The Week The Women Went is a 2012 reality series narrated by Jeff Foxworthy on the Lifetime Channel and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions.[1] The show is an American version of a BBC show of the same name.[2]
Premise
The show follows the town of Yemassee, South Carolina as all of the adult women in the community leave for a week. The men are then left on their own to take on the responsibilities of the women, which includes childcare, house cleaning, and employment.[3]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "'Til Trains Do Us Part" | August 14, 2012 |
| 2 | "PEARLs Gone Wild" | August 21, 2012 |
| 3 | "It Takes a Village" | August 28, 2012 |
| 4 | "Mister Congeniality" | September 4, 2012 |
| 5 | "Hug O' War" | September 11, 2012 |
Reception and criticisms
Hit Fix criticized the show's premise of being a "social experiment", stating that it felt more like a sitcom, that it perpetuated stereotypes of both men and Southerners, and that "losing fifty percent of the adults in town is going to create a hardship, regardless of whether they're male or female".[4] Other criticisms focused on the helplessness of the men in the show, with one person stating that "I get that it is supposed to be a fish out of water story ... but if you have a 9-year-old daughter and you cannot brush her hair, you aren't a fish out of water. You are a bad father".[5]
References
- ^ Gerstein, Julie. ""The Week The Women Went" Will Be Like A Very Dysfunctional "Wife Swap"". The Frisky. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Daly, Sean. "No girls allowed". New York Post. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Stewart, Dodai. "What Happens When You Remove All of the Women From a Small Town?". Jezebel. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Review: 'The Week the Women Went' is an equal opportunity offender". Hit Fix. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ ""The Week the Women Went": Who is to Blame If the Men Can't Cope?". Yahoo Shine. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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