''Bethenny'' is an American

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that was hosted by

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, who also served as co-producer and creator with

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. The series debuted as a summer test run on June 11, 2012 on six stations owned by

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. It premiered nationwide across the United States and Canada starting on September 9, 2013.

Production

The idea to bring Frankel to talk television had been in the planning stages in 2011, but disagreements over the series' concept and failure to clear the show in major television markets resulted in the project being shelved that November. In January 2012, however, the project was revived when the Fox Stations group approached

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about testing the show out as a summer replacement for some of the syndicated programs that were cancelled or had ended production. The summer test showed promising results. Warner Bros. Television announced that once the show finished its six-week test run, it would put the show on hiatus and syndicate it nationally in fall 2013. On July 6, 2012, Warner Bros. Television announced ''Bethenny'' was cleared by the entire Fox Television Stations Group, well ahead of its September 2013 launch. In some markets, the show was used to replace the cancelled ''

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'', which was also distributed by Warner Bros. Television. In Canada, the show airs on CMT with air times varying by market to allow for simsubbing. On February 14, 2014, ''Bethenny'' was cancelled due to a loss of affiliate clearances to NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's upcoming '' The Meredith Vieira Show''. Despite the "final show" airing in May 2014, new episodes continued to air until July 4, 2014.

Ratings

Ratings for the series were fair. Though the series did not place first in ratings since its September 2013 relaunch, the show opened with a 0.9 rating. ''Bethenny'' averaged a 0.9 household rating, ranking No.14 among talk shows above only ''

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'', '' The Test'', and ''

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'', all of whom were also cancelled in May 2014 along with ''Bethenny''.

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