Hey Paula (TV series)
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{{Infobox television
|image = Hey Paula tv show.jpg
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|genre = Reality
|director = Paula Abdul
Jason Sands
|opentheme = "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul
|starring = Paula Abdul
|country = United States
|language = English
|num_seasons = 1
|num_episodes = 7
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|executive_producer =
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|runtime = 24 minutes
|channel = Bravo
|first_aired = {{Start date|2007|06|28}}
|last_aired = {{End date|2007|07|27}}
}}
Hey Paula is an American reality television series starring and co-produced by American television personality Paula Abdul that aired from June 28 to July 27, 2007, on the Bravo network.
Synopsis
Abdul's persona on Hey Paula was considerably less genial than that of her established reputation as "the nice one" on American Idol.[http://www.americanidol.com/about/paula_abdul/ Paula Abdul's Bio - American Idol][http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dea361d0-1280-4a53-ae3a-a0b97ebb5b7f E! News - Paula Abdul Says No to Drugs, Alcohol - Paula Abdul] Abdul's behavior on the show, particularly toward her staff, was revealed to be less than exemplary.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933978.html?categoryid=32&cs=1|title=Hey, Paula|last=Levine|first=Stuart|date=2007-06-22|publisher=variety.com}}
Ratings and reception
In spite of the tremendous success of American Idol, the ratings for Hey Paula were reportedly low.{{Cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Ratings-Burn-Gets/800017924 |title=Ratings: Burn Gets Noticed, But Not Hey Paula - Today's News: Our Take {{!}} TVGuide.com |access-date=2008-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519081313/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Ratings-Burn-Gets/800017924 |archive-date=2008-05-19 |url-status=dead }} The series averaged 520,000 total viewers since its premier.{{cite web | last=Becker | first=Anne | title=Not A Hot Cable Summer for All | website=Broadcasting Cable | date=2007-08-11 | url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/not-hot-cable-summer-all-83511 | access-date=2023-01-06}}
Aftermath
During the filming of the series, Abdul was fired from the Bratz movie. Though her reaction to this was captured on camera, Abdul and her handlers subsequently denied the veracity of the segment, attributing Abdul's highly emotional on-camera break-down to "creative editing".{{Cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/paula_abdul_10 |title=Usmagazine.com {{!}} EXCLUSIVE: Paula's People Say She Broke up With Bratz |access-date=2008-05-02 |archive-date=2008-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115005352/http://www.usmagazine.com/paula_abdul_10 |url-status=dead }}
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = This Is My Life
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|06|28}}
| ShortSummary = Paula gets all glamorous to attend the Grammy Awards but her pooch, Chomps, chews on her loaned million dollar ring. Later, Paula goes to a home shopping network to promote her new jewelry line.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Sleepless In New York
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|06|28}}
| ShortSummary = Paula attends a fashion gala and is awarded a Fashion Icon Award. Later, a tired Paula talks with her perfume manufacturers and does various American Idol interviews.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Woman of the Year
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|07|05}}
| ShortSummary = Paula holds a staff meeting to discuss her recent bad publicity and then she goes shopping. Las Vegas beckons, meaning she'll have to face the press head-on.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = All that Glitters
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|07|12}}
| ShortSummary = Paula hosts a charity event to help animal victims of Hurricane Katrina. Later, she appears on the home shopping network once again and prepares for an appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman".
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Snowed In
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|07|19}}
| ShortSummary = As Paula prepares to head to New York for the day to rest and then give an interview on "The Late Show with David Letterman", things totally go haywire as a snowstorm mixes up Paula's plans. Paula is stuck in Philadelphia after doing a segment on QVC until the snow storm dies down. Will Paula ever make it to David Letterman?
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Summer Rental
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|07|26}}
| ShortSummary = Paula plans to rent a house while her home is being remodeled and asks her best friend/hairstylist Daniel to help her decorate. Daniel tours the rental house with Deb the interior designer to determine décor. Daniel and Deb make decorative executive decisions, and move in new furniture the very next week. But when Paula arrives to look at the house, she hates it and calls Deb to complain. After reconsidering, Paula decides to hold off on remodeling her house, and lets go of the newly decorated rental house.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Shut Up and Dance
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|08|02}}
| ShortSummary = In the season/series finale, Paula auditions dancers for a new project. Then we see how she deals with her chronic pain problems in her daily life -- a problem that gets worse after she trips over one of her beloved dogs and damages the cartilage in her nose. We meet her acupuncturist while she does an interview with Billy Bush of Access Hollywood. Later, Paula meets with producer Peter Lord, whom she hasn't worked with for over ten years, to discuss her getting back in the music game. Paula's boyfriend throws her a birthday party and surprises her with her dad and other family members.
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0944946|title=Hey Paula}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070701084440/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040769_20040772_20044171,00.html Episode 1: "Forever Your Girl"] Review & Recap
- [http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/hey-paula-american-idol-judge-says-never-again Hey Paula: American Idol Judge Says ”Never Again!”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521154644/http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/hey-paula-american-idol-judge-says-never-again/ |date=2008-05-21 }}
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Category:2000s American reality television series
Category:2007 American television series debuts
Category:2007 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows