The Simple Life

The Simple Life is a reality television series that was broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!. The comedic show depicts two wealthy young socialites (Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie) as they struggle to do manual, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, doing farm work, serving meals in fast-food restaurants and working as camp counselors. The idea for The Simple Life was g... More

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Air date of first episode:

  • Dec 2, 2003

Air date of final episode:

  • Aug 5, 2007

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Number of seasons:

  • 5

Number of episodes:

  • 54

TV Program

Program creator

Bunim/Murray Productions

Bunim/Murray Productions is an entertainment production company based out of Van Nuys, California, and is considered a pioneer in the reality television genre....

Mary-Ellis Bunim

Mary-Ellis Bunim (July 9, 1946 - January 29, 2004) was an American television producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World and Road Rules. A native of...

Jonathan Murray

Jonathan Murray (born 1955) is an American television producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World, Road Rules, and the Oxygen Network's The Bad Girls Club....

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  • Yes
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