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series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. It follows

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bassist and vocalist

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, his longtime

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and wife

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, and their two children,

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and Sophie. "It is very much like ''

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''," Simmons noted. "But I believe that people will see us on television and see how I run things and the rules I make, and they'll think, 'Put that guy in charge!'" Although it is presented as a

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series, some events shown did not actually occur. One of these was in the finale of Season 3: the viewer is led to believe Gene purchased the

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Football team

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. In reality, there is no record of the team being sold to him. Additionally, the episode shows Simmons convincing

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to join Carlton Football Club, while in reality Fevola had been playing for Carlton since he was drafted in 1998. Other events include casting biker extras, as well as a bit actor in the show. Prior to the third season, the series was the second highest rated series on A&E, behind '' Dog the Bounty Hunter''. In Australia, the series is shown on

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every Wednesday at 8:30 pm on

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and

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. It is also shown on the free to air channel

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. The first three seasons were played back to back ending on April 1, 2009. Seasons 1-5 have been released on DVD. Season 6 premiered on June 14, 2011 on A&E with the episode "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do." In addition to relationship troubles between Simmons and Tweed, that culminated in the two marrying, the season shows Simmons' March 2011 visit to

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. After the show's most successful season ever, ''Gene Simmons Family Jewels'' returned for its seventh season on Monday, May 28, 2012, with a special one-hour premiere. In August 2012, A&E announced the seventh season would be the last, and Simmons added that he would not shop the series to other networks and, instead, will focus on the Kiss tour and other business commitments.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2006)

Season 2 (2007)

Season 3 (2008)

Season 4 (2009)

Season 5 (2010–11)

Season 6 (2011)

Season 7 (2012)

References

;General references that apply to most episodes * * *

External links

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Press release announcing the series
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