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30 Days (2005)

Documentary · Reality-TV

30 Days is a reality television show on the FX cable network in the United States, created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock. In each episode, Spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar, while discussing related social issues. As in Spurlock's film, Super Size Me, there are a number of rules unique to each situation which must be followed during each such experiment. At least one episode each season has featured Spurlock as the person spending the month in the particular lifestyle. Season one premiered on June 15, 2005, and its respective DVD set was released July 11, 2006. The second season premiered on July 26, 2006. Season 3 of 30 Days premiered on June 3, 2008. FX said on November 6 that it would not be renewing the series for a fourth season, effectively canceling the show. The show has recently been picked up for re-air by Planet Green, though no new episodes have been ordered. In the United Kingdom, the program is broadcast on More4 and Channel 4. In Australia, the program is broadcast on Network Ten and Lifestyle Channel. It currently airs in Canada on Independent Film Channel and Canal Vie. It also airs on FX in Latin America. In Norway it airs on TV 2. In Sweden it airs on TV4 and Kanal 9.

IMDb rating
7.9 (2,031 votes)
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

6.95 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 5.5 45 min avg

  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 7.8 · 148 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 53 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 111 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 85 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 48 votesEp 6: 5.5 · 50 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Minimum Wage7.8148
2Anti-Aging6.653
3Muslims and America7.3111
4Straight Man in a Gay World7.685
5Off the Grid6.948
6Binge Drinking Mom5.550

Season 2 (2006)

7.45 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 46 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.0 · 77 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 51 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 55 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 35 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 37 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 56 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Immigration8.077
2Outsourcing7.451
3Christian/Atheist7.455
4New Age7.235
5Abortion6.437
6Jail8.356

Season 3 (2008)

8.02 avg 6 episodes 8.4 → 8.6 42 min avg

  • Big finale
  • saved-best-for-last
Ep 1: 8.4 · 41 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 42 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 41 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 34 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 31 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 52 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Working in a Coal Mine8.441
230 Days in a Wheelchair8.242
3Animal Rights8.141
4Same Sex Parenting7.334
5Gun Nation7.531
6Life on an Indian Reservation8.652