Southie Rules

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Southie Rules
GenreReality
Created byRyan o'Dowd
ComposerTim Wynn
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
  • Brian Flanagan
  • David McKillop
  • Drew Tappon
  • Elaine Frontain Bryant
  • Fred Grinstein
  • Joel Olicker
  • Laura Palumbo
  • Matt Ostrom
  • Seanbaker Carter
  • Tug Yourgrau
Running time20 to 23 minutes
Production companiesMagilla Entertainment
Powderhouse Productions
Original release
NetworkA&E
ReleaseJanuary 29 (2013-01-29) –
March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)

Southie Rules is an American reality television series on A&E. The series premiered on January 29, 2013, and chronicles the day-to-day life of the Niedzwiecki family, a multi-generational family located in South Boston that lives all under one roof in a three-level home.[1][2][3][4][5] A&E moved the series to Saturday after episode four ratings fell to a series low of 606,000 viewers, which is half of its debut audience.[6] Two episodes aired on February 23, 2013 while the remaining episodes were burned off on March 2, 2013 in a mid-afternoon marathon.

Episodes[edit]

No. Title Original air date Prod No. U.S. viewers
(million)
1"Bill Roulette"January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)1061.28[7]
2"Poseidon: King of South Boston"January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)1020.82[7]
3"Devin's Adventures in Babysitting"February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)1050.92[8]
4"She's Having A Friggin' Baby?!?!"February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)1040.60[8]
5"We Need a Bigger Boat"February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)107N/A
6"The Initiation"February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)103N/A
7"The Passion of the Couch"March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)109N/A
8"Who's the Boss?"March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)101N/A
9"Lights, Camera, Laundry!"March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)108N/A
10"Dress to Impress"March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)110N/A
11"Recipe for Disaster"March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)111N/A

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A&E Network Orders New Real-Life Series "Southie Rules"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "A&E to Add "Southie Rules" and "First 48" Spin-Off "The Killer Speaks" in January". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ Yiqing Shao; Eric Randall (January 29, 2013). "Let's Talk About the Huge Mess That Was 'Southie Rules'". Metrocorp. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Steve Annear (January 29, 2013). "Two People Liked 'Southie Rules' & One of Them is From New York [Storify]". BostInno. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "A&E Network Presents the New Original Real-Life Series "Southie Rules"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "A&E Banishes Newcomer "Southie Rules" to Saturdays". the Futon Critic. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Hardcore Pawn," "Pretty Little Liars" Once Again Top Viewers, Demos". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Tosh.0" Returns, "Hardcore Pawn" Wraps on Top". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 7, 2013.

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