What Would You Do? (season 13)

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What Would You Do?
Season 13
Presented byJohn Quiñones
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes9 (+2 specials)
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 23 (2017-06-23) –
September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
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The thirteenth season of the American situational hidden camera television series What Would You Do? premiered on June 23, 2017, and concluded on September 22, 2017. Presented by news correspondent John Quiñones, this season was broadcast on Friday nights in the United States on ABC. On May 15, 2018, ABC renewed the show for a fourteenth season.[1][2]

Executive produced by Danielle Rossen, this season gained an average viewership of 3.25 million viewers per episode. A special, titled "What Would You Do?: Then and Now," featured scenarios from the first season being remade with the same actors in the same locations approximately 10 years later.[a] This special served as the season finale for the season.[3]

Production[]

Development[]

On June 15, 2017, ABC renewed the show for a thirteenth season, stating that this new season would feature scenarios described as "provocative situations" and that the WWYD? crew would air two episode filmed in the states of Arizona and North Carolina.[4][5]

Filming[]

Most of the scenarios presented in the season were filmed in New Jersey,[3][6][7][8] and New York.[9][10] The "Hispanic Discrimination" scenario from episode 2, the "Hazing" scenario from episode 10, along with the entirety of the episode "Valley of the Hot Sun: Arizona," were all filmed entirely in the state of Arizona.[7][11][12] The Arizona cities and towns featured in the latter included Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Phoenix and the Apache Junction.[12] Additionally, the "Gay Soldiers" scenario from episode 8, the "Trans Clothing" scenario from episode 10, along with the entirety of the episode "Carolina in My Mind," were all filmed entirely in the state of North Carolina.[13][11] The cities and towns featured in the latter included Charlotte, Durham, Morganton, Locust, and Chapel Hill.[14][15][16]

Episodes[]

See also: List of What Would You Do? episodes
No.
overall		TitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
109"Episode 1"June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)Ashley Graham4.03[17]
A Muslim teen is bullied by two white peers. A man's parents disapprove of his overweight girlfriend. A man attempts to lure two young teenage girls into going home with him. A bartender's overprotective boyfriend sits at the bar during her shift, keeping an eye on how she interacts with customers. A mother hotsauces her child over a small mistake.
110"Episode 2"July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)N/A3.77[18]
A hostess discriminates against a Muslim couple. A thief steals a laptop. A son comes out to his Latino father. Customers discriminate against a Hispanic waiter.
111"Episode 3"July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)N/A3.25[19]
A foster mom is mean to her foster daughter. A father is mean to his daughter. A son comes out to his Mormon parents. A woman's parents disapprove of her Native American boyfriend. At a diner, a customer spills coffee on another customer's laptop.
112"Episode 4"July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)N/A3.12[20]
At a toy store, a young boy is criticized by his mother for wanting to buy a doll. A single father introduces his daughter to his new girlfriend. A waiter's obsessive–compulsive disorder upsets multiple people eating at a restaurant.
113"Episode 5"August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)N/A3.06[21]
A young girl verbally abuses her nanny. A woman's parents disapprove of her boyfriend, who they perceive as being "low social status." Two teenage boys attempt to sell a teenage girl fake concert tickets for an upcoming show.
114"Episode 6"August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)N/A3.06[22]
A man forces his pregnant girlfriend to do exercise. A woman celebrating her 21st birthday is peer pressured into taking 21 shots of tequila.
115"Episode 7"August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)N/A3.19[23]
A sales clerk refuses to sell women's clothes to a trans woman. A nail technician discriminates against a woman for being overweight, charging her extra money simply based on her size. A mother shopping with her daughter decides to waste all her money on clothes instead of groceries.
116"Episode 8"August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)N/A3.14[24]
A Muslim man attempts to get his passport photo taken, only for the employee to refuse because they feel uncomfortable letting him in and out of the country. A female bartender is sexually harassed by her boss. Two uniformed gay soldiers kiss in public.
117"Carolina in My Mind"September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)N/A2.75[25]
A white woman with an adopted black child is harassed. A sales clerk discriminates against a Sikh man. A military veteran can't afford to pay for his groceries. Two women slip a date rape drug into a man's drink. A bartender without manners serves drinks.
118"Episode 10"September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)N/A3.01[26]
New male and female recruits for college fraternities and sororities are hazed and humiliated in public. Once again, a sales clerk refuses to sell women's clothes to a trans woman. A Muslim mother and daughter argue over whether of not it is safe to wear a hijab in public. A child with Tourette's syndrome is being bullied.
119"What Would You Do?: Then and Now"September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)N/A3.40[27]
Three teenage boys verbally abuse a homeless man. A woman parking in a tight spot hits the car behind her. A cashier discriminates against two Latino costumers. A thief steals a women's purse. At a gas station, someone steals gas from another customer when that customer steps away from the pump.

Reception[]

Ratings[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of What Would You Do?
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Episode 1" June 23, 2017 0.9/4 4.03[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "Episode 2" July 7, 2017 0.8/4 3.77[18] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "Episode 3" July 14, 2017 0.6/2 3.25[19] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "Episode 4" July 28, 2017 0.6/3 3.12[20] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Episode 5" August 4, 2017 0.7/3 3.06[21] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Episode 6" August 11, 2017 0.6/2 3.06[22] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Episode 7" August 18, 2017 0.7/3 3.19[23] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Episode 8" August 25, 2017 0.6/2 3.14[24] 0.1 0.33 0.7 3.46[28]1
9 "Carolina in My Mind" September 8, 2017 0.6/2 2.75[25] 0.1 0.26 0.7 3.02[29]1
10 "Episode 10" September 15, 2017 0.6/2 3.01[26] 0.1 0.31 0.7 3.32[30]1
11 "What Would You Do?: Then and Now" September 22, 2017 0.7/3 3.40[27] 0.1 0.27 0.8 3.67[31]1

^1 Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Multiple scenarios remade were first shown in 2007 on ABC's Primetime where clips of What Would You Do? appeared periodically on the program.

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