Ugly Betty (season 2)
The second season of the American comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty started on September 27, 2007, in the United States and Canada and including a long, mid-season hiatus ran until May 22, 2008. The second part of the season began airing April 24, 2008.
Due to the fan base gained in the United Kingdom, the show's British broadcaster Channel 4 bought the UK rights to season 2 so they could begin airing it only a week later than the US. Due to the Writer's Strike of 2007, Ugly Betty went on a hiatus in Britain after the airing of episode "Bananas for Betty". Channel 4 announced that Ugly Betty would return towards the end of 2008. When it returned to British television on September 5, 2008, it received 2.93 million viewers, according to overnight figures, which is a strong figure for Channel 4. This season was originally set to last 20 episodes, but due to the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike, it was shortened to 18 episodes.
Season 2 was the last to be produced in Los Angeles before it was confirmed that the series would move to New York City to complement its setting in the next and last seasons.
Cast
All of the main cast from the show's first season returned for the second season, with the exception of Kevin Sussman. In addition, Christopher Gorham and Judith Light were promoted from guest star status to the main cast.Starring
- America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
- Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade'''
- Alan Dale as Bradford Meade
- Rebecca Romijn as Alexis Meade
- Judith Light as Claire Meade
- Vanessa L. Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
- Becki Newton as Amanda Tanen
- Ana Ortiz as Hilda Suarez
- Ashley Jensen as Christina McKinney
- Tony Plana as Ignacio Suarez
- Michael Urie as Marc St. James
- Mark Indelicato as Justin Suarez
- Christopher Gorham as Henry Grubstick
Recurring roles
- Freddy Rodriguez as Gio Rossi
- Kevin Alejandro as Santos
- Jayma Mays as Charlie
- Alec Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre
- Lorraine Toussaint as Yoga
- David Blue as Cliff St. Paul
- Bailey Chase as Becks Scott
- Max Greenfield as Nick Pepper
- Rick Fox as Dwayne
- Lindsay Lohan as Kimmie Keegan
- Derek Riddell as Stuart
- Juliette Goglia as Hillary
- Gabrielle Union as Renee Slater
- Julian De La Celle as Daniel Meade Jr.
Guest stars
- Vera Wang as Herself
- Victoria Beckham as Herself
- Betty White as Herself
- Gene Simmons as Himself
- Christian Siriano as Himself
- Nina Garcia as Herself
- Larry King as Himself
- Naomi Campbell as Herself
- Roberta Myers as Herself
- Joe Zee as Himself
Advertising
After four episodes of the second season of Ugly Betty had aired in Australia, the Seven Network noted that special guests Victoria Beckham, Lindsay Lohan and Naomi Campbell would be guest-starring in the near future. However, Australian viewers only saw Beckham and the others were not seen until the season finale aired. After several weeks, "Giving Up the Ghost" aired on July 2, 2008. Ugly Betty was then put on hiatus and the Seven Network announced they planned to show the rest of the episodes after the 2008 Summer Olympics. After only one episode, "Bananas for Betty", was shown on August 28, 2008, Ugly Betty was cancelled for no apparent reason. After several complaints for not finishing the season, the show went back to air on December 2, 2008, where it aired twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, eventually only airing the show on Thursdays. The final episode aired on Thursday, January 15, 2009.
Episodes
Notes:
- Season 2 was originally slated to have a total of 24 episodes, but due to the Writers Guild of America strike, it had 18 episodes with the last five written and produced following the strike's end.
DVD release
release of Ugly Betty Season Second, subtitled "Brighter, Bolder, Bettyer", would be September 9, 2008 in the United States and Canada. All 18 episodes were included in the set, along with additional bonus tracks.Among the features:
- On Set With The Besties
- The Suarez Tour
- Wihelmina Slater: Love to Hate Her
- Las Pasiones De Telenovelas
- I ♥ Betty
- Bettly Bloops
- Deleted Scenes
Ratings
United States
United Kingdom
Ugly Betty was aired on Channel 4 on a usual time of Fridays at 9.00pm. These figures are official ratings released by BARB.Episode # | Title | Airdate | Viewers | Channel 4 weekly ranka |
24 | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back | October 5, 2007 | 2.82 | 1 |
25 | "Family/Affair" | October 12, 2007 | 2.11 | 18 |
26 | "Betty's Wait Problem" | October 19, 2007 | 2.19 | 9 |
27 | "Grin and Bear It" | October 26, 2007 | 2.11 | 19 |
28 | "A League of Their Own" | November 2, 2007 | 2.19 | 18 |
29 | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" | November 9, 2007 | 2.04 | 24 |
30 | "It's a Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" | November 23, 2007 | 2.42 | 18 |
31 | "I See Me, I.C.U." | November 30, 2007 | 1.92 | 28 |
32 | "Giving Up the Ghost" | December 7, 2007 | 2.16 | 22 |
33 | "Bananas for Betty" | December 14, 2007 | 1.75 | 28 |
34 | "Zero Worship" | September 5, 2008 | 3.12 | 8 |
35 | "Odor in the Court" | September 12, 2008 | 2.12 | 11 |
36 | "A Thousand Words Before Friday" | September 19, 2008 | 1.83 | 22 |
37 | "Twenty Four Candles" | September 26, 2008 | 1.66 | 27 |
38 | "Burning Questions" | October 3, 2008 | 1.7 | 30 |
39 | "Betty's Baby Bump" | October 3, 2008 | 1.65 | 31 |
40 | "The Kids Are Alright" | October 10, 2008 | 1.63 | 30 |
41 | "Jump" | October 17, 2008 | 1.68 | 30 |
a Ranks are for Channel 4 weekly, not for overall TV.
The gap between "Bananas for Betty" on December 14, 2007 and "Zero Worship" was taken for three reasons:
1. Channel 4 was originally scheduled to take a three-week break at Christmas and resume episodes in January; this hadn't happened.
2. The 2007-2008 WGA strike meant only three episodes were left after the last episode, so Channel 4 decided it was pointless to resume them for just a couple of weeks in late January unless there were no more episodes to be produced. The WGA strike was resolved in February, so Channel 4 had promised viewers the series would return later on in the year with new episodes, but had no idea of when to return them, as the next six months was already filled.
3. Channel 4 decided to wait until September after Big Brother 2008 had finished airing, as the episodes took up approximately 100 minutes of airtime on a Friday night, which filled Betty
Soundtrack
Despite never having a physical or digital release a soundtrack of the series. This music was used during the second season of the series.- "Quicksand Thievery" by Natalie Walker
- "Golden Dreams" by Syd Straw
- "Fire" by Arthur Brown
- "Mile in These Shoes" by Jennifer Lopez
- "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton
- "Get'cha Head In the Game" by Zac Efron
- "Makin' It" by David Naughton
- "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
- "Sigh" by Crowded House
- "Dirty South Hustla" by Carolina Slim
- "Left in the Dark" by The Leonards
- "As Time Goes By" from the film Casablanca
- "You Can't Have Me" by Clearlake
- "Hot Sahara" by Jimmy Century
- "Fantasy" by Julian Smith
- "Defying Gravity" by Wicked Cast
- "I'm Not That Girl" by Wicked Cast
- "Popular" by Wicked Cast
- "Milkshake" by Amanda Tanen
- "Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright
- "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
- "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate
- "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" by U2
- "I'm in Love with a Girl" by Cynthia Felton
- "Hernando's Hideaway" by From the album 'Tango - Music of Passion'
- "Step It Up" by The Bamboos
- "Eyes Wider Than Before" by Scott Matthews
- "Arky, Arky " by Anna Laura Page & Jean Anne Shaffeman
- "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- "Rise and Shine" by Vanessa Williams
- "Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen
- "Dance Away the Day" by Blanche Dubois
- "Can't Get Tired of Me" by Bow Wow
- "Hey Baby " by Bow Wow & Omarion
- "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Betty Suarez
- "The Girls" by Calvin Harris
- "Drama Queen" by Switches
- "Gene Simmons Is My Daddy" by Amanda Tanen and I.R.S
- "Shout" by I.R.S
- "Simply Irresistible" by I.R.S
- "It Takes Two" by Betty Suarez and Henry
- "In My Dreams" by Walter Meego
- "Blister of the Spotlight" by Ashtar Command
- "1st Movement String Quintet - Come Try Me" by Savourna Stevenson
- "Never Enough" by Belinda
- "Bounce with Me" by Kreesha Turner
- "No One" by Alicia Keys
- "Calabria" by Enur
- "Didn't You Know " by Gladys Knight & the Pips
- "True" by Spandau Ballet
- "Forever" by Walter Meego
- "In Love with a Friend" by Deep Dish
- "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen
- "Boys Like My Beat" by Joniece
- "All Night" by Joshua Tyler
- "Brighton's Rock" by Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
- "Miles Away" by Madonna
- "Jump" by Madonna
- "Candy Shop" by Madonna
- "Spanish Lesson" by Madonna
- "Give It 2 Me" by Madonna
- "She's Not Me" by Madonna
Footnotes