TV series trivia | 100 did you know facts about famous shows (Part 11)

TV is becoming a medium that rivals cinema. Each year we see more and more tv series and most of them are almost perfect.

So let’s find out some things about TV series that left their mark.

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series
The series is based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar
The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage
It ran on The CW network for six seasons from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012
Narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger “Gossip Girl” (voiced by Kristen Bell), the series revolves around the lives of privileged upper-class adolescents living in Manhattan’s Upper East Side (UES)
The series begins with the return of Upper East Side teenage “it girl” Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from a mysterious absence
She is reunited with her frenemy Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and her mother Lily (Kelly Rutherford)
She also meets Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley)—an aspiring writer from Brooklyn who is one of Serena’s main love interests throughout the show
Other main characters include Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford), Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr), Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) and Ivy Dickens (Kaylee DeFer)
The success of Gossip Girl led to many adaptations outside the United States
The show received numerous award nominations and won 18 Teen Choice Awards
The CW officially renewed Gossip Girl for a sixth and final season on May 11, 2012
The final season consisted of 10 episodes
It premiered on October 8, 2012, and ended on December 17, 2012
A sequel series, headed by original executive producers Schwartz, Savage and Safran is in the works
It will also be titled Gossip Girl
It will release in 2021 on the HBO Max streaming service
While set in the same continuity, this series focuses on a new cast of characters from a different perspective in the same setting
Grey’s Anatomy is an American medical drama television series
It premiered on March 27, 2005, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement
The fictional series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into seasoned doctors while balancing personal and professional relationships
The title is an allusion to Gray’s Anatomy, a classic human anatomy textbook first published in 1858 in London and written by Henry Gray
Shonda Rhimes developed the pilot and continues to write for the series
She is also one of the executive producers alongside Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Krista Vernoff, Rob Corn, Mark Wilding, and Allan Heinberg and recently Ellen Pompeo
Although the series is set in Seattle, it is filmed primarily in Los Angeles, California
The series revolves around the title character, Dr. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo
Grey is first featured as an intern and later becomes the chief of general surgery, all the while exploring the ups-and-downs of a surgeon’s life
The original cast consisted of 9 star-billed actors: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T. R. Knight, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey
The cast has undergone major changes throughout the series’ run
At the start of the sixteenth season, the show had a large ensemble of 14 actors
Including 4 characters from the original cast (Meredith Grey, Alex Karev, Miranda Bailey and Richard Webber)
Justin Chambers, who played Dr. Alex Karev, left the show during this season
Grey’s Anatomy is the longest-running scripted primetime show currently airing on ABC
It is the longest scripted primetime series carried by ABC
As of February 28, 2019, it was the longest running American primetime medical drama series
The series was most recently renewed for its seventeenth season
Its success catapulted longtime series regulars including Pompeo, Dempsey and Oh to worldwide recognition
They were among the top 5 highest-earning television actors in 2013
The show’s ratings have fallen over the course of its run
It was once among the overall top 10 shows in the United States
It is still one of the highest-rated shows among the 18–49 demographic
It is the #3 drama on all of broadcast television in the United States
The series was the highest revenue-earning show on television, in terms of advertising, in the 2007-08 season
In 2017, it was ranked tenth on the list
In its fifteenth season, Grey’s Anatomy ranked as ABC’s highest-rated drama
Grey’s Anatomy has been well received by critics throughout much of its run
It has been included in various critics’ year-end top 10 lists
Since its inception, the show has been described by the media outlets as a television “phenomenon” or a “juggernaut”, owing to its longevity and dominant ratings
It is considered to have had a significant effect on popular culture and has received numerous awards
Including the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and a total of 38 Primetime Emmy Award nominations
These noinations include 2 for Outstanding Drama Series
The cast members have also received accolades for their individual performances
Hannah Montana is an American teen sitcom
It was also titled Hannah Montana Forever in its fourth season
It was created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O’Brien
It aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March 2006 and January 2011
The series centers on Miley Stewart (portrayed by Miley Cyrus), a teenage girl living a double life as famous pop singer Hannah Montana, an alter ego she adopted to be able to maintain the anonymity of living a “normal life” as a typical teenager
Stories deal with Miley’s everyday struggles in coping with the social and personal issues of adolescence, while maintaining the added struggle of her concealed identity, which she sustains by wearing a blonde wig
Miley shares strong relationships with her brother, Jackson, and best friends, Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken, who also become aware of her secret
Cyrus’s father, singer-songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus, plays the fictional character’s father Robby Ray, who works as the singer’s manager
Overarching themes include the focus on family, friendships, the importance of music and discovering one’s identity
The series was created by The Walt Disney Company
It was an effort by the company to continue the commercial musical success of its television network after the premiere of its made-for-television film High School Musical in 2006 and earlier musical series
It was produced by It’s a Laugh Productions in association with Poryes’s production company
It premiered on Disney Channel on March 24, 2006
A concert film featuring Cyrus performing as Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert was released in 2008
This was followed by a feature film, Hannah Montana: The Movie in 2009
The program concluded on January 16, 2011 as a result of Cyrus’s accelerating popularity and music career, and desire to transition into more mature acting roles
All seasons have been distributed through digital download and on streaming service Disney+
Hannah Montana received consistently high viewership in the United States on broadcast television
The series influenced the development of merchandise, soundtrack albums and concert tours
It has been praised by television critics for its humour and music
The program is also credited for launching the musical career of Cyrus
It also established her as a teen idol
As she began to develop an increasingly provocative public image as the series progressed, the series received criticism for appearing to be a negative influence on its younger audience
It was nominated for four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children’s Program between 2007 and 2010
Cyrus won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series, Leading Young Actress, in 2008
Homeland is an American spy thriller television series
The title is stylized as HOMƎLAND on promotional posters and home media releases
The series was developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War
This Israeli series was created by Gideon Raff
The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer with bipolar disorder, and Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, a Marine Corps Scout Sniper
Brody was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war
Mathison becomes convinced that he was “turned” by the enemy and poses a threat to the United States
The series storyline grows from this premise, together with Mathison’s ongoing covert work
The series was broadcast in the U.S. on cable channel Showtime
It was produced by Fox 21 Television Studios (formerly Fox 21)
It premiered on October 2, 2011
The first episode was made available online more than two weeks before the television broadcast
With viewers having to complete game tasks to gain access
The series’ eighth and final season premiered on February 9, 2020
The finale aired on April 26, 2020
The series has received generally positive reviews
Its first two seasons gained near universal praise
It has won several awards
Including the 2011 and 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama for its first two seasons
And the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for its first season
Danes has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice (from five nominations)
Lewis has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series once (from two nominations)
Supporting cast members Mandy Patinkin, Morena Baccarin, Rupert Friend, and F. Murray Abraham have also received Emmy acting nominations