''Mystery Girls'' is an American

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starring Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth that aired on

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on June 25 through August 27, 2014. The series follows Holly and Charlie, former stars of the fictional 1990s TV detective series ''Mystery Girls'' who reunite to solve actual mysteries. On September 8, 2014, it was cancelled after one season of ten episodes.

Cast

Main cast

* Tori Spelling as Holly Hamilton, a vivacious, ditzy and fame-hungry former TV star who opens a detective agency. * Jennie Garth as Charlie Contour, Holly's practical, tough and witty former co-star; she is married with a teenage daughter, and joins Holly to put a little excitement back into her life. * Miguel Pinzon as Nick Diaz, an enthusiastic and excitable ''Mystery Girls'' super fan who persuades Holly and Charlie to hire him as their assistant.

Recurring cast

* Adam Mayfield as Michael, Charlie's husband *

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as Police Detective Dwayne Freeman

Production

In October 2013, ABC Family announced Garth's addition to a comedy pilot co-created by and starring Spelling. Noting the project to be a reunion of the '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' costars, the network stated that Spelling, Garth and Maggie Malina would be executive producers, and cited Shepard Boucher as Spelling's co-creator. The series pickup was announced in January 2014, and in March 2014 the premiere date was set for June 25, 2014. On September 8, 2014, ''Mystery Girls'' was cancelled after one season of ten episodes.

Broadcast

In Turkey, the series aired on ''Dizimax Comedy''. The show started on December 19, 2014.

Episodes

Critical response

Allison Keene of ''

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'' said, "Playing up the meta appeal and jokes related to Spelling and Garth working together again, this show is silly and harmless fun." Gail Pennington of ''

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'' gave the show two out of four stars, saying "Before they know it, the two have opened a detective agency together... the first half-hour is devoted to that setup, so we have to assume further episodes will find the "Girls" haplessly solving various quirky crimes." On

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, the series has an aggregated score of 69% based on 9 positive and 4 negative critic reviews. The website’s consensus reads: " Though the execution is typical, the corny jokes and broad acting make ''Mystery Girls'' a fun, sentimental throwback sitcom that benefits from the nostalgic reunion of Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth." On

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, the series has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 11 critic reviews, indicating "Mixed to Average"

References

External links

* {{Freeform 2014 American television series debuts 2010s American sitcoms ABC Family original programming 2010s American mystery television series English-language television shows Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television