30 Days
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| 30 Days | |
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| Format | Reality Television |
| Created by | Morgan Spurlock |
| Starring | Morgan Spurlock |
| Narrated by | Morgan Spurlock |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
John Landgraf Ben Silverman H.T. Owens Morgan Spurlock R. J. Cutler |
| Producer(s) | Sebastian Doggart |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FX Networks |
| Original run | June 15, 2005 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
30 Days is a reality television show on FX, created and introduced by Morgan Spurlock. In each episode, a person or group of people will spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar (e.g. working for minimum wage, being in prison, a Christian living as a Muslim etc.) while discussing related social issues. As in Spurlock's film, Super Size Me, there are a number of rules unique to each situation which must be followed during each such experiment. One episode each season has featured Spurlock as the person spending the month in the particular lifestyle. The theme song of the original episodes is "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop.
Season one premiered on June 15, 2005, and its respective DVD set was released July 11, 2006. The second season premiered on July 26, 2006. Spurlock announced that he had personally filmed an episode in late February 2006 [1].
In the United Kingdom, the program is broadcast on More4 and Channel 4. In Australia, the program is broadcast on Network Ten and Lifestyle Channel. It currently airs in Canada on Independent Film Channel and Canal Vie. It also airs in FX in Latin America. In Norway it airs on TV 2.
On December 15, 2006, FX announced the show would return for a third season, with Morgan Spurlock participating as the guinea pig in two of the six episodes.[1]
Season 3 of 30 Days premiered on June 3, 2008.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Episode listing
[edit] First season
| Episode No. | Topic | Original Airdate |
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| 101 | Minimum Wage | June 15, 2005 |
| 102 | Anti-Aging | June 22, 2005 |
| 103 | Muslims and America | June 29, 2005 |
| 104 | Straight Man in a Gay World | July 6, 2005 |
| 105 | Off the Grid | July 13, 2005 |
| 106 | Binge Drinking Mom | July 20, 2005 |
[edit] Second season
| Episode No. | Topic | Original Airdate |
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| 201 | Immigration | July 26, 2006 |
| 202 | Outsourcing | August 2, 2006 |
| 203 | Atheist | August 9, 2006 |
| 204 | New Age | August 16, 2006 |
| 205 | Abortion | August 23, 2006 |
| 206 | Jail | August 30, 2006 |
[edit] Third season
| Episode No. | Topic | Original Airdate |
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| 301 | Working in a Coal Mine | June 3, 2008 |
| 302 | Living in a Wheelchair | June 10, 2008 |
| 303 | Animal Rights | June 17, 2008 |
| 304 | Same Sex Parenting | June 24, 2008 |
| 305 | Gun Nation | July 1, 2008 |
| 306 | Life on an Indian Reservation | July 8, 2008 |
[edit] DVD Releases
| DVD Name | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Information |
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| Season 1 | July 11, 2006 | 6 | Commentary on four episodes, and diary cam on all episodes. |
| Season 2 | July 1, 2008 | 6 |
