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ABC to import UK wife-swapping show
Thursday, October 9, 2003 Posted: 9:08 AM EDT (1308 GMT)
LONDON, England (Hollywood Reporter) -- ABC is getting into the wife-swapping business.
The network has agreed to air a local version of the UK reality series "Wife Swap" for a six-week run next summer, its creator said Wednesday.
The show, in which women from different social backgrounds switch families for two weeks, has been a hit on the U.K.'s Channel 4, drawing audiences of 5 million.
In the U.S., the show will be given the less-risque moniker "Trading Moms."
ABC previously commissioned a pilot show from RDF Media, the show's producer, which declined to provide further details.