The first season of the

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dramedy television series '' Ugly Betty'' began airing on September 28, 2006 and concluded on May 17, 2007. In addition to the twenty-three regular episodes in season one, a special, "The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty", was aired on April 12, 2007. Another special, which was a half-hour update recapping the first ten episodes, aired during the month of January 2007 on local ABC affiliates and various cable networks. Being produced in Los Angeles, the success of the season would lead to the production of the show's second season.

Cast

For the first season of ''Ugly Betty'', nine characters were initially included in the main cast. Michael Urie and Kevin Sussman were originally credited as Special Guest Stars but were upgraded to regulars in episode 14. Although Sussman's character was written out almost immediately after, in episode 15, he was credited as a regular for the rest of the season. Rebecca Romijn was added to the show’s main cast in episode 13, after her character was initially played by (a heavily disguised) Elizabeth Payne.

Main Cast

* America Ferrera as

Betty Suarez Beatriz U. Suarez is the protagonist of the American comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty''. She is portrayed by America Ferrera, who won a 2007 Golden Globe Award and 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for her portrayal of the character, as well as the ...

* Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade *

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as Bradford Meade * Tony Plana as

Ignacio Suarez Ignacio Suarez is a fictional character in the American dramedy series ''Ugly Betty'', portrayed by Tony Plana. Background Ignacio Suarez is the father of both Betty and her sister Hilda, and grandfather to Hilda's son Justin. Ignacio used to be ...

Ana Ortiz Ana Ortiz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s starred ...

as Hilda Suarez * Ashley Jensen as

Christina McKinney Christina McKinney is a fictional character on the American dramedy ''Ugly Betty'', which aired on ABC between 2006 and 2010. Christina was portrayed by Ashley Jensen. Introduced as a seamstress for the fashion magazine ''MODE'', she is a close fri ...

* Becki Newton as

Amanda Tanen Amanda Tanen (born Amanda Sommers) is a fictional character in the American dramedy series ''Ugly Betty'' and spin-off web-series '' Mode After Hours''. She is played by Becki Newton. Like Henry Grubstick, Amanda shares a last name with a real-lif ...

Mark Indelicato Mark Indelicato (born July 16, 1994) is an American actor, singer, fashion blogger, and photographer best known for his role in the ABC comedy series '' Ugly Betty'', as Justin Suarez, the fashion-obsessed nephew of series protagonist Bett ...

as Justin Suarez *

Vanessa L. Williams Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She resigne ...

as Wilhelmina Slater * Michael Urie as Marc St. James *

Kevin Sussman Kevin Sussman (born December 4, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He played Walter on the ABC comedy-drama ''Ugly Betty'' and Stuart Bloom on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''. Starting with the sixth season of ''The Big Bang Theory ...

as Walter * Rebecca Romijn as Alexis Meade (episode 13-23)

Recurring Cast

* Kevin Alejandro as Santos * Bailey Chase as Beckett 'Becks' Scott * Brett Cullen as Ted LeBeau * Ava Gaudet as Gina Gambarro * Gina Gershon as Fabia *

Christopher Gorham Christopher Gorham (born August 14, 1974) is an American actor who is best known for the ABC series ''Ugly Betty''. He has also appeared in such series as '' Insatiable'', ''Popular'', ''Odyssey 5'', '' Felicity'', ''Jake 2.0'', '' The Magicians ...

as Henry Grubstick * Max Greenfield as Nick Pepper * Salma Hayek as Sofia Reyes *

Jowharah Jones Jowharah Jones (born 1982) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her television role as Nico Slater, daughter of Vanessa Williams' character, on the series ''Ugly Betty'', which she played in the first season (that role was pl ...

as Nico Slater * Judith Light as

Claire Meade Claire Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series ''Ugly Betty'', portrayed by Judith Light. Light's performance as Claire has resulted in a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at t ...

* Jayma Mays as Charlie * Elizabeth Payne as the Masked Woman *

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as Steve * Octavia Spencer as Constance Grady

Guest Cast

* Kristin Chenoweth as Diane *

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as Dr. Gabe Farkus * Rebecca Gayheart as Jordan Dunn * Kathy Griffin as Fasion TV Host * Leslie Jordan as Quincy Combs * Lucy Liu as Grace Chin * Patti LuPone as Mrs. Weiner * Debi Mazar as Leah Feldman *

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as Petra * Katharine McPhee as herself *

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as Lena *

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as Aunt Mirta *

Jerry O’Connell Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series ''Sliders'', Andrew Clements in ''My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by M ...

as Joel * Martha Stewart as herself * Liz Torres as Evelyn * Lorraine Toussaint as Yoga * Angélica Vale as Angelica

Episodes

Notes: *"Swag" was originally scheduled to be aired as the 4th episode, but was moved to 11th by the network. The change resulted in a number of continuity problems, which were "fixed" by making most of the episode a flashback and adding scenes with Betty telling Christina the bulk of the story. In Italy, Denmark, Spain, India and the Philippines, the episode is retained as the 4th episode. *On the season 1 DVD box set, "Swag" is listed as episode 4, without the scenes of Betty talking to Christina in a flashback. Other noticeable changes on the DVD were the reversed order of the show's episode chronology: "The Box and the Bunny", which is the second episode, is listed as the third episode, having swapped places with "Queens for a Day". However, "The Box and the Bunny" should be the second episode.''''

Ratings

United States

In the following summary, "Rating" is the estimated percentage of all televisions tuned to the show, and "Share" is the percentage of all televisions ''in use'' that are tuned in, "viewers" is the estimated number of actual people watching, in millions, while "ranking" is the approximate ranking of the show against all prime-time TV shows for the week (Sunday to Saturday).

United Kingdom

''Ugly Betty'' was aired on Channel 4 on a usual time of Fridays at 9.00pm.

DVD release

The 23 episodes, along with bonus footage and unaired extras, are featured in "Ugly Betty: The Complete First Season — The Bettyfied Edition", which is distributed internationally by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. According t
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BVHE released the six-disc set on August 21, 2007 and is available in regions 1 (United States and Canada), 2 (European territories) and 4 (Asia and Australia). The features include a look at the show's best and worst fashions, a Spanish audio track, a discussion with the cast on the show's origins, and a behind-the-scenes documentary with commentary from the production, set, and costume designers on the program. The discs are presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and have a total running time of 992 minutes/946 minutes R4. Among the features: * "Becoming Ugly" ** America Ferrera and the cast discuss what it means to get Bettyfied * "A La ''MODE''" ** Behind-the-scenes with production, set and costume designers to discover how the world of ''MODE'' was created * "Green is the New Black" ** See the high fashion of Manhattan and coziness of Queens all created on a Hollywood sound stage * Deleted scenes * Audio commentaries * Bloopers

Soundtrack

Despite never having a physical or digital release a soundtrack of the series. This music was used during the first season of the series. *

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* I Like It A Lot by Princess Superstar *

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* Wanna Fly by Vassy * In The Car Crash by Swayzak * Love Me or Hate Me by Lady Sovereign * Buttons by Pussycat Dolls *

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by Shakira * La Cubanita by

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* Keep Ya Body Movin' by Dance Dance Revolution * Can I Get Get Get by Junior Senior * Beauty and the Beast by Angela Lansbury * Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale * Machine Gun by The Commodores * Latin Lover by Lemon * Season of the Witch by Luna * Bad Girls by Donna Summuer * The Glamorous Life by

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* A Marshmallow World by

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* Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town by The Chipmunks * Mambo Santa Mambo by

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* Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Red Baron Remix) by Berlin Symphony Orchestra * Love Theme by Jeff Beal * Broken heart by Jeff Beal * Bebot by

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* We Share Our Mother's Health by The Knife * 9 to 5 by Lady Sovereign * The Weekend by Michael Gray * I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher * Lovely 2 C U by Goldfrapp * Because I'm Awesome by The Dollyrots * Fame by David Bowie * Shake by Mainline * Ooh by Scissor Sisters *

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by The Waitresses * Kiss And Say Goodbye by Steve Brookstein * Tomorrow by Aileen Quinn * What Goes Around...Comes Around by

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* Super Freak by Rick James * You Give Me Something by James Morrison *

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by Shiny Toy Guns *

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by Peaches * Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch * Chariots of Fire by Vangelis * I Am Ready by Counting Crows * Colorblind by Counting Crows * Grace Kelly by Mika * Here I Come by Fergie * Hot Like Wow by Space Cowboy Feat. Nadia Oh * Running Away by Space Cowboy Feat. Nadia Oh *

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(Space Cowboy Remix) by Fergie * We Luv You by Unkle Jam * Mas Que Nada by Sergio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas * Departure by

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* Eye of the Tiger by

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* We Will Rock You by Queen * Sonido Total by

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* La Gallina by Ozomatli * The Way We Were by Dave Koz feat. Vanessa L. Williams

References

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