Bad Mothers is an Australian television drama series that premiered on the Nine Network on 18 February 2019.[1] The show centres around five women whose lives collide following a series of shocking events and learn that life can get a whole lot more complicated outrageous and fun, than they ever imagined.[2]
| Bad Mothers | |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Composer | Kyls Burtland |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Cinematography | John Stokes |
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| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 18 February (2019-02-18) – 8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) |
Sarah's suburban bliss is destroyed when her husband has an affair with her best friend, Charlotte, head of the Bedford Mothers’ Club. Ousted from the snooty club, Sarah finds unexpected support among the titular Bad Mothers. The new friends exact revenge on Charlotte that leads to deadly results.[3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Australian viewers |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Geoff Bennett | Rachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan | 18 February 2019 (2019-02-18) | 332393-1 | 691,000[5] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Geoff Bennett | Rachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan | 25 February 2019 (2019-02-25) | 332393-2 | 644,000[6] |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Sian Davies | Sarah Walker | 4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) | 332393-3 | 542,000[7] |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Sian Davies | Gavin Strawhan | 11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) | 332393-4 | 495,000[8] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Catriona McKenzie | Rachel Lang & Tim Lee | 18 March 2019 (2019-03-18) | 332393-5 | 498,000[9] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Catriona McKenzie | Rachel Lang | 25 March 2019 (2019-03-25) | 332393-6 | 480,000[10] |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Geoff Bennett | Gavin Strawhan | 1 April 2019 (2019-04-01) | 332393-7 | 538,000[11] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Geoff Bennett | Rachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan | 8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) | 332393-8 | 605,000[12] |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 691 | 644 | 542 | 495 | 498 | 480 | 538 | 605 | |
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | 18 February 2019 | 691,000 | 9 | 79,000 | 8 | 770,000 | [5][13] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 25 February 2019 | 644,000 | 9 | 68,000 | 9 | 712,000 | [6][14] |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 4 March 2019 | 542,000 | 15 | 83,000 | 14 | 625,000 | [7][15] |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 11 March 2019 | 495,000 | 16 | 119,000 | 12 | 614,000 | [8][16] |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 18 March 2019 | 498,000 | 16 | 100,000 | 14 | 598,000 | [9][17] |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 25 March 2019 | 480,000 | 16 | 133,000 | 12 | 613,000 | [10][18] |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 1 April 2019 | 538,000 | 15 | 98,000 | 10 | 636,000 | [11][19] |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 8 April 2019 | 605,000 | 13 | 95,000 | 11 | 700,000 | [12][20] |
In September 2020, Jungle Entertainment announced they are in active development on creating an adaptation of the series for U.S. audiences.[21][22]
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