The Help is an American situation comedy television series which premiered on The WB on March 5, 2004. The show was a raunchy comedy that focused on the hard-lucked life of a beauty school dropout, who now must work for the wealthy and spoiled Ridgeway family. The rest of the hired help are also very unusual in their own ways. The WB only aired seven episodes, the show ending on April 16, 2004, and canceled it in May 2004.
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The Help is an American situation comedy television series which premiered on The WB on March 5, 2004. The show was a raunchy comedy that focused on the hard-lucked life of a beauty school dropout, who now must work for the wealthy and spoiled Ridgeway family. The rest of the hired help are also very unusual in their own ways. The WB only aired seven episodes, the show ending on April 16, 2004, and canceled it in May 2004.
Maria is studying to be a beautician when she has to come home and nurse her sick mother. After her mother's death, Maria is forced to take her place as the wealthy Ridgeway family's maid. She soon discovers not only a class struggle between the Ridgeways and the help, but also an all-out war among the servants.
The premiere of The Help was the most watched program in the Friday 9:30-10:00 time slot on The WB in the 2003-04 season. The premiere was more popular among women than men aged 12–34 (2.0/8 versus 1.3/5).
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