Fandango orders 'Bad Girls Club: Unfinished Business' as its first original programme
Fandango's free, ad-supported streaming service, owned by Versant Media, has ordered a two-episode Bad Girls Club reunion special hosted by Tanisha Thomas. It is the service's first original programming.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2Fandango has ordered its first original programme, a two-episode unscripted reunion special called "Bad Girls Club: Unfinished Business", for its free, ad-supported streaming service. VarietyLC “the service has ordered two episodes of the unscripted special “Bad Girls Club: Unfinished Business.”” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “is moving into original programming for the first time and has set its first project” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Fandango became part of Versant Media when NBCUniversal split off most of its cable and digital offerings at the start of the year; Deadline notes Versant also owns the Oxygen brand, which has pivoted to true crime. VarietyLC “Fandango, which became part of Versant Media when NBCUniversal split off most of its cable and digital offerings at the start of the year” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “Versant Media, which owns Fandango as well as the Oxygen brand, which has pivoted to true-crime in recent years.” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Tanisha Thomas, a "Bad Girls" veteran who appeared in season two, will host. The reunion brings back season-seven cast members Stasi Townsend, Shelly Hickman, Judi Jackson, Tiara Hodge, Angie Castillo and Priscilla Mennella; Variety says they will be split into groups of three for each episode. DeadlineN “hosted by Tanisha Thomas, who was one of the stars of season two of the show” Read at Deadline ↗ VarietyLC “They’ll be split into groups of three for each episode.” Read at Variety ↗
Mixed · 2Fandango said season seven was chosen because it is the most-watched season of the series on its service. DeadlineN “Season 7 was chosen because it is the most-watched season of the show on the Fandango platform.” Read at Deadline ↗ VarietyLC “which Fandango said is the most-watched season of the series available on its service” Read at Variety ↗ Mixed · 2According to Versant, each episode will revisit the show's most iconic fights and confrontations, with the women facing each other to share their sides and decide whether old rivalries can be closed. VarietyLC “Each episode brings the women face-to-face to share their sides of the story and unpack what really happened.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “determine if these chapters can finally be closed, or if some rivalries are simply too deep to leave in the past.” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Val Boreland, Versant's president of entertainment, said Bad Girls Club "has consistently over-indexed with our viewers" and that the company wants to give longtime viewers "a front-row seat". VarietyLC “Bad Girls Club has consistently over-indexed with our viewers,” said Versant entertainment president Val Boreland” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “give longtime viewers a front-row seat as they revisit the moments that made the franchise so iconic.” Read at Deadline ↗
Mixed · 2Bunim/Murray Productions, part of Banijay Entertainment and the company behind the original, produces the special. Julie Pizzi, Steve Ezell, Brad Tiemann and Thomas are executive producers. Deadline says it will air later this year. VarietyLC “Bunim/Murray Productions, part of Banijay Entertainment, will produce the special” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “Thomas exec produces alongside Julie Pizzi, Steve Ezell and Brad Tiemann. It will air later this year.” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2The original series ran for 17 seasons on Oxygen from 2006 to 2017. Variety lists its spinoffs and says the show was displaced when Oxygen became a true-crime channel, while Deadline adds that Roku recently launched "Laguna Beach: The Reunion", placing Fandango among streamers moving into reunion specials. VarietyLC ““Bad Girls Club” originally ran for 17 seasons on Oxygen, from 2006 to 2017.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “Fandango is the latest streamer to move into the reunion specials business; Roku recently launched Laguna Beach: The Reunion.” Read at Deadline ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Variety presents a trade-news item on Fandango entering original programming, with detail on the franchise's history and spinoffs.
- Emphasis
- Franchise history, spinoffs, how the cast will be split across episodes, and Versant's ownership background.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention the air date or the wider streaming trend of reunion specials.
- Charged language
- “getting into the original programming business”
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“is getting into the original programming business — starting with a revival of “Bad Girls Club.”” — Variety
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Deadline frames the order as a strategic fit for Versant and part of a streaming reunion-special trend.
- Emphasis
- Fit with Versant's Oxygen brand, the air date (later this year) and Roku's comparable reunion.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not list the spinoffs or say how cast will be divided across episodes.
- Charged language
- “The move makes sense for Versant Media”
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Fandango is launching original programming for the first time with a Bad Girls Club reunion special.
- Tanisha Thomas hosts a two-episode special featuring season-seven cast members.
- Season seven was chosen as the most-watched season on Fandango's service.
- Bunim/Murray Productions produces it.
- Versant entertainment president Val Boreland gave the same statement in both outlets.
Versant Media organisation
Versant, through entertainment president Val Boreland, says the order fits its aim to evolve Fandango's free streaming service with programming fans want.
“As we continue to evolve Fandango’s free, ad-supported streaming service, we want to deliver programming that fans are passionate about” — Variety
Left1 article
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Neutral Straight trade report on the order, with franchise background and Versant's statement.
Centre1 article
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Fandango Moves Into Originals With ‘Bad Girls Club’ Reunion
Neutral Trade report that adds mild analysis that the move suits Versant and fits a reunion-special trend.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 15 Oct 21:00 First DeadlineN Fandango Moves Into Originals With ‘Bad Girls Club’ Reunion
- 15 Oct 21:00 First VarietyLC Fandango Orders ‘Bad Girls Club: Unfinished Business’ as the Versant-Owned Streamer Gets Into Original Programming
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