return as sole host for season three after Kardashian was not asked back as co-host.[39]
Hosts gallery
Steve Jones (2011)
Khloé Kardashian (2012)
Mario Lopez (2012–13)
Judges' categories and their finalists[edit]
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses small number of acts (four or five, depending on the season) to progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Season
Simon Cowell
Paula Abdul
Nicole Scherzinger
L.A. Reid
1
Girls
Melanie Amaro
Rachel Crow
Drew
Simone Battle
Tiah Tolliver Groups
Lakoda Rayne
The Stereo Hogzz
InTENsity
The Brewer Boys Over 30s
Josh Krajcik
LeRoy Bell
Stacy Francis
Dexter Haygood Boys
Chris Rene
Marcus Canty
Astro
Phillip Lomax
2
Simon Cowell
Demi Lovato
Britney Spears
L.A. Reid
Groups
Fifth Harmony
Emblem3
LYRIC 145
Sister C Young Adults
CeCe Frey
Paige Thomas
Jennel Garcia
Willie Jones Teens
Carly Rose Sonenclar
Diamond White
Beatrice Miller
Arin Ray Over 25s
Tate Stevens
Vino Alan
Jason Brock
David Correy
3
Simon Cowell
Demi Lovato
Kelly Rowland
Paulina Rubio
Groups
Alex & Sierra
Restless Road
Sweet Suspense
RoXxy Montana Girls
Rion Paige
Ellona Santiago
Khaya Cohen
Danie Geimer Over 25s
Jeff Gutt
Lillie McCloud
Rachel Potter
James Kenney Boys
Carlito Olivero
Josh Levi
Tim Olstad
Carlos Guevara
Pre-show[edit]
The Pepsi Pre-show Live is a podcast, sponsored by Pepsi, that is broadcast through the X Factor website one hour before every episode in the live rounds of the show. This program features behind-the-scenes looks backstage, acoustic performances, and interviews with celebrities, judges, contestants, and X Factor alumni. This program is hosted by Jesse Giddings, Adrienne Bailon, and Jim Cantiello.
Reception[edit]
Television ratings[edit]
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of The X Factor on Fox.
Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season
Premiered
Ended
TV season
Timeslot (ET)
Season
ranking
Ref.
Date
Viewers
(in millions)
Date
Viewers
(in millions)
1
September 21, 2011 12.49 Final performances:
December 21, 2011 12.67 2011–12 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance show) 19 [40][41]
Season finale:
December 22, 2011 12.57 Thursday 8:00 pm
(results show) 20
2
September 12, 2012 8.73 Final performances:
December 19, 2012 8.35 2012–13 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance show) 39 [42][43]
Season finale:
December 20, 2012 9.65 Thursday 8:00 pm
(results show) 40
3
September 11, 2013 6.45 Final performances:
December 18, 2013 5.04 2013–14 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance show) 61 [44]
Season finale:
December 19, 2013 6.22 Thursday 8:00 pm
(results show) 72
Awards and nominations[edit]
At the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, The X Factor beat rival shows American Idol and The Voice to take the award for Reality Competition Show. The X Factor also won the award for Breakout Show, and Simon Cowell won the Male Personality award.
Year
Association
Category
Nominee
Result
2012 Teen Choice Awards Reality Competition Show The X Factor Won
Breakout Show The X Factor Won
Male Personality Simon Cowell Won
Female Reality Star Melanie Amaro Nominated
2013 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Competition Show The X Factor Won
Favorite Celebrity Judge Demi Lovato Won
Britney Spears Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Villain Simon Cowell Won
Teen Choice Awards Reality Competition Show The X Factor Won
Female Artist Demi Lovato Won
Female Hottie Demi Lovato Nominated
Smile Demi Lovato Nominated
Male Personality Simon Cowell Won
Female Personality Demi Lovato Won
Breakout Group Emblem3 Won
Choice Style Icon Demi Lovato Won
Choice Single: Female Artist Demi Lovato Won
Controversy and criticism[edit]
In week seven of season one, Scherzinger voted to eliminate contestant Rachel Crow from the show over Marcus Canty; this took the results to deadlock. Following this, Crow was eliminated and Scherzinger was booed off the stage and her future on the show was put in jeopardy.[45] She subsequently received death threats from some viewers.[46] Scherzinger was let go at the end of the season and later relocated to London to replace Kelly Rowland as a judge on the original UK version of the show.
The airing of the season two judges' houses episode on October 17, 2012 was cut short abruptly in the middle of Lovato's selection for the top 16 to return to MLB on Fox coverage of Game 3 of the 2012 National League Championship Series, which had been in a lengthy rain delay and restarted (the game started at 4 p.m. ET so that Fox could run their primetime lineup upon the game's completion).[47] After viewer complaints and a Twitter message from Cowell that consisted of his reaction being "It's what's known as a total f up.", the episode was re-aired the next week in full.
In season three, due to graphic errors made in the top 13 round of the live shows regarding voting, all voting results posted in that episode were invalidated, and the contestants sang once more in the November 7, 2013, show, with the results revealed on November 13.[48]
Music releases by The X Factor contestants[edit]
Main article: The X Factor (U.S.) discography
International broadcast[edit]
Following the announcement of the show coming to America, several other broadcasters around the world expressed interest in acquiring the rights to show the American version of the show in their country. The below mentioned countries may have their own version of The X Factor, dubbed equally or under another name.
Brazil: Premiered on October 11, 2011 on Canal Sony
Bulgaria: Season one premiered Saturday, November 3, 2012 on FOX
Canada: Simultaneously broadcast with the Fox broadcast on CTV (on Wednesday) or CTV Two (on Thursday).[49] (for the third season, shown only on CTV Two)
Cyprus: Premiered on September 30, 2011 on RIK 1
Czech Republic: Season two premiered on September 15, 2012 on Prima Love
Denmark: Premiered on October 1, 2011 on DR HD
Estonia: Premiered on October 9, 2011, and is broadcast on every Sunday on TV3[50]
Finland: Premiered on October 4, 2011, and is broadcast on Tuesday and Friday on Sub
Greece: Premiered on October 1, 2011 on ANT1[51]
Hungary: Premiered on October 1, 2011, and is broadcast on every Sunday and Saturday on Cool TV[52]
India: Premiered on September 22, 2011 and is simulcast on Big CBS Prime, Love and Spark.
Indonesia: A group of local TV networks is airing the shows the same week it is aired in America; in Jakarta it airs on B Channel (now RTV) on Thursday and Friday, with repeats on Saturday and Sunday.
Ireland: Premiered on September 13, 2011 on TV3 and is broadcast every Friday. Also airs on ITV2 (see UK section).
Israel: Premiered on September 14, 2011, and is broadcast on Friday and Saturday on Hot 3
Iran: Premiered on December 20, 2012, and is broadcast on Thursday and Friday on GEM TV
Japan: Premiered on October 1, 2011 on FOX bs238
Latin America: Premiered on October 12, 2011 on Sony Channel. Season 2 premiered on October 26, 2012 also on Sony Channel.
Latvia: Premiered on December 1, 2012 on Channel 2
Malaysia: Premiered on September 23, 2011 on 8TV
Middle East: Premiered on September 24, 2011 on OSN First
New Zealand: Broadcast 6 hours and 30 minutes after it is aired in the U.S, on TV3[53]
Philippines: Premiered on September 22, 2011 on Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports+Action).
Poland: Premiered on October 11, 2011 on Fox Life and is broadcast every Tuesday[54]
Portugal: Airs on SIC Mulher
Russia: Premiered on January 2, 2012, and is broadcast on Monday to Friday on MTV
Singapore: Same day telecast as the U.S. on MediaCorp Channel 5[55]
Serbia: Premiered on November 2, 2012 on FOX Serbia.
Slovakia: Premiered on September 23, 2011 on JOJ Plus; season two premiered September 14, 2012 on TV JOJ (broadcast in Slovakia 24 hours after it is aired in the U.S.)
South Africa: Broadcast on SABC 1
Thailand: Broadcast on Workpoint TV (Season 1), RTL CBS Entertainment
Turkey: Broadcast on Dizimax Entertainment
Trinidad and Tobago: Airs on CNC3
United Kingdom and Ireland: As part of Cowell's contract, it was agreed that ITV2, the sister channel to the ITV network (which airs the original British version of The X Factor), would have rights to air the U.S. version. The first season was broadcast in the UK 18 hours after the U.S. airing – it premiered on September 22, 2011 in the UK and airs on Thursday and Friday nights. The second season premiered on September 27, 2012, meaning there was initially a delay of two weeks after the U.S. airing. From the live shows onwards, this gap has again reduced to 48 hours. Season 3 premiered on September 20, 2013, 9 days after the U.S. premiere.
Media sponsorship[edit]
On January 7, 2011, Fox, SYCOtv and FremantleMedia North America announced that Pepsi would be the official sponsor of The X Factor.[4][9] The sponsorship included an extensive multi-platform on and off-air marketing partnership.[4] On June 9, Chevrolet was announced as the second official sponsor of the show. Chevrolet's sponsorship would also include an extensive multi-platform on and off-air marketing partnership.[56] Sony was confirmed as the third official sponsor on July 26. Sony's sponsorship of The X Factor would also include an extensive multi-platform on and off-air marketing partnership.[57] Verizon also sponsored the show; they were the official wireless sponsor.[58]
In 2012, the show was the second-highest revenue earning show of the year, with US$5.55 million ad revenue per half-hour, behind American Idol.[59]
For the third season, Honda and Procter & Gamble replaced the previous major sponsors of the show, with Procter & Gamble using it as a platform to promote its CoverGirl, Herbal Essences and Secret personal care brands.[60]
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Cedar Cove (TV series)
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Cedar Cove
Genre
Drama
Romance
Developed by
Bruce Graham
Written by
Debbie Macomber
(Book)
Starring
Andie MacDowell
Dylan Neal
Teryl Rothery
Sarah Smyth
Brennan Elliott
Corey Sevier
Bruce Boxleitner
Barbara Niven
Composer(s)
Mario Vaira
Country of origin
United States
Canada
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
36 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Ron French
Carl Binder
Caroline Moore
Dan Wigutow
Stephen Harmaty
Sue Tenney
Debbie Macomber
Andie MacDowell
Harvey Kahn
Michael M. Scott
Producer(s)
Connie Dolphin
Lisa Towers
Location(s)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time
76 minutes (pilot); 42 minutes
Production company(s)
Unity Pictures Group
Release
Original network
Hallmark Channel
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release
July 20, 2013 (2013-07-20) – September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26)
External links
Website
Cedar Cove is an American-Canadian drama television series on the Hallmark Channel that aired for three seasons from July 20, 2013, to September 26, 2015.[1] Based on author Debbie Macomber's book series of the same name, Cedar Cove focused on Municipal Court Judge Olivia Lockhart's professional and personal life and the townsfolk surrounding her. It was the network's first-ever original scripted series.[1]
On December 1, 2015, it was announced that the series was cancelled and would not be renewed for a fourth season.[2]
Contents
[hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Production
3.1 Setting and filming
3.2 Book to television deviation
4 Reception
5 Episodes
6 International distribution
7 Home media release
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
Cedar Cove is a quaint, picturesque town on an island in Puget Sound in Washington state. Its residents are old fashioned in their values, neighbors on the most part trying to help neighbors, and people not locking their doors in their trust of their neighbors. The moral center and compass of the town is Olivia Lockhart, the bicycle riding, scarf wearing municipal court judge who grew up in the town. Regardless of her being the focus for many in town, Olivia's life has not been issue-free, she long ago having gone through a divorce from her physician ex-husband, the dissolution of their marriage largely due to the accidental drowning death of their son, Jordan, when he was thirteen, that incident from which they as a couple could not recover. Also affected was Jordan's twin sister, Justine, now a young woman, who has been struggling to find her place in life ever since. Much like the town is being pulled in different directions, such as by cutthroat developer Warren Saget, Olivia is often pulled in different directions, personally and professionally, which one day may take her away from Cedar Cove. In the former category is her search for love. Through it all, she acts as supporter and supportee to her friends and family, including librarian Grace Sherman, her best friend since they were children.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Andie MacDowell as Olivia Lockhart, Cedar Cove Municipal Court judge[3]
Dylan Neal as Jack Griffith, editor of the local newspaper, the Cedar Cove Chronicle, an admitted recovering alcoholic, and Olivia's love interest[4]
Teryl Rothery as Grace Sherman, Olivia's librarian best friend[5]
Sarah Smyth as Justine Lockhart, Olivia's artistic daughter who is an insecure person, largely because of the death of her twin brother Jordan when they were thirteen and the resulting dissolution of her parents' marriage
Brennan Elliott as Warren Saget, a cutthroat Cedar Cove land developer
Bruce Boxleitner and Barbara Niven as Bob and Peggy Beldon, a married couple and owners of the local bed & breakfast, 'Thyme and Tide',[6][7]
Timothy Webber as Moon, the aged hippie proprietor of Moon's, a cafe/knick-knack store
Corey Sevier as Seth Gunderson, Justine's high school boyfriend who, now a commercial fisher, returns to town in hopes of renewing their relationship together.[8] Was portrayed by Greyston Holt in the pilot episode.[8] (seasons 1 & 2)
Paula Shaw as Charlotte Jeffers, Olivia's headstrong mother (season 1)
Delilah (voiceover only), a nationally syndicated radio host who provides quotes and inspirational passages as the host of her radio show in-universe in a fictional sense. These set up some of the plot devices which occur throughout each episode.[9] (season 1)
Elyse Levesque as Maryellen Sherman, Grace's daughter (seasons 1 & 3, recurring season 2)
Sebastian Spence as Cliff Harting, a rancher. He was estranged from his father, once famous country singer Tom Harting, at the time of Tom's death. (seasons 2 & 3, recurring season 1)
Tom Stevens as Eric Griffith, Jack's irresponsible son who blames much of that irresponsibility on the fact that he had no male role model growing up (season 2, recurring seasons 1 & 3)
Jesse Hutch as Luke Bailey, an ex-Navy SEAL suffering from PTSD (seasons 2 & 3)
Emily Tennant as Cecilia Rendall, a high school friend of Justine's (season 2, recurring season 3). Portrayed by Katharine Isabelle in the series' pilot.
Cameron Bancroft as Will Jeffers, Olivia's philandering brother (season 3, recurring seasons 1 & 2)
Cindy Busby as Rebecca Jennings, the young, ambitious assistant district attorney (season 3, recurring season 2)
Rebecca Marshall as Alex Baldwin, a ranch hand, ex-stockbroker and recovering alcoholic (season 3, recurring season 2)
Colin Ferguson as Paul Watson, the new DA (season 3)
Tom Butler as Buck Saget, Warren's wealthy businessman father (season 3)
Recurring cast[edit]
Charlie Carrick as John Bowman, an artist and chef, who served jail time for a crime committed by his brother, and who ends up as Maryellen's love interest. Portrayed by Giles Panton beginning in season 3.
Hayley Sales as Shelly, Eric's folk singing girlfriend
Mike Dopud as Roy Mcafee, a private investigator
Jesse Moss as Ian Rendall, Cecilia's military husband
Garry Chalk as Cedar Cove Sheriff Troy Davis (seasons 1 & 2)
Matreya Fedor as Allison Weston, a high school student who volunteers at the library (seasons 1 & 2)
Andrew Airlie as Stan Lockhart, Olivia's ex-husband and Justine's father, who left the family following the death of their son Jordan, Justine's twin brother. He is a Seattle-based physician, and is remarried. (season 1)
Julia Benson as Jeri Drake, a journalist and one of Jack's ex-wives (seasons 2 & 3)
Chris William Martin as Anthony, the district attorney (season 2 & 3)
Sarah-Jane Redmond as Corrie Mcafee, Roy's wife (season 3)
Anna Van Hooft as Linnette Mcafee, Roy & Corrie's daughter, a Physician Assistant (season 3)
Andrew Francis as Derek, Seth's fisher friend (season 3)
Tara Wilson as Gloria Ashton, the daughter Roy and Corrie gave up for adoption (season 3)
Laura Mennell as Kelly, Warren's estranged wife (season 3)
Bruce Dawson as David, the hands-on owner of the Seattle Chronicle (season 3)
Production[edit]
Setting and filming[edit]
Although filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the setting for the series (both book and television) is based on Port Orchard, Washington, producer/writer Debbie Macomber's summer residence.[10]
"Cedar Cove" is the community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver, BC.[11] Macomber stated that she tried to get the series filmed in Washington. "We did get tax incentives [for filmmakers] back but the problem is we don’t have the infrastructure Canada does," she said.[10]
With the announcement of the July 19, 2014, premiere date for the second season, Hallmark also announced that Sue Tenney, executive producer and writer for 7th Heaven, would take over as series showrunner.[12]
Book to television deviation[edit]
In the book series, Grace's husband is disturbed by his actions in the Vietnam War and commits suicide, but, for the television series, Macomber revealed that the network considered that "too heavy" of a storyline. Instead, Grace arrives home from vacation to announce her husband is divorcing her.[10]
Reception[edit]
Cedar Cove was given "generally favorable" reviews at the Metacritic website, based on the aggregate score of 62 out of 100 from ten critics.[13] The Wall Street Journal's Nancy DeWolf Smith called the series "relaxing," adding that it is "as burden-free as a day on the beach with an umbrella, a book and a breeze."[14] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times commented, "Despite a certain built-in B&B preciousness, Cedar Cove evokes certain splendid shows of another time and place, including the late-great 'Family' and the longtime Irish hit 'Ballykissangel.'"[15] The New York Times's Neil Genzlinger commented that the "able" cast "makes it stand out from the stream of interchangeable Hallmark movies that aim for the same tone and audience."[16]
Ellen Gray of the Philadelphia Daily News commented on the difference between Hallmark's standard fare and Cedar Cove, "While [Hallmark] movies are often forced to rush headlong toward their happy endings, a series can take more time. And in [the] four subsequent episodes I've seen, the stories and characters get to breathe a bit."[17] The New York Post's Linda Stasi stated, "It ain't brain surgery and nobody’s going to win any Emmys, but that’s not why fans watch Hallmark."[18] David Hinckley of New York's Daily News stated, "From the early evidence...there’s every indication a Hallmark series will be the same sort of television comfort food as a Hallmark movie."[19]
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Rob Owen called the series "comfortable, uncomplicated, unchallenging entertainment," adding, "which makes it ideal for Hallmark's brand. Fans of Hallmark's movies will enjoy it; viewers who want to be more engaged and absorbed by a program may be bored."[20] Brian Lowry of Variety stated,"There's still a distinction to be drawn between 'light' and 'weightless,' which is roughly where this new show registers—in part because the Olivia-Jack relationship is the only aspect with any resonance."[21]
Ratings for Cedar Cove made Hallmark the top cable channel for its time slot on Saturdays.[22]
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Cedar Cove episodes
During the course of the series, 36 episodes of Cedar Cove aired over three seasons.
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 13 July 20, 2013 (2013-07-20) October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12)
2 12 July 19, 2014 (2014-07-19) October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)
3 11 July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26)
International distribution[edit]
The show began airing in the United Kingdom on 5 USA from February 9, 2014.[23] The second season aired in the UK from May through June 2015 in a series of feature-length episodes, each consisting of two standard episodes. The show began airing in Turkey on Dizimax Drama on 5 March 2014.[24] The show began airing in Greece on NovaCinema 1, NovaCinemaHD on June 4, 2014.[25] The show began airing in Germany on Sat.1 Emotions on March 18, 2014, and aired Tuesdays at 8 p.m.[26] The free-TV premiere took place on January 6, 2015 on the German Disney Channel.[27] The show began airing in Italy on Rai1 on July 1, 2015,[28] and airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. Series 2 was shown immediately afterwards, starting on 18 August 2015 airing on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in blocks of three episodes, finishing on 26 August 2015.[29]
Home media release[edit]
On July 15, 2014, Cinedigm (under license from Hallmark) released the first season of Cedar Cove in a three-disc DVD set.[30] On July 14, 2015, the second season was also released in a three-disc DVD set.[31] A three-disc DVD set of the third and final season was released on March 15, 2016.[32]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Andie Macdowell and Dylan Neal Star In "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove", a Hallmark Channel Original Series World Premiere on July 20, the Network's First-Ever Series". The Futon Critic. March 21, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Cedar Cove: TV Show Cancelled by Hallmark; No Season Four". TV Series Finale. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 17, 2012). "Hallmark Channel Reaffirms Series Order To 'Cedar Cove' Starring Andie MacDowell". Deadline Hollywood.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 8, 2012). "'Being Human' & 'Sons Of Anarchy' Add Actors, 'Cedar Coves' Books Co-Lead". Deadline Hollywood.
Jump up ^ "Teryl Rothery Added to Cast of Series Regulars in Hallmark Channel's First-Ever Primetime Series, "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove," Two-Hour World Premiere July 20". The Futon Critic. April 22, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Bruce Boxleitner Added to Cast as Series Regular in Hallmark Channel's "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove"". The Futon Critic. May 20, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Barbara Niven Added to Cast As Series Regular in Hallmark Channel's "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove"". The Futon Critic. May 29, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Raisler, Carrie (July 20, 2013). "Cedar Cove". A.V. Club. AVClub.com. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Too all who have sent me notes commenting on hearing my voice on the radio in the new Hallmark series, "Cedar Cove", thank you for noticing.." Delilah Facebook page. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c Owens, Rob (July 15, 2013). "Hallmark takes a trip to 'Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Filming List". British Columbia Film Commission. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Hallmark Channel's First-Ever Primetime Series "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove" Begins Production on Second Season March 2014". The Futon Critic (Press release). January 11, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove: Season 1". Metacritic. July 20, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
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