Joe Millionaire

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Joe Millionaire
Joe Millionaire logo.jpg
GenreReality
Directed byBryan O'Donnell
Brian Smith
Glenn Taylor
Presented byAlex McLeod
ComposerDavid Vanacore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producersChris Cowan
Jean-Michel Michenaud
ProducersMarcia Garcia
Tim Piniak
Ashton Ramsey
Running time60 mins.
Production companies
  • Fox World (2003)
  • 495 Productions (2022)
  • Fox Alternative Entertainment (2022)
Release
Original networkFox
Original release
  • Original series:
  • January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06) – November 24, 2003 (2003-11-24)
  • Revival series:
  • January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06) – present
External links
Website

Joe Millionaire is an American reality dating show that premiered on Fox in 2003. The first two seasons of the series followed a group of single women, competing for the affection of a bachelor who was falsely billed as being a millionaire. If the last remaining woman still accepted the love of the bachelor despite the ruse, the couple would also win a high-value prize.

The first season of Joe Millionaire premiered on January 6, 2003. The series was highly successful, with Fox promoting that its season finale (seen by an average of 34.6 million viewers) was the highest-rated entertainment program (excluding Super Bowl lead-out programs) aired on network television since 2000. Fox renewed the series for a second season, titled The Next Joe Millionaire, which premiered as part of Fox's fall lineup later that year.

The second season was not as successful, with its season finale only drawing 9 million viewers, and Fox's head of entertainment Sandy Grushow admitting that the network got "greedy" in trying to repeat the show's "stunt". The format would remain dormant until November 2021, when Fox announced a revival entitled Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer, which premiered on January 6, 2022. This version features two bachelors, one of whom is secretly a millionaire.

First season[]

The women were not aware that the bachelor, Evan Marriott, was in fact a working-class construction worker. The Smoking Gun later discovered that Marriott had also been an underwear model.[1] A theme throughout the first season was Marriott's attempt to ascertain which of the twenty contestants were sincere and which ones were simply seeking a wealthy mate. Season 1 was helmed by showrunner and co-executive producer Liz Bronstein, whose vision of the show as a spoof of The Bachelor and comedic send-up of reality shows was widely praised.[citation needed]

The show made a minor star out of Paul Hogan, the manservant whose role developed, in the words of the network, "into the glue that held the show together".[2] Hogan was not actually the host of the program: Alex McLeod was the program's host, although she appeared only briefly on each episode for an estimated total of five minutes during the six-episode season.[3]

Runner-up Sarah Kozer received notoriety when the media reported during the course of the show that she had appeared in bondage videos while she was attending law school.[4] A scene from the show implied that Kozer and Marriott engaged in a sex act while out for a walk together. Marriott and Kozer claim no sex acts occurred. In the VH1 program VH1 News Presents: Reality TV Secrets Revealed she alleges that her statement, "let's go somewhere quiet" was in fact spoken while she was receiving a back massage from another female contestant and that the producers dubbed it in during post-editing and added suggestive sound effects and subtitles. The show's editors corroborated this fact later in an interview for Radar magazine.

Zora Andrich was the last woman to be chosen by Marriott, and they split a bonus prize of $1 million. Their relationship did not last.[5]

Joe Millionaire was filmed primarily at the Château de la Bourdaisière in the countryside of the commune of Montlouis-sur-Loire in the Indre-et-Loire département in France. Marriott is said to have made upwards of $2.5 million between Fox Networks payout, personal appearances, and commercials. In 2004, he hosted the less popular (GSN) Game Show Network show Fake A Date. Marriott went back to contracting in Orange County, California, and started his own business.[6][7]

The series was highly successful for Fox; the two-hour season finale was seen by at least 34.6 million viewers, which made it one of Fox's highest-rated entertainment programs to-date. Fox stated that, excluding Super Bowl lead-outs, it was the highest-rated entertainment program on television since the first season finale of Survivor in 2000.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

The Next Joe Millionaire[]

The second installment, following the same premise, was set in Northern and Central Italy, primarily at the Villa Oliva in Tuscany. Marriott was replaced by 24-year-old David Smith from Midland, Texas, who, viewers were told, had earned only $11,000 the previous year as a cowboy on the rodeo circuit. Needing to find contestants who were unaware of the first show, the producers went to Europe and cast 14 English-speaking European women from the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Sweden. During casting, the women were told by Fox casting agents that the show they were going to appear on would involve a group of European women interacting with American men on an island somewhere.

There was also a new "hostess", a then-unknown Samantha Harris. The butler was, once again, played by Paul Hogan.

However, the show's popularity dissolved very quickly;[15] Fox's head of entertainment Sandy Grushow stated that "our instincts told us from the very beginning that Joe Millionaire was a one-time stunt and I think we got greedy." He added, "We tried to sneak it by the American public a second time and we got called on it."[16]

The show's climax occurred when one of the contestants, Linda Kazdová, from the Czech Republic, was brought back to the show after eliminating herself and was later selected by Smith as the winner. By that time, though, the show's popularity had irreversibly declined, and no more seasons were produced.

Instead of sharing a million dollars, as Andrich and Marriott had in the first show, Smith was awarded a ranch in Texas, while Kazdova received $250,000. As with the first installment, the couple's post-show interaction was short-lived, as Smith and Kazdova were separated by distance shortly after the show aired.[17] The Next Joe Millionaire drew less than 7 million viewers a week with a season finale attracting only 9 million viewers.[18]

For Richer or Poorer[]

In October 2021, Fox Alternative Entertainment announced that a reboot of the series produced by SallyAnn Salsano, Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer, would premiere on January 6, 2022. For Richer or Poorer features women competing over two bachelors: one of the bachelors is a millionaire, but the women do not know which.[9][19]

Cast[]

This season of Joe Millionaire has two bachelors: Kurt F. Sowers and Steven McBee. Sowers is a 32-year-old construction manager and CEO from Charlotte, North Carolina and McBee is a 27-year-old farmer and CEO from Gallatin, Missouri. For this season, the butler and host is Martin Andrew.[20]

Contestants[]

There are 18 contestants this season.[21]

Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome Place
Amanda Pace 28 Newport, California Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur Participating
Amber S. 28 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Realtor
Annie Jorgensen 25 New York City, New York Digital Creative Strategist
Breanna Hagen 27 Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Graduate Admissions Specialist
Calah Jackson 28 Dallas, Texas Project Manager
Carolyn Moore 30 Orlando, Florida Skincare Company Owner
Jennie K. 29 San Diego, California Attorney
Suzan E. 28 San Antonio, Texas Supplier Management Operations
Whitney Young 25 Lake Oswego, Oregon Talent Acquisition Executive
Suzette James 31 Los Angeles, California Realtor Eliminated (Episode 4) 10–12
Katy Johnson 33 Los Angeles, California Travel Blogger Eliminated (Episode 4) 10–12
Andreea M. 31 Newport, Rhode Island Restaurateur Eliminated (Episode 4) 10–12
Sara S. 22 Houston, Texas Influencer and Model Eliminated (Episode 3) 13
Rachel Vinson 30 Los Angeles, California Attorney Quit (Episode 3) 14
Doris Cano 32 Bethpage, New York Dance Company Owner Eliminated (Episode 2) 15
Monica Aksamit 31 Brooklyn, New York Olympic fencing medalist Eliminated (Episode 1) 16–17
Brookell B. 30 Los Angeles, California Model Eliminated (Episode 1) 16–17
Caroline Campbell 23 Nashville, Tennessee Recruiter Eliminated (Episode 1) 18

British version[]

A short-lived British version called Joe Millionaire UK[22] ran on E4 from November 27, 2003, until January 1, 2004, hosted by Rebecca De Young while the bachelor, in general, was Dominic Lijertwood.

Ratings[]

Season 1[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Joe Millionaire
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Ref(s)
1 "The Beginning" January 6, 2003 Monday 9:00 p.m. 11.1/16 18.6 [23]
2 "Episode 2" January 13, 2003 10.6/15 17.5 [24]
3 "Episode 3" January 20, 2003 11.5/17 18.8 [25]
4 "Episode 4" January 27, 2003 12.1/17 20.3 [26]
5 "Episode 5" February 3, 2003 12.0/17 20.6 [27]
6 "Episode 6" February 10, 2003 14.2/20 24.1 [28]
7 "The Last Episode" February 17, 2003 Monday 8:00 p.m. 16.6/23 29.3 [29]
8 "The Last Episode, Part 2" February 17, 2003 Monday 9:00 p.m. 21.8/29 40.0 [29]
9 "The Aftermath" February 24, 2003 12.1/17 N/A [30]

Season 2[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Joe Millionaire
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Ref(s)
1 "Season 2 Premiere" October 20, 2003 Monday 8:00 p.m. 4.7/7 6.8 [31]
2 "Episode 2" October 27, 2003 4.1/6 5.9 [32]
3 "Episode 3" October 28, 2003 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 4.5/7 6.5 [33]
4 "Episode 4" November 3, 2003 Monday 8:00 p.m. 4.2/6 5.9 [34]
5 "Episode 5" November 10, 2003 3.8/6 5.4 [35]
6 "Episode 6" November 10, 2003 Monday 9:00 p.m. 4.3/6 6.4 [35]
7 "Episode 7" November 17, 2003 Monday 8:00 p.m. 3.6/5 4.9 [36]
8 "Episode 8" November 17, 2003 Monday 9:00 p.m. 4.6/7 6.9 [36]
9 "Episode 9" November 24, 2003 Monday 8:00 p.m. 5.1/7 7.6 [37]

Season 3[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Joe Millionaire
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref(s)
1 "2 Joes Are Better Than 1" January 6, 2022 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 0.4/3 1.73 N/A N/A N/A N/A [38]
2 "Admit It, You're a Gold Digger!" January 13, 2022 0.4/3 1.61 N/A N/A N/A N/A [39]
3 "Movie Night Meltdown" January 20, 2022 0.3/2 1.65 0.1 0.28 0.4 1.94 [40][41][a]
4 "Campfire, Cuddles, S'more Drama" January 27, 2022 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [42]
5 "Pool Party Paradise" February 3, 2022 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [42]
6 "Ready, set, JOE!" February 10, 2022 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [42]
7 "Your Daughters are Double Dipping" February 17, 2022 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [42]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

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